Five of the SC7
July 21, 2020The SOUTH CAROLINA SEVEN (SC7) expedition led by S.C. Floodwater Commission Chairman Tom Mullikin passed through the Midlands last week during their month-long, 500-mile, 90 to 100-plus degree heat trek…
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Training continues for Sea Cadets at Relic Room – this time virtually
July 15, 2020
Educational activities continue at the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum, but a little differently from what we’re used to. For instance, on Saturday, July 18, we’ll have…
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Relic Room awarded re-accreditation by American Alliance of Museums
May 20, 2020
The South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum has again achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums. National accreditation recognizes the highest standards of excellence among American museums.…
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Navy Seawolf pilot talks about Vietnam campaigns during next Lunch and Learn – April 24
April 17, 2020
Through four tours of Vietnam and 469 combat missions, Al Billings’ superior officers often were torn between taking his wings and giving him a medal. Billings, a pilot in the…
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Top ROTC cadets recognized for their leadership and excellence
April 9, 2020
Despite a closed campus, more than 100 men and women in the South Carolina Corps of Cadets are being recognized for their academic and military leadership and excellence During their…
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Gov. Henry McMaster declares Vietnam War Veterans Day in South Carolina
March 29, 2020
Governor Henry McMaster has issued a proclamation naming today Vietnam War Veterans Day in South Carolina. The Vietnam Veterans Recognition Act of 2017 designated March 29th as the date to annually recognize…
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USO South Carolina to offer daily virtual story time events for military children during COVID-19 outbreak
March 16, 2020
USO South Carolina is hosting social-distance safe virtual events daily for military children affected by school closures during the COVID-19 Outbreak The USO South Carolina will be offering a virtual…
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Hobcaw Barony celebrates Black History Month with its ‘Fighting for Respect’ Program – February 22
February 18, 2020
Hobcaw Barony’s deep-rooted history of African American culture traces back to the 1700s, when the tract produced a substantial amount of rice for Georgetown County. This February, Hobcaw Barony embraces…
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Lima One Capital named to prestigious Vet100 list
January 30, 2020
Lima One Capital has been honored as one of the nation’s fastest growing veteran-owned companies by the Vet100 list. The Vet100 is a list compiled by Inc. Magazine and the…
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Four-star General addresses AUSA’s S.C. chapter
January 30, 2020By W. Thomas Smith Jr. COLUMBIA, S.C. – Gen. Carter F. Ham, the retired U.S. Army four-star who today serves as president of the Association of the United States Army…
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Afghanistan War veteran in the running for THE CITADEL’s Board of Visitors
January 21, 2020
By W. Thomas Smith, Jr. CHARLESTON, S.C. – Col. William Mellard “Bill” Connor V, an Orangeburg attorney and formerly deployed U.S. Army Infantry officer (currently serving in the Army…
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Gateway to the Army leaders meet to discuss Centennial Park
January 9, 2020Pictured L-R are Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. Capt. Maria Yturria, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Abe Turner, Command Sergeant Major (Ret.) Marty Wells, and Maj. Gen. (Ret.)…
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Citadel provides best ROI of public institutions in SC, according to Georgetown University study
December 5, 2019
A first of its kind report by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) attempts to answer the question about whether a college degree is worth the…
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Smith named to Gateway to the Army’s Advisory Board
December 3, 2019
Military technical consultant to assist with Centennial Park project on Fort Jackson By Alex Junes-Ward COLUMBIA, S.C. – W. Thomas Smith Jr. has been named to the Board of…
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Join us at the Relic Room to Remember – and learn about – Pearl Harbor
November 22, 2019
COLUMBIA, S.C. – “Remember Pearl Harbor!” Who could forget? It wasn’t just the “date that will live in infamy,” but the moment when America turned on a dime and was…
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South Carolina veterans & veteran-owned small businesses to benefit from few online resource hub
November 10, 2019Facebook Announces New ‘Military and Veterans Hub,’ Mentoring Partnership Through SCORE and a Pilot Program for Veteran Career Development at Facebook South Carolina is home to more than 45,000 veteran-owned…
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Gateway to the Army Association hosts November fundraiser
October 28, 2019
Event to raise money in support of Army-honoring park and visitor venues on Fort Jackson By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The GATEWAY TO THE ARMY ASSOCIATION – a non-profit organization…
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WHY ENCOURAGEMENT: an interview with W. Thomas Smith Jr.
