Recognizing workplace veterans
Supporting our nation's cause for freedom and peace worldwide by honoring MUSC employee veterans was the theme for the second Military Recognition Day program held Nov. 10.
Department
of Public Safety Honor Guard present the colors during the Nov. 10 Military
Recognition Day.
The event honors the duties and commitment of many uniformed men and women for their service and contributions as active and responsible citizens at work and at home.
New to this year's event was a musical presentation performed by The Citadel Chorale and Women's Ensemble. The program also recognized MUSC veterans and their impact in the community by sponsoring a Tri-county high school student essay contest on the theme, “What Veteran's Day Means to Me.” Twenty-nine students, representing three area high schools, submitted 500-word entries.
The first place winners, Stratford High School seniors Layla McMichael and Christopher Pearson, were present to read their essays and honored with a gift certificate during the ceremony.
Layla McMichael
What Veteran’s Day Means to Me
Throughout the year, holidays are scattered as celebrations of religion,
race, or history. People give gifts, receive days off from school or work,
or just reflect. But there is one holiday that rarely receives such attention,
and is often over looked. Veteran’s Day is a day to remember those men
and women that gave their childhoods, time, or their very lives to fight
for this country. They are the too frequently forgotten heroes of the American
people, and even though there is a holiday in commemoration of their service,
few take the time to think of what Veteran’s Day really means.
Veteran’s Day is a time to think of and appreciate the service of the men and women that have fought for this country in wartime, or those that dedicated their lives in peacetime. They are too often disregarded, and until September Eleventh they were hardly thought of. To me, Veteran’s Day should honor those that served in the arm forces. Without them, America would not only be nonexistent, but would hardly resemble the America we know today. Not only that, but the world would be a very different place. These men and women don’t just protect our coasts, but protect foreign countries in need. They can defeat an invading enemy in a country that could not defend itself. They also keep order in countries on the brink of chaos, when the domestic government of that country can no longer maintain control. These men and women give their freedom and lives so that people all over the world can keep those rights for themselves.
So to me, Veteran’s Day is a day set aside to remember the service of those valiant soldiers on our soil and outside our coasts. We should remember these people in our prayers, and when we have our day off, take the time to think about their service and how it has influenced our lives. Take this occasion to thank anyone you know that served in the military whether it be a family member or neighbor; we all know someone who was a part of the armed forces. A person can take the time to talk to a grandparent or retired soldier and ask about what their time in the military was like and tell them how much they appreciate their sacrifice. A person does not have to limit themselves to former servicemen, especially in the light of a current war. They can tell someone currently in the military that their dedication is respected. Take one day out of the 365 in a year and say something in regards to a person’s service.
Christopher Pearson
What Veteran’s Day Means to Me
A jovial crowd waltzes down the street holding signs and tributes to
our nation’s current and veteran soldiers. The local VFW marches behind
them in their flourished uniforms of old. The local base marches behind
them, color guard and all, perfectly spaced and in-step. This is the common
sight on Veteran’s Day, and many adults see it as a way to proclaim their
trust and respect of the nation’s armed forces. It is a day to celebrate
our country’s modern and pre-modern heroes, but what does it mean to a
normal teenage boy? Simply, it is history, respect, and pride.
Stratford
High School senior Christopher Pearson reads his first place essay, “What
Veteran's Day Means To Me.”
As a youngster, I was continuously interested in the matters of history, namely famous battles and ancient wars. As time progressed and our knowledge of our country’s history grew, we began to idolize the soldiers of more recent wars, WWI, WWII and the Asiatic campaigns.Upon entering high school, our comprehension of the gravity of these hostilities became clear to us. These heroic feats were no more than a few years ago, and yet they have shaped the way we lice our lives today. It is part of our current history. The ground taken and the massive scales of the battlefronts stand as a testament, a monument, to the genius and unsurpassed battle tactics employed in every US campaign. The battle might not be a complete victory, but it stands in the records next to Caesar, Napoleon, and Patton.
There is much respect for the heroes of war, publicized and not. The men and women who gave their complete selves for the sake of their children, grandchildren, and even great grandchildren, showed us what unselfishness truly means. This deed and service that they have done for us is greater than history will ever know. A book will only give your words. A soldier will give you his heart and soul. The great sacrifices that the men and women of the armed services have made are the corner stone of this great nation. Built upon their blood, sweat and tears, is a nation that will hold its ground and stand prepared to defend its morals and ideals with little hesitation. For this, one can never be grateful enough.
