2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 138
Commending Brigadier General Donald Wayne Hansen, USA, Ret.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 23, 2026
Agreed to by the Senate, February 26, 2026
WHEREAS, Brigadier General Donald Wayne Hansen, USA, Ret., a distinguished resident of Loudoun County, celebrated his 92nd birthday on June 4, 2025, marking a lifetime of extraordinary military service, legal excellence, and unwavering dedication to the United States; and
WHEREAS, Donald Hansen graduated from the University of Colorado in 1956 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army, launching a distinguished legal and military career within the United States Army Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps; and
WHEREAS, during the Vietnam War, Donald Hansen served as assistant staff judge advocate for the 1st Infantry Division—the legendary “Big Red One,” which is the oldest continuously serving division in the United States Army—and later as staff judge advocate for the United States Army Support Command in Saigon; and
WHEREAS, during his tour in Vietnam, Donald Hansen once inspected a tunnel in Vietnam's Iron Triangle, bravely entering the collapsed structure after being handed a flashlight and pistol by a group of tunnel rats, a story that has become a lasting testament to his courage and leadership; and
WHEREAS, Donald Hansen continued his service as staff judge advocate for the 3rd Armored Division in Europe and, upon returning stateside, served as executive officer and later chief of the Government Appellate Division of the U.S. Army Legal Services Agency; and