October 18, 2019
Ten questions on the importance of sincere encouragement in a hyper-discouraging world By Chris Carter Military writer and military technical consultant W. Thomas Smith Jr. is not the sort of…
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Researcher to give update on the Hunley in free Relic Room lecture
October 14, 2019
H. L. Hunley became the first submarine in history to sink an opposing warship in battle. The sub itself sank shortly thereafter in Charleston Harbor, and all eight hands were…
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Life Cycle Engineering awarded a $50 million, five-year contract by U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center
September 25, 2019
Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) has been awarded a $50 million, five-year contract by the U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC). Under this contract, LCE will continue…
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Undy 500 collects thousands of undergarments for homeless veterans
September 19, 201911th Annual Undy 500 A Huge Success On Sunday, September 15 over 140 motorcycle enthusiasts participated in the 11th Annual Undy 500, a self-guided charity ride organized by Palmetto Goodwill…
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Callison Tighe one of 15 employers nationally honored for supporting the Guard and Reserve
September 17, 2019Columbia law firm Callison Tighe is one of 15 businesses from across the country who received the 2019 Freedom Award given by the Defense Department’s Employer Support of the Guard…
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Free Sept. 27 museum lecture to cover history of the United Confederate Veterans
September 12, 2019
The United Confederate Veterans was formed in 1889 by former soldiers and sailors of the Confederate States, and it had several purposes: • Caring for widows and orphans of veterans.…
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Living historians to bring First World War to life at Relic Room
September 9, 2019
As the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum brings its commemoration of the First World War to a close, a special Saturday program will celebrate Columbia’s particular contribution…
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Aug. 30 lecture to tell story of 371st Infantry Regiment in the First World War
August 14, 2019
The 371st Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army, formed in South Carolina in 1917, was a segregated unit typical of its time, with black enlisted men and white officers. But…
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National Medal of Honor Museum coming to Charleston
July 31, 2019
In defining action that ensures the future of a widely-supported national museum honoring America’s Medal of Honor Recipients, the National Medal of Honor Heritage Foundation announced the museum will be…
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Bluestein’s Powell honored by program that helps student veterans
July 15, 2019
Eugene Powell, a retired U.S. Army colonel and member of Bluestein Attorneys’ SC Veterans’ Advocates Team, was recently honored by the University of South Florida for his decades of active…
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Lecture to address history of African-American Confederate pensions
July 10, 2019
During the Civil War, with practically every fit white man serving in the Confederate Army, South Carolina had a serious shortage of conventional labor. So, since most of the population…
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Gov. Henry McMaster forms advisory panel for S.C. Department of Veterans’ Affairs secretary search
July 2, 2019Governor Henry McMaster announced the formation of an advisory panel made up of a diverse group of stakeholders to assist in the search of the first secretary of the South…
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Celebration of Liberty honors Lott, others
July 1, 2019
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. COLUMBIA, S.C. – Richland County Sheriff and S.C. State Guard (SCSG) commander Leon Lott was recognized for his law enforcement and military service during both…
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Salute from the Shore to feature ‘Air Parade’ of F-18s flyover of South Carolina’s coast on July Fourth
June 26, 2019
Salute from the Shore, a 501(c)3 organization, was founded in 2010 by patriotic South Carolinians to honor our armed forces on Independence Day. Every year on the 4th of July,…
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June 28 Relic Room lecture to address failure to ‘win hearts and minds’ in Vietnam
June 13, 2019
America fought two wars in Vietnam. One was on the battlefield, where U.S. forces nearly always prevailed. The other was a struggle for the hearts and minds of the Vietnamese…
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RCSD Deputy jumps over Normandy
June 11, 2019
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Richland County Sheriff’s Department Reserve Deputy Paul Waldner was in France last week as part of a contingent of parachutists jumping over Normandy during the…