In appreciating our American heroes, we show our pride and faith in them. Without them, we would be nothing. They are the men and women who step up to defend what they so dearly believe in. They face the challenges that many could not, and they define what being a true American is. Our pride in them is more than words can tell. Just ask the children of fathers who have been transferred, of mothers whose children have been deployed, and of spouses whose loved ones have been away for so long. Through all of the sacrifices and heartaches, they still hold their heads high, knowing that their loved ones are serving their country with dignity and honor, and knowing that we can sleep safely at night, is a gift of the undying love of the soldiers of our past, present and future.
MUHA Employees
Beau Adams, Kandace D. Adams, Spencer O. Addison, Dorothy Barron Aimar,
Herbert Albrechtsen, Connie L. Alge, Thomas Daniel Altman, Sharon E. Ancrum,
Marlo S. Anderson, Michael George Andrews, Rosebelinda V. Augustus,
Kenneth J. Bachewicz, Ronald E. Baker, David Simon Ball, John Ballard Jr.,
Charles Prescott Barnes Jr., Norris E. Barrineau, ALfred H. Barton Jr.,
Johnathan O. Bass, Frederick L. Bennett, Robert D. Blackburn, Danny Elroy
Blake, Billy Bloodsworth, John R. Boolen, Peter P. Botzis, Donna Kay Bouissey,
Eugene Ralston Boyd Jr., John W. Boyd Jr., Hurley D. Braddy, Robert E.
Bradley, George C. Branham, Michael R. Briggs, Mary Margaret Brigman, Kenneth
L. Brinkman, Janet F. Brown, Kenneth A. Brown, Ronald J. Brunner,John H.
Campbell, Kimberly Ann Carroll, Cynthia Elaine Carter-Frasier, Edward A.
