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Sgt. Dewey McCoy

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

E-5 Sergeant Dewey McCoy served in Iraq from October 2003 to March 2005 where he accomplished 350 missions before he was hit by an IED. Sgt. McCoy was treated and released from a residential program at Perry Point where they incurred a hardship with both him and his wife being out of work. Sgt. McCoy and his wife currently reside in North Carolina and the North Carolina Heroes' fund was proud to award Sgt. McCoy with a hardship grant.

North Carolina has six major military installations and the fourth largest number of military personnel in the nation, including more than 30,000 National Guard and Reserve members who live throughout the state.