Army Reserve general commemorates turning point in American Revolution
Maj. Gen. Mark Palzer, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness Division, narrates the action during the 67th annual re-enactment of Gen. George Washington crossing the Delaware River Dec.8 at Washington Crossing Historic Park in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania. This event commemorates Washington’s actual crossing Dec. 25-26, 1776, when he led several thousand troops across the icy river to conduct a surprise attack on enemy forces in Trenton.