Cawthorn, Tamara S. Cawthorn, Edward Dunn Chadwick, Bruce Arthur Chambers,
David M. Chapman, Vincent Chianese, Stephanie F. Chomos, Cary I. Christ,
Ronald H. Clark Jr., Debra A. Clontz, Jason Eugene Colins, Julie D. Collins,
Ruben Alfredro Colon, Quetta D. Conyers, Ian F. Coutain Sr., Alred R. Cox,
Donald Craddock, Michael E. Craine, Rosemary K. Crawford, Kelley S. Cronk,
David C. Crout, William J. Crummer, James W. Cummins, Jeffrey Dail, Dean
M. Dalton, Timothy M. Daniell, Bryan Keith Darling, Marcel A. Darrieux,
Leroy E. Davis, Steven C. Davis, Sharon Degrace, Reginald K. Dean Sr.,
Donald E. Deland, Carole A. Delger, Lisa A. Depozo, Berly Omerle Derrick
Jr., James D. Dewitt, Mark Charles Dorey, Christopher S. Duvall, J. Michael
Earl Jr., Brenda Egan, George E. Erwin, Pamela Ann Evanosky, Jill J. Evans,
Bernard Ferrette, James W. Ferris Jr., Julius P. Fielding II, John King
Flynn Jr., Dennis James Frazier, William H. Freeman, Rachel F. Furman,
Glenn A. Gadsden, Julia Melissa Gallant-Lee, Tracy Yvette Garner, Edgardo
Jesus Gascon-Villard, Calvin Michael Gathers, Christopher J. Gibbs, James
L. Gibson, Frederick Eugene Gipe, Juan Gonzalez, Walter Goodwin, Tracey
L. Gordon, William J. Graham, James Larry Grant, Preston Grant, Donna E.
Green, Robert Gregowicz, Keith Curtis Grigsby, Edward U. Griles, Brent
C. Grimball, David A. Guarinos Sr., Larry Allen Guy, Deborah F. Hamilton,
Larry D. Harding, Kimberly A. Harris, Paula L. Heard, Eric P. Hegedus,
Pamela W. Herring, Juanita H. Heyward, Marvin J. Heyward, Joanna Sarba
Heywood, Nathaniel Hilliard, Leonard Michael Hilton, Lee A. Hofmann, Adrianne
McKenzie Holt, Jerry A. Houston, William P. Huck, Jesse W. Hudson, Dwayne
Humphrey, Purvis L. Hutchinson, David A. Hutto, George F. Isgitt Jr., Jelanioko
Jackson, Amanda D. Jager, Michael Jarrett, Dan E. Jenkins, Tobie Shanelle
Jenkins, Harold C. Jensen, Christopher D. Johnson, James Francis Johnson,
Jude Edwin Johnson, Karen Elaine Johnson, Rodger Johnson, Susan Johnson,
Darrell L. Jones, Stephanie Ann Jones-Beck, Joyce L. Justice, Clarence
E. Kelly, Sylvia Elaine Kelly, Hugh Osgood Kight Jr., David P. Klos, Walter
T. Krzyzaniak, Tammy J. Lamont, Lori Walker Langston, Pamela S. Lanphere,
Eric O. Larson, Nghia Hong Le, Iris L. Lebby-Becktell, Edward H. Lee, Dexter
Lewis, Linda D. Lewis, Juanita J. Lockwood, Adam L. Long, Richard
G. Lough-ran, Peter Anthony Mace-achern, Sharon O. Macon, Joel M. Maddux,
James Magee, Terese A. Mahnke, Johnnie Martines, Kenneth R. Massingale,
Marticia M. Maxie, Connie L. 
7West's
Connie McDaniel attaches a commemorative pin to her lapel given to veteran
attendees.
McDaniel, Brenda J. McElveen, Marshall Mc-Fadden, Terry Dewayne McFall, Karen L. McGee, Delores McKenzie, Ronald E. McKinnie, Albert McMahon, Darin McNeal, Mary M. Metz, Jeffrey Middleton, Theadore A. Middleton, Frederick W. Miles, Carla L. Mitchel, Ashley Tarone Mitchell, Grant Page Mizner, Ronald J. Monfils, Bernard Moore, Rebecca Jane Moore, Thomas F. Moore, Paul Moss, Tonnia A.O. Mullen, Frank L. Murray, Marlene A. Murray, Steven Michael Naert, Jerome A. Nelson, Larry D. Neupert, Donald D. Neuroth, Nash A. Newsome, Thales Newsome, Dexter L. Noble, Thomas J. Noble, Patrick G. Norvell, Linda J. O'Brien, Donna Jean Oden, Michael B. Oldham, John G. Oliver, Leonard Oliver, Michael J. Ondrus, Sam A. Ormont, Donna M. Padgette, Marjorie Wells Page, Steve Paterniti, Robert W. Pease, Leif D. Pedersen, Charles Henry Pegram Jr., Radames F. Perez, John R. Petit, Craig C. Phelps, JohnHenry Phillips, Eric J. Pinckney, William Anthony Pinckney, Chris J. Pirmann, Bridgette L. Pirrung, Cassandra Annette Poole, Travis L. Porcher, Robert Gregory