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LAURINBURG — Command Sgt. Maj. James McKee was recently presented North Carolina’s highest honor bestowed upon a civilian by the Office of the Governor…

CARROLL VAN DEACON Jr. was the recipient of the DAR’s Distinguished Citizen Medal. On hand for the presentation were, from left, Patricia Rife- Beavers, DAR Service for Veterans chair; Sarah Dorset, historian; Mary Charles Blair, registrar; Judie Brock, librarian; Leigh Ann Boyd, regent; Van Deacon; Joanne Swafford, first vice regent; Virginia Orr, chaplain; and Betsy Bassette, second vice regent. DAR presents Van Deacon with Distinguished Citizen Medal Ocoee Chapter, NSDAR, presented the DA...

Brig. Gen. Patrick R. Michaelis will become the 52nd commanding general for Fort Jackson.

1st BCT, 1st Armored Division Leadership Commander COL Stephen A. Fairless Colonel Stephen A. Fairless was commissioned as an Armor Officer in 1997 following graduation from the United States Military Academy. His first assignment was with the 2nd Battalion, 72nd Armor, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea, from 1998 to 1999. There he served as a Battalion S-1 and as a Tank Platoon Leader. He then served in 1st Battalion, 9th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas, ...

LTC (Ret) Dickie Howard McCleney

FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: CWO Frederick Ferguson ~ 18 January 2021 Posted on   For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.           Frederick Edgar Ferguson (born August 18, 1939) is a former United States Army warrant officer and a recipient of the United States militarys highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Vietnam War.  He was the first Army aviator to receive the Medal of Honor in ...