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Retired CSM Curtis Walker Joins Heroes Fund Board

Retired Command Sergeant Major Curtis Walker has joined the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Heroes Fund. Curtis has served the US Army for more than thirty years and retired in 2002 as one of the Army's leading Command Sergeants Major. He served twenty-five out of his thirty years as a Paratrooper with the 82^nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC; 501^st Parachute Infantry Battalion, Fort Richardson AK; and the U.S. Special Operations Command McDill AFB FL.

He is currently assigned as a civilian as Chief, Garrison Operations Branch, Directorate of Plans Training, Mobilization and Security at Fort Bragg NC, and is designated as the installation’s Senior Operations Officer and Liaison Officer for the XVIII ABN Corps and Garrison Commander of Fort Bragg to the city of Fayetteville NC.

Mission:

The North Carolina Heroes’ Fund is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to supporting the men and women of North Carolina who support us. The Fund’s focus is on men and women, or their families who are currently serving or have recently served in the United States Armed Forces and are enduring financial hardships.

These financial hardships are often due to overseas service. The Fund’s mission is to improve the quality of life of North Carolina’s military service personnel and their families by assisting with needs unmet by the U.S. Government

Past Recipient Doing Well - NC Heroes Fund Update

Sgt Noble Salerno was a Fort Bragg soldier who served two tours overseas, deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In early 2008, he was one of the North Carolina Heroes Fund's first grant recipients.

During these deployments, Salerno sustained a severe hip injury when crushed by a Humvee. SGT Salerno also suffered from Leishmaneisis, which is a skin disorder that is usually transmitted by mosquitoes and sand-fleas. When Sgt Salerno returned to Fayetteville to his wife and two daughters, his injuries and the transition to civilian life, like many returning soldiers, put a strain on his finances. The North Carolina Heroes Fund helped the Salerno family get through a challenging time.

North Carolina Heroes Fund Adds Three New Board Members

The North Carolina Heroes Fund announced the addition of three new members of its Board of Directors. The three new Board members were elected to two-year terms which will begin January 2012.

Jimmy Hicks serves as President of Pike Energy Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pike Electric. David Pfleeger is business development manager for Parsons Corporation. Thomas Mussoni is Vice President of Development for Auto Bell Car Wash. All three are from the Charlotte area.

The organization is preparing for a surge in applications during the next twelve months. As many of North Carolina's military heroes return from overseas during the next few weeks and months, we anticipate an increase is requests for support for financial hardships from our soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen. North Carolina's veterans and their families have been there for us and now we will be there for them.