Poteet, Todd M. Pottorf, Claudia G. Powell, Paul M. Powers, Alitasha Pringle, Brian Robert Pucel, Robert E. Pulos, William Angus Pursley, Mansle E. Raines Jr., Steven G. Ratliff, Susanne V. Ratzlaff, Glenwood L. Redden, Persephone Murray Redden, Archie L. Reid, William J. Rentz, Beth-Ann Beaver Rhoton, Stacey Jaye Ribble, Shane Francis Richey, Philip O. Riley, Quantella L. Rivers-Bradley, Glenn Robinson, Kevin H. Roerden, Carlos R. Rogers, Christian K. Romanchek, E. Eugene Roper, Charles J. Ross, Phyllis Deneen Ross, George M. Rossi, Pamela Jane Ruff, Lee O. Russ, Nancy J. Sampson, Jason A. Santanna, Pacifico A. Santiago Jr., Gregory Joseph Schaldenbrand, Jeffrey Scott Selert, Steven R. Shindler, Beverly Shine, James Monroe Shunk, Jamie M. Sicard, Christie Allison Sierra, Mark Andrew Simard, Cephus E. Simmons, Christopher Simmons, Terry L. Simmons, Dana M. Singleton, Hope M. Singleton, Marcellus L. Singleton, William Darnell Singleton, Equater A. Smalls, Stacey Constance Smalls, Anthony Smith, Grace L. Smith, Henry R. Smith, Jeffery P. Smith, Johnny Mack Brown Smith, W. Stuart Smith, Michael D. Snyder, Myron P. Snype, Sanford H. Solomon, Margaret M. Spell, William Bennett Spring Jr., Joseph Stanley, Charles E. Stevens, Ronald E. Straub, Kathleen M. Struthers, Gary A. Stubblefield, Preston A. Tanner, Michelle L. Tarrant, Edwin D. Taylor Jr., Lonnie Taylor Jr., Reginald Leonard Terry, William A. Thomison, Tanya Victoria Thompson, Vernell Threat, David P. Tobin, Ronald J. Traver, Herman T. Tuchman, Ron C. Turner, Karen W. Van Maanen, Gerald M. Vanlandingham, Orlando Velez, Lonnie Ned Vendrick, Sharon Lee Vendrick, James S. Verner, Kimberly Ann Vickers, Conrad Ewen Vogt, Gayle Rochelle Wadford, James B. Walker Jr., Denyse Marie Walsh, Dennis B. Ward, Teresa A. Watt, Eraina Yolanda Weeks-Sumter, Sheldon Morey Weinstein, David Lee Wendorf, Nathaniel I. Whichard, Dan White, David H. White, Jonathan D. White, Olivia C. Whitehurst, Darlene E. Williams, Marc H. Williams, Melvin S. Williams, Robert L. Williams, Ruthel F. Williams, Bobby J. Wilson, Clyde L. Wilson, William L. Wilson, Karen Lynn Winbush, Robert L. Winn Jr., Marshall Scott Wise, Boyd Lee Wood, Annabel Woodman, Jim W. Woolsey Jr., William Arthur Wright, Matt A. Youngerman, Susan Lee Zayac, Frances Zinko.
UMA Employees
James L. Bowman, Sheryl C. Blackwell, Hal S. Currey, Peter A. Dodge
Sr., Barbara A. Eaton, Mary Frost, Mary S. Granger, Early Griffin III,
George Grimball Jr., Irvin A. Haynes, Kevin M. Heis, Diane
Hendricks, Latoya Holmes, Tony L. Jamison, Lance Johnson, James T.
McClinton, Cheryl Mills, David Neff, Marion Oldham, Rosalyn Peterson-Hale,
Wanda E. Porche, Cheryl Salvo, Lisa Siddal, Edwin Tufts II, Jennifer Whienant.
University Employees
Calvin C. Allen Jr., Herman Rogers Allen, Juan R. Anavitate, Brenda
M. Anderson, Durwood E. Bach, Jerome Baker, John M. Barry, Kristine
Y. Barry, Ivory L. Beamon, Barbara A. Bell, Dionne L. Bennett, James
F. Benson, Connie Lee Best, Ted C. Blevins, Rodney P. Bordelon, Gregory
S. Borts, Michael Bouissey, John A.Bradley, Frank J. Brescia, Albert S.
Brown, Arthur M. Brown, Charles A. Brown, Samuel Brown, Susan A. Brown,
Keith A. Browning, Mark C. Bulson, Robert George Burcal, Timothy H. Bussey,
Teresa R. Byars, Ralph A. Calhoun Ii, Joseph R. Cantey, Burgess Bernard
Canty, James F. Carter, Barnwell Rhett Chaplin III, Jerimaine Chatman,
Donald E. Collins, Edward Conradi, Rodney W. Coons, Norman E. Cooper Jr.,
Wayne R. Courtney, James K. Craig, Fred A. Crawford Jr., Gerald B.
Crosby, A. J. Crumbley III, John R. Cusack, Charles A. Davis Jr.,
George Edward Dawson, Victor E. Del Bene, Angienita Deveaux, Samuel C.
