File Photo: Pat Donahue | Thomasville Times Enterprise
Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin speaks at the 2017 rededication of Lt. Henry O. Flipperâs grave near Thomasville, the resting place of the first Black graduate of West Point. S.Ga. recalls defense secretary s Thomasville days
By Pat Donahue
pat.donahue@gaflnews.com Jan 23, 2021
File Photo: Pat Donahue | Thomasville Times Enterprise
Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin speaks at the 2017 rededication of Lt. Henry O. Flipperâs grave near Thomasville, the resting place of the first Black graduate of West Point.
WASHINGTON, D.C. â Thomasville native Lloyd Austin is now the secretary of defense.
The U.S. Senate confirmed his appointment Friday morning in a 93-2 vote.