Blessing of the Roll of Honor of the 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force, United States Army Air Forces

Footage from the livestream on September 28th 2021 at the American Library, Norwich. The Rt Rev Graham Usher (Bishop of Norwich) was present to bless the Roll of Honor. Joining the Bishop in addressing the small crowd gathered were Group Captain Richard Middleton RAF ret'd who serves as Chairman of the Memorial Trust of the 2nd Air Division USAAF, and Ceri Sumner who is the Norfolk County Council Director of Community, Information and Learning. Also present were Cllr Dr Kevin Maguire the Lord Mayor of Norwich, Caroline Jarrold the Sheriff of Norwich, Group Captain Stewart Blackburn MBE Deputy Lieutenant of Norfolk, and Cllr Karen Vincent, Vice-Chairman of Norfolk County Council. Representing the Memorial Trust were Deputy Lieutenant of Norfolk Thomas Courtauld, Matthew Martin, Jonathan Powell, Anthony Harmer, and Andrew Hawker. Representing Norfolk Library and Information Service was Head of Service Jill Terrell. Also in attendance were Trust Librarian Orla Kennelly, library staff members Jane Appleton and Dr Linda Sheppard, and UEA American Library Scholar Suzanne Solomon. Due to the restrictions that were in place, we were saddened to be unable to host all of our long-time friends and colleagues, however, we hope that you will celebrate along with us through this video.