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The SC Confederate Relic Room’s oldest artifact is a 400-year-old Japanese sword
June 10, 2019
One day in the cinder-coated hell that was Iwo Jima in March 1945, Sgt. Nealy Adolph Sweat of Summerville, S.C., single-handedly killed five Japanese soldiers. The last one was an…
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Marines honored by ARMY NORTH representative
May 31, 2019
By Alex Junes-Ward COLUMBIA, S.C. – Colonels Steven B. Vitali and W. Thomas Smith Jr. were honored, May 31, by the senior representative of U.S. ARMY NORTH for the…
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Callison Tighe sponsors Military Appreciation Days at EdVenture
May 24, 2019
Callison Tighe is helping EdVenture honor those who serve by becoming a sponsor at the museum’s three Military Appreciation Days this year. On Memorial Day, the Fourth of July and…
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Video tells the story of one South Carolinian on D-Day
May 22, 2019
On June 6, 1944, Lt. James Richard Mooneyhan landed on the stretch of Norman shoreline code-named Dog Green – the same sector of Omaha Beach depicted in the harrowing opening…
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Midlands Technical College grants college credits to Army finance soldiers in training
May 17, 2019
Furthering its partnership and commitment to the local military community, Midlands Technical College (MTC) signed an agreement to award college credits to soldiers training at the US Army Financial Management…
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Life in a Cold War missile silo: free lecture at the Relic Room
May 16, 2019
How did it feel to be at the tip of the nuclear spear during the Cold War? Specifically, what was life like sealed up for 24-hour shifts in a missile…
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SC Confederate Relic Room & Military Museum to participate in Blue Star Museums program
May 15, 2019
The South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum will participate in the tenth annual Blue Star Museums program to offer free admission to the nation’s active duty military personnel…
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Commander of the Royal Highland Fusiliers to serve as Honored Chief of the Scottish Games
May 10, 2019
The Greenville Scottish Games is thrilled to announce that Lt. Col. Campbell Close is going to be their Honored Chief of the Games on Saturday, May 25th at Furman University.…
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Two-star general and B-52 commander receives Quilt of Valor
May 9, 2019
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Major General Thomas F. Rew, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), was singularly recognized and presented a hand-made quilt from the Quilts of Valor Foundation for his…
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Author Jerred Metz to discuss new novel about 30th Division in World War I
April 24, 2019
Local author Jerred Metz has just released a novel based on the experience of the 30th Infantry Division in France in the First World War. On Sunday, May 5, he…
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Hear about Wade Hampton’s Iron Scouts, the ‘Confederate Special Forces’
April 19, 2019
They were stationed permanently behind enemy lines, where they gathered intelligence, identified targets of opportunity, and engaged in guerrilla warfare. Union soldiers dubbed them the “Iron Scouts.” To author Michael…
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Retired State Guard commander receives Exceptional Service Medal
March 13, 2019
By Alex Junes-Ward COLUMBIA, S.C. – U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Van McCarty – the newly sworn adjutant general of South Carolina – presented the EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE MEDAL to Maj.…
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Floodwater Commissioner honored by ARMY NORTH representative
February 18, 2019By Alex Junes-Ward COLUMBIA, S.C. – Tom Mullikin, recently appointed chairman of the South Carolina Floodwater Commission (SCFC), was honored by Col. Bill Connor, senior representative of U.S. ARMY NORTH…
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Floodwater Commissioner honored by ARMY NORTH representative
February 18, 2019
By Alex Junes-Ward COLUMBIA, S.C. – Tom Mullikin, recently appointed chairman of the South Carolina Floodwater Commission (SCFC), was honored by Col. Bill Connor, senior representative of U.S. ARMY NORTH…
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Mullikin selected for inclusion in elite “fight club”
February 15, 2019
By Chris Carter Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Tom Mullikin has been nominated and unanimously selected for induction into the SOUTH CAROLINA BLACK BELT HALL OF FAME (SCBBHOF), the premier group…
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2019 MGC Long Run to take place on Feb. 2
January 28, 2019
The MGC Long Run returns to Columbia, SC on Saturday, February 2. The MGC Long Run joins forces with the USO South Carolina for a fifth year, helping support our…
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