Medal of Honor 2010 Convention announces “21 Star” Advisory Council

COLUMBIA, SC – April 18, 2009 – The Medal of Honor Society’s 2010 Convention project has announced its nine-member advisory council composed of six retired general officers, two flag officers, and a Navy captain totaling 21 stars (so far) and a “full bird.”

The advisory council includes:

• Four-star Gen. Lloyd W. Newton, U.S. Air Force (ret.)
• Lt. Gen. (three stars) Garry L. Parks, U.S. Marine Corps (ret.)
• Lt. Gen. John Bruce Blount, U.S. Army (ret.)
• Lt. Gen. Thomas G. McInerney, U.S. Air Force (ret.)
• Vice Adm. Edwin R. Kohn, U.S. Navy (ret.)
• Maj. Gen. (two stars) Paul E. Vallely, U.S. Army (ret.)
• Rear Adm. James H. Flatley III, U.S. Navy (ret.)
• Brig. Gen. (single star) Jim Cash, U.S. Air Force (ret.)
• Capt. Louis Colbus, U.S. Navy (ret.)

Columbia’s Brig. Gen. Eugene F. Rogers (Joint Services Detachment, S.C. Military Department) is the senior project officer for the 2010 convention and a founder of Columbia-based law firm Rogers Townsend & Thomas.

“The commitment of these distinguished officers – and others whom we are talking with – speaks to the level of enthusiasm we are experiencing on all fronts as we move forward toward this greatest of military conventions in our state’s history,” says Rogers.

About the Medal of Honor 2010 Convention:

The Medal of Honor Society’s 2010 Convention will be hosted by the S.C. State Guard Foundation (Maj. Gen. Nelson Lacy, pres.) and the Citadel (Lt. Gen. John Rosa, pres.), Sept. 29—Oct. 3, 2010 in Charleston, S.C.  Donations in support of the convention may be made to:

S.C. State Guard Foundation
Post Office Box 100200
Columbia, SC 29202

 For more information, visit http://medalofhonorconvention.com.