Fifty-one Joint Base Charleston Airmen received Distinguished Flying Crosses on Nov. 21 for their participation in Operation Allies Refuge, the final evacuation of civilians and military personnel in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Serving in the United States Marine Corps changed the trajectory of local veteran Daniel Gaita’s life. At 19 years old, he was a self-proclaimed misguided teen without a clear path in life. He…
Coming from a military family with a retired Green Beret father and a World War II Purple Heart recipient grandfather, Brooke Jackson Kahn knew what life in the military was like.
Not everyone has the nerve to parachute out of an airplane, but 80-year-old Jerome Gordon Parker, Sr. said he would do it again if he could.
All persons who served or who are serving are referenced to Admiral Jim:
Free lecture on August 19 by Perry McCoy Smith Jr., Ph.D., USAF Major General is presented by the Battery Gadsden Cultural Center.
At Patriots Point visitors can step into the past by taking a walk through the Vietnam Experience exhibit. Designed to immerse a visitor in the sights and sounds of the Vietnam War, it is a pl…
Tattoos often tell a deeper story than what appears on the surface.
Valor comes in many forms. Many think of it as something that happens only in combat or when faced with some extreme danger. But there is a different kind of valor. It’s quiet. Often solitary.…
On May 18, Marion Marauders Society president and life-long resident of Mount Pleasant, John Cecil Evans Jr., was presented a Quilt of Valor by the All Saints Lutheran Church’s “All Saints Quilters.”
Having studied the Vietnam War and the Vietnam War veteran for many years, plus being one of ‘em, I’ve concluded that they (we), for the most part, are akin to the ancient Spartans in an Age o…
Each wrapped in a quilt that represents love and comfort, 17 veterans at the VFW Post 10624 in Mount Pleasant received handmade quilts created by All Saints Quilters that honored their service.
Most people have a moment in their lives when they are forced to “grow up.” Sometimes it’s going to college. For others it’s when they have their first child or a first job. For Darren Raley i…
Retired Navy Cmrd. Angela Stanley spent two years in Okinawa, Japan during her service, the same island that her dad, a retired major general in the Marine Corps, was deployed for a short time when she was younger.
Throughout Chief Master Sgt. Jason Colón’s 30 years of service in the Air Force, he has traveled to 38 countries on five continents, 45 U.S. States and three U.S. territories. He summarized his career by saying he is humbled to be able to serve his country.
Gary Moses spent eight years in the Army. He served during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He's from a tiny area in the Upstate of South Carolina called Pumpkintown. This is how the military changed his life.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has announced Robert W. Holsclaw has achieved All-American status as a department commander. To achieve this honor, department commanders must meet strict re…
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has announced William J. King has achieved All-American status as a District Commander. To achieve this honor, District commanders must meet strict requireme…
The 678th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Brigade, South Carolina National Guard, arrived at Fort Stewart, Ga. to complete their post-mobilization training and be certified by the 188th Infantry B…
When the doors of the 727 opened after touching down on the tarmac, all Seabrook remembered was "A very thick, human stench. A smell I've never encountered."
Robert “Will” Aldrich makes his literary debut with "Escape from the Crooked Castle," a book of 49 poems he has written over the past few years.
U.S. Navy Captain Robin Lewis, a native of Mount Pleasant is serving aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort as part of the efforts by the U.S Navy in response to COVID-19.
Nearly half of his life has been dedicated to the service of our nation. Now, William Peppard works to achieve a doctorate in education so that he can teach wisdom, leadership and management t…
The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center is offering an exciting new telehealth program that is different than what is traditionally defined as telehealth. Tele-chaplaincy services are now avail…
It appeared to be just another normal busy morning at East Cooper Medical Center (ECMC) as staff were hustling about their rounds. The main lobby continued to grow in size but these visitors w…
Fifty years removed from conflict and Vietnam veteran Peter Torrano confesses he still gets subconscious night sweats from time to time. Non-fictional nightmares of things he can’t unsee.
A veteran in Mount Pleasant received two Purple Hearts and the Silver Star award during his service for the United States Marine Corps. Col. Robert Mastrion, USMC (Ret.) ventured up through ma…
LTJG Julianne Dahlman, a native of Charleston, was encouraged by her father who served in the Navy as a submarine officer to go see the world, serve her country, and “do something bigger.”
Approaching his 75th birthday next month, Rev. Art Pinckney was born on Feb. 18, 1944 in the Snowden community in Mount Pleasant.
There are numerous figures of speech such as, 'If I live to be 100 years old...' For this particular Mount Pleasant veteran who turned 100 earlier this month, this lifetime milestone is nothin…
William Ferguson’s life story deserves a book, which as he’s tucked away in a back corner of a Starbucks he admits he’s working on writing.
This veteran followed his ancestors in defending the United States of America by serving in the Navy for nearly a decade.
Life from the sky
It’s considerably tougher to spot the enemy through the treetops at night so Paul Watters gripped the controls of his helicopter even tighter as he maneuvered through the gunfire.
Show your support of our country’s military veterans by joining the 2018 Holy City SwimJam on Saturday, Sept. 8 at 9 a.m. on Isle of Palms, benefiting Operation Restored Warrior (ORW). The Swi…
Poway, California native Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Abby Bexley, a laboratory technician serving at Naval Health Clinic Charleston, located at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, reenlist…
Veterans and current military members can learn more about health care and services offered at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center during the facility’s Welcome Home event held in conjuncti…
A 2015 South Jones High School graduate and Charleston, South Carolina, native is serving our country in the Navy, living on the coast of Spain, and participating in a critical NATO ballistic …
Growing up in the Vietnam era and watching the nightly news left no doubt that Art Horn's time would come to be called up to serve in America's military. It eventually did in 1973 when he was …
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will bring attention to some of the remarkable events in the history of the United States Coast Guard’s (USCG) service at war during a free symposium…
One of the military community’s premier benefits has become even more valuable to 700 college and high school students. The annual Scholarships for Military Children Program winners have been …
A 2008 Grand Haven High School graduate and Charleston, South Carolina, native is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise, Rim of the Pa…
The expression, 'man of many talents, master of none,' partly applies to 88-year-young Mount Pleasant resident Wesley 'Wes' Greavu. Except the latter half bears no substance because he always …
PHILIPPINE SEA (June 20, 2018) Ensign Julianne Dahlman, from Charleston, South Carolina, logs the course and rotations on the starboard bridge wing aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile …
D-Day was the largest invasion ever assembled, before or since, landed 156,000 Allied troops by sea and air on five beachheads in Normandy, France. The USS Laffey participated in screening and…
On May 31 board members of the all-volunteer Patriots Point Foundation donated a new 2018 six seat electric shuttle to Patriots Point Development Authority for the Naval and Maritime Museum. G…
Carlton S. Edwards Jr. is the unofficial ambassador of the Thomasena Stokes Marshall Senior Center. He has a royal air about him that draws people in. They gravitate toward his energetic but d…
The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center will host a Memorial Day ceremony on Friday, May 25, at 10:00 a.m. in the main auditorium of the hospital located at 109 Bee Street. This remembrance cer…