Hoover chamber names Jim Langley as 2021 Freedom Award winner
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Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col Jim Langley says a few words after being awarded the 2021 Freedom Award at the Hoover Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Hoover Country Club in Hoover, Alabama, on Thursday, July 22, 2021. Ã
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Retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Paul Pocopanni, chairman of the Hoover Veterans Committee, presents the 2021 Freedom Award to retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jim Langley at the Hoover Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Hoover Country Club in Hoover, Alabama, on Thursday, July 22, 2021, as chamber President and CEO Toni Herrera-Bast watches.
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Decades after retired Command Sgt. Maj. Kenneth “Rock” Merritt jumped into World War II conflicts and retired as the 18th Airborne Corps top enlisted senior adviser, Merritt’s presence was still known around Fort Bragg.
Merritt frequently attended Fort Bragg ceremonies and events to include standing on Longstreet to high-five every paratrooper during the 82nd Airborne Division s All American Week Division Run.
Merritt didn’t have to tell people he loved soldiers and his time in the Army.
He showed it.
Merritt died Wednesday, officials with the 18th Airborne Corps confirmed.
Last week, Corps officials said Merritt was in the hospital “in rough shape,” but did not specify his medical condition, other than saying the reason was not related to COVID-19.
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