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Conversations with veterans of foreign wars – Part 4: Maj. Gen. Mike DeCuir

Kenneth Michael “Mike” DeCuir was born in Fort Worth,...

Conversations with veterans of foreign wars – Part 3: Staff Sgt. Rebecca Forbes

Rebecca (Gilmore) Forbes is a 57-year-old veteran who served...

Conversations with veterans of foreign wars – Part 2: Tech. Sgt. Bill Craddock

Bill Craddock is an 87-year-old veteran who retired from...

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Conversations with veterans of foreign wars – Part 4: Maj. Gen. Mike DeCuir

Kenneth Michael “Mike” DeCuir was born in Fort Worth,...

Conversations with veterans of foreign wars – Part 3: Staff Sgt. Rebecca Forbes

Rebecca (Gilmore) Forbes is a 57-year-old veteran who served...

Conversations with veterans of foreign wars – Part 2: Tech. Sgt. Bill Craddock

Bill Craddock is an 87-year-old veteran who retired from...

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Charlie Melvin
Charlie Melvin
Charlie Melvin is co-owner and co-publisher at Sandhills Voice Magazine and its sister publication The Richmond Observer. By day he works in industrial education as a manufacturer training specialist and adjunct instructor at a local college.

Conversations with veterans of foreign wars – Part 4: Maj. Gen. Mike DeCuir

Kenneth Michael “Mike” DeCuir was born in Fort Worth, Texas, but grew up all over the world due to his father being a pilot...

Conversations with veterans of foreign wars – Part 3: Staff Sgt. Rebecca Forbes

Rebecca (Gilmore) Forbes is a 57-year-old veteran who served for 11 years. She joined the Air Force at age 17 on Oct. 6, 1986....

Conversations with veterans of foreign wars – Part 2: Tech. Sgt. Bill Craddock

Bill Craddock is an 87-year-old veteran who retired from the Air Force as a technical sergeant after 21 years of service. He joined the...

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