Last month, Summerville resident Elizabeth F. Orser celebrated a century of life—100 years filled with patriotic missions, caring for the sick, teaching youth, building a family and encouraging her neighbors to exercise their right to vote.
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On one unforgettable day in 1969, George McDaniel and his comrades in the 1st Infantry Division, 18th Regiment, were preparing to be air-lifted out of an ambush site in a jungle near Lai Khe, …
On one unforgettable day in 1969, George McDaniel and his comrades in the 1st Infantry Division, 18th Regiment, were preparing to be air-lifted out of an ambush site in a jungle near Lai Khe, …
Neglected and forgotten, the headstone for a local World War II veteran sat propped against the walls of a funeral home in Summerville until it was discovered by a group of veterans.
If Josh Swindle could pause a particular moment, just to soak it in, it would be the moment when the sun begins to rise over a fairway spilling the fresh light of a new day onto well-manicured…
To the roughly 40,000 people who visit the Lowcountry’s treasured Angel Oak tree each year, Frank deLoach is an approachable artist, sitting beneath the tree’s canopy, hands trained on a large…
To the roughly 40,000 people who visit the Lowcountry’s treasured Angel Oak tree each year, Frank deLoach is an approachable artist, sitting beneath the tree’s canopy, hands trained on a large…
It was the Hollywood screen and America’s favorite gun-slinging actor of the 1940s that first ingrained a love for the Marines into young Clifton Jones. Watching battles on the big screen intr…
PEARL HARBOR – Modern attack submarines are the most technologically advanced and capable undersea warfighters in the world. Operating these highly complex submarines require sailors from the …
Eugene Merlo always knew he would one day serve his country, especially after his older brother Paul joined the military.
Edwin McKinney rarely leaves home without covering his head with a ball cap identifying him as a World War II veteran. He has three different military hats—each one often attracting strangers …
His body has aged, he now walks with a cane, but he can recall every date and detail of the three years he served as an Army Ranger during World War II.
Brandon Cox will denounce any claims that he’s a hero. Having served active duty Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Cox, who spent his military career recovering and disabling active milit…
When Teresa Wilkes joined the United States Army, personnel told her that women did not see combat.
It was love at first sight when Charlotte Cruppenink first met her future husband Nick.
Luke Bollenberg started connecting the dots.
Gerry Pothier spent almost four decades in the U.S. Marines, he is a veteran of two major conflicts. The retired Captain fought from the air, on the ground as an infantryman and in an artiller…
Luke Bollenberg started connecting the dots.
Gerry Pothier spent almost four decades in the U.S. Marines, he is a veteran of two major conflicts. The retired Captain fought from the air, on the ground as an infantryman and in an artiller…
Mark Phillips’ father almost engaged in battle.
Walton Jones never imagined that he would join the armed forces.
Wearing an eye patch and missing an arm, retired 1st Lt. Patrick Cleburne ‘Clebe’ McClary III, USMC, looks as if he is chiseled and forged out of someone’s imagination; a combat hero personified.
Walton Jones never imagined that he would join the armed forces.
When Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas left the military, she faced a challenge unlike any other—perhaps one more difficult than the service itself.
For most of his childhood, surgeon Dr. Michael Michel put off the idea of following the military path his father had forged. But despite the unique travel opportunities of the service, it was …
For most of his childhood, surgeon Dr. Michael Michel put off the idea of following the military path his father had forged. But despite the unique travel opportunities of the service, it was …
James Sutherland served in United States Navy for 11 years during peacetime and wartime. Medical issues brought him back to civilian life but his faith in America and his patriotism is as stro…
Arthur Ellis vividly recalls his days as a runner in the United States Army during World War II where he traveled by foot, Jeep and horse, delivering confidential messages enclosed in an envel…
Glenn Birdwhistell joined the armed forces as soon as he could, but his initial intentions weren’t to stay.
Arthur Ellis vividly recalls his days as a runner in the United States Army during World War II where he traveled by foot, Jeep and horse, delivering confidential messages enclosed in an envel…
Earlier this year Knightsville resident Todd Howard celebrated military service totaling two decades—he’s served his country off-and-on since 1990. Though it’s not a life he regrets, it’s also…