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Sampson Independent
April 2, 2018
Haddon Clark strongly believes in supporting soldiers who put their lives on the line during combat or natural disasters. The president of Sampson-Bladen Oil Company and Han Dee Hugo Stores, Clark was honored with the Meritorious Public Service Medal (MPSM) from the North Carolina National GuardÃâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
March 23, 2018
The North Carolina National Guard celebrates its 355th birthday today. Our founding documents, the 1663 Carolina Charter, authorized the levying and mustering of men to defend the people and property of the Carolinas. Today's National Guard is grounded in our Constitution and tightly woven into ourÃâà...
Sampson Independent
March 18, 2018
Sampson County native and Union High School graduate Ben Wynn has always had an interest in the military. He has spent the last 19 years fulfilling his dream of serving his country. Wynn, who is a major in the North Carolina National Guard, recently took command of 1st Battalion, 120th InfantryÃâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
March 17, 2018
Soldiers participate in a 12-mile ruck march during the North Carolina National Guard's Best Warrior Competition at the Camp Butner National Guard Training Center March ... North Carolina National Guard soldiers competed over four grueling days to be named the state's Best Warriors earlier this month.
WRAL Tech Wire
March 16, 2018
Ragsdale had competed as an amateur bodybuilder and realized that he could turn his passion into a business after he attended a military transition event at the North Carolina National Guard Joint Forces Headquarters in 2016 that was co-hosted by Wake Technical Community College in 2016.
The Fayetteville Observer
March 16, 2018
“Never before has a movement of this magnitude been accomplished within North Carolina, let alone between two states,” said Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jennifer Maloy, the North Carolina National Guard's state movement officer. “This 200-mile movement was made possible with competent drivers, escortÃâà...
Task & Purpose
March 12, 2018
For the past two years, the North Carolina National Guard has been able to claim the nation's top tank crew. Now, the state hopes to be the first unit to defend that title when it sends soldiers to compete against active-duty forces next month. The 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team — the defending SullivanÃâà...
Asheboro Courier Tribune
February 19, 2018
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper should consider deploying the North Carolina National Guard to provide emergency help for the state's critically understaffed prisons, two lawmakers say. A recent Observer investigation found that staff shortages in the state's prisons have climbed to dangerous levels over theÃâà...
Port City Daily
February 19, 2018
Leroy Carlisle, and his wife Frances Beverly Carlisle, died Friday night, Feb. 16, 2018, as the result of an automobile accident. Mr. Carlisle was born Feb. 27, 1938, in Brunswick County, a son of William Layton Carlisle and Annie Bell Plott Carlisle. He was a retired electrician, a veteran of the U.S. Navy andÃâà...
Gaston Gazette
February 17, 2018
More than 150 local soldiers of the North Carolina Army National Guard will deploy to the Middle East on Tuesday. Soldiers of the Kings Mountain-based 878th Engineer Company, along with family and friends, gathered for a mobilization ceremony at Kings Mountain High School on Saturday afternoonÃâà...
Elizabethtown Bladen Journal
December 31, 1999
RALEIGH — Maj. Gen. Greg Lusk, North Carolina's National Guard, Adjutant General, presented the Meritorious Public Service Medal during a special ceremony at the North Carolina National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh on Tuesday to four individuals — including Wesley Campbell ofÃâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
December 31, 1999
Hundreds of Fort Bragg and North Carolina National Guard troops could be eligible for the Humanitarian Service Medal. The medal could be awarded to those troops for service they provided during disaster relief efforts following recent hurricanes, according to reports. The Humanitarian Service MedalÃâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
December 31, 1999
For the past two years, the North Carolina National Guard has been able to claim the nation's top tank crew. Now, the state hopes to be the first unit to defend that title when it sends soldiers to compete against active-duty forces next month. The 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team — the defending SullivanÃâà...
