In this week’s Military Matters, ABC Columbia’s Doug Currin has a Midlands Military Matters story that will give you a look at two ROTC cadets who attend South Carolina State University.
In this week's Military Matters, ABC Columbia’s Doug Currin has a Midlands Military Matters story that will introduce a young man who leans on his faith and skills to succeed in life.
ABC Columbia’s Doug Currin has this Midlands Military Matters story.
Local couple gets a new ride as a thank you for their service to the Country
In tonight's Military Matters we introduce you to a remarkable woman who has turned her life of service to our country into service for the community, but most importantly, she did it for her
One decision affects the timeline of life. A life they're willing to put on the line every time these brave men and women make the choice to become a soldier.
"It's a challenge today and if this trend continues, what we're going to have in the future generations of an all volunteer force -- is no force," says Former South Carolina Secretary of Veterans' Affairs, Will Grimsley.
To win last year's competition Osborne says, "It took grit. It took pure grit. I mean you spend months preparing for this competition and your cards, putting them all on the table here. So it's just grit at that point that's going to get you through each individual day, each event."
"If you have a Veteran not thriving due to a mental health issue, that is a priority. If you have a veteran not thriving because they don't have a good job, that's a priority. So the issue is not about specifics, it's about outcomes. And the outcome we're trying to achieve for South Carolina Veterans is to help them be in a position where they can thrive in this state," says McCaffrey.
"They're learning something, and the questions they ask are important questions, and if I can answer that and set them on the right path and a good path, it's just a joy to me," says Hogue.
In partnership with Dominion Energy and the Wounded Warrior Project, the Troop Appreciation Foundation held its 11th Annual Fishing Derby at the Lake Murray Sailing Club -- providing around 60 Veterans with a day of fishing.
The eight week "Summer Student Program" exposes the high school and undergraduate level students to a wide range of services and job opportunities within the healthcare system.
"Everyone of these regardless of background, regardless of race, creed, color, whatever. We are brothers and sisters. We all have served and we all wrote the same check. Some of them got cashed. Mine has yet to be," Field says.
In tonight's Military Matters, we're saluting a couple of Midlands natives making waves in the Navy.
New questions about the secret investigation into sexual abuse at the Coast Guard Academy.
A South Carolina native has received one of the state's top honors.
In today's military matters, the U.S. Air Force has suspended personnel moves and bonuses through the end of the fiscal year.
New policies are being decided on this week in the House, and one Senator in particular will be in the hot seat.
"It would be a terrible loss to just sit and grieve all the time. You have to carry on. He would've carried on," says Stanley Rawl.
It is P.T.S.D. Awareness Day and in Tonight's Military Matters we talk to an ever-elite South Carolina Army Ranger.
In tonight's Military Matters, keep your eye on the sky tomorrow if you're in Columbia. You'll see a massive jet... the C-17 Globemaster 3.
In tonight's Military Matters, if you got a smartwatch in the mail what would you do? Put it on and activate it? Most likely.
Military families moving to South Carolina will now face fewer obstacles while enrolling their children in public school.
"And what happened out there is unfortunate. Unfortunate. And by all means we're still investigating what happened out there because I don't know what caused SFC Contreras to die. I want to know as well," says CSM Rickey Jackson.
Brigadier General Jason Kelly says the event also highlights the diversity and the heritage of the US Army.
