With more than 3,500 Medal of Honor recipients, 39 of those have walked and trained on the grounds of Fort Bragg or Camp Mackall.
But all share the same common honor.
The Medal of Honor is the nation s highest award for valor given to servicemembers.
These are the stories of Fort Bragg s recipients.
Sgt. 1st Class Eugene Ashley Jr. was a soldier with the C Co., 5th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces Command, when he died Feb. 7, 1968, in Vietnam.
His mission was to rescue entrapped U.S. Special Forces advisers at Camp Lang Vei.
When communications were lost, Ashley directed airstrikes and artillery support and led five assaults against the enemy exposing himself to enemy grenades, and machine gun and automatic-weapons fire.
For a generation of teen drama TV watchers, Wilmington and Cape Cod have been indelibly connected since the late 1990s.
Across six seasons of The WB’s series “Dawson’s Creek,” the Port City played the role of the fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts, which North Carolina-native creator Kevin Williamson set on Cape Cod.
As the series and its young cast including James Van Der Beek and Katie Holmes became phenomenons, Wilmington – for the first time – became fused in the national consciousness with its on-screen role, a feat it later replicated to an even greater degree with “One Tree Hill.”
These Black Entrepreneurs Talk Self-Care During The Pandemic
As COVID-19’s devastating effects continue to impact the nation, self-care for Black people has become necessary in these trying times. According to a
Psychiatric Times report, “Blacks are three times as likely to know someone who has died from COVID-19 than whites.”
Self-care and great products go hand in hand. Meet six Black entrepreneurs who share their tips and products to help with self-care during the pandemic and beyond.
Asha Banks, the founder of Cheer Notes– a line of inclusive greeting cards, has remained prayerful during the pandemic.
Photo Courtesy of Cheer Notes
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