NEWS AND ACTIVITIES FROM AROUND NORTH CAROLINA

HEROES LUNCHEON
Thursday, May 29th, noon, at
Westin Charlotte, NC
Guest Speaker: Representative Sue Myrick.

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Saluting Our Newest Heroes
SGT Noble Salerno - Fayetteville

SGT Noble Salerno was a Ft. 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. Read more >>

Saluting Our Newest Heroes
Jaasmin Hunte - Raleigh

Jaasmin Hunte of Raleigh is the North Carolina Heroes Fund’s first scholarship recipient. Jaasmin is the daughter of Deryck Hunte who has served in the U.S. Air Force for more than 22 years. Read more >>

Saluting Our Newest Heroes
SGT Tyson Villarreal - Charlotte

SGT Tyson Villarreal is a member of the U.S. Army Reserves and currently attached to the 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) of Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. Prior to deployment, SGT Villareal was attending Johnson & Wales University studying culinary arts in Charlotte. Read more >>

Saluting Our Newest Heroes
SSG Derek Drew, Goldsboro, NC

SSG Derek Drew enlisted in the United States Army in 1998 and served honorably for 9 ½ years. His most recent assignment was as an artillery non-commissioned officer with the 1st Armor Division out of Fort Riley, Kansas. SSG Drew served two tours of duty in Iraq… Read more >>

New charity helps N.C. veterans and their families
Charlotte Magazine
By Richard Thurmond

Walt Coleman, whom we profiled as part of our "War at Home" issue in October 2006, returned from Iraq on New Year’s Eve, 2004. He was deployed for more than sixteen months… Read More