Deveaux, Leroy Dingle, Anthony Dunbar, Robert Durland Jr., Raymond
D. Edwards, Bruce M. Elliott, Dallas Ellis, Trevor D. Erickson, Arthur
M. Fayne, C. Ferguson, Milton J. Foust Jr., Herbert P. Franklin, Jack L.
Franklin, Geoffrey A. Freeman, G. Donald Frey, Gerald Garza, Stephen
P. Giallombardo, Joseph C. Good Jr., Joseph L. Gorman, Sidney M. Gourdine,
Emuel Green, Mark R. Green, William James Greenland, David A. Griesemer,
Richard H. Gross, Jimmy Gunter, Rodney L. Hamilton, Joseph F. Harmon,
James Hensley Jr., Richard Hernandez, Larry G. Herrman, Kristin B.
Highland, Terry I. Howell, Vandora Huggins, Richard C. Hughes, Jerry Huhn,
Timothy Hushion, Clint Infinger, David W. Ivey, Valerie J. Jass, Allen
L. Johnson, Gerald Johnson, Teresa Johnson, Mark Jones, Melvin Jones, Lasonya
R. Jordan, Terry A. Jorgensen, Jerald Joseph, Anthony Joyner, Thomas
W. Kent, James Knight III, Marilyn Knowles, Peter Kobes, Andrew Steven
Kraft, Lawrence Labbate, Teresa Lancaster, Larry Lanham, John Lazarchick,
Calvin Lindeman, Karla K. Locklear, Ceferino Magpantay Jr., Robert
Malcolm Jr., Stephen Malley, Robert Mallin, John Malmrose, Dillard Marshall,
Philip Martin, Tommy Maw, Catherine D. McClure, Augustus McConnell Jr.,
Marvin J. McCormack, Allen McCreary, Clifton L. McDonald, Alexander C.
McGillivray, George McLauchlan, David A. McMakin, Eugene Paul Merkel, Arnold
E. Metz Jr., Lawrence Middaugh, Donald H. Miller, Ronald E. Mize, Lawrence
C. Mohr, Raymond C. Monroe, Jennifer F. Morgan, Lawrence H. Moser, Bryan
A. Moten, Michael Murray, Mark J. Narowski, Robert F. Neuner, Ronald
O. Nickel, Daniel W. Nixon, Jackie R. Nolen, Edwin J. O’Brien, John
M. Oldham, Roy G. Oliver Jr., Jeffery D. Osmer, Henry B. Othersen Jr.,
Harry B. Parks, Jeffrey Parrish, Lloyd Pate Jr., Vivian Patrick, Robert
H. Peiffer, Howard V. Peskin, James Peyton, William C. Phillips III,
Adren E. Phillips, John E. Pigott, Ross B. Pollack, Jon B. Rampton, Jeff
Randall, James Ravenel, Michele C. Ravenel, Samuel A. Ravenel, Jerry
Redmon, William D. Register, John Routt Reigart II, David E. Rivers, Jacob
G. Robison, Norman W. Rodgers, Adrian D. Rose, Timothy S. Roylance, Robert
N. Rubey, John S. Runyon, Joseph Salley, John J. Sanders, Johnny
B. Sandifer, Diane M. Santiago, RodneySchlosser, Howard Schomer, Bradley
A. Schulte, Michael Seabrook, J. Bayne Selby Jr., Gerhard E. Shanks,
Warren L. Sholl Jr., Christine M. Skope, Sabra C. Slaughter, Whaley W.
Smalls, Charles D. Smith, Michael T. Smith, Ann Smuniewski, Nancee Sneed,
W. Dan Sneed, William M. Southgate, Samuel S. Spicer, Emmie Elizabeth Steadman,
Robert T. Stickney, Sylvia Jean Strickland, John C. Sutusky, Marvin Michael
Swindle, Michael W. Tabor, Archie Taylor, Anthony Thomas, Kenneth David
Thomas, Joseph Thompson Jr., Tracey Thomson, Katie Trout, William
L. Turner Jr., Ron Turner, Paul Underwood Jr., Bruce Usher, James
VanDorsten, Michael L. Vanderhurst, Kenneth N. Vanek, R. Howard Vaughan,
Christopher S. Wagner, Robert C. Waite, John S. Walton, Carlyle E. Wanamaker
Jr., Christopher R. Westerberg, Scot P. Wetzig, Kevin W. White, David Whittaker,
Donald Wilbur, Nathan Williams, Frederick Wilson, Peter W. Wilson, Walter
Winningham, Boyd Wood, Roy Wrachford Jr.
Friday, Nov. 19, 2004
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