U.S. Army
Veteran of the Week – Otis Deloach
American Legion Beaufort Post 207 brings you Otis Deloach, 77, who was drafted into the U.S. Army after graduating from Robert Smalls High School with the class of 1968.
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Veteran of the Week – Joseph (J.) Smalls
American Legion Beaufort Post 207 brings you Joseph (J.) Smalls, 76, who graduated from St. Helena High School in 1967 and joined the U.S. Army. He attended Basic Training at Fort Gordon and then armor (tank) training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
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Veteran of the Week – Annabelle O’Grady
American Legion Beaufort Post 207 brings you Annabelle O’Grady, 49, who joined the U.S. Army in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., in 2000 and attended Basic Training at Fort Jackson.
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Veteran of the Week – Herbert Parker
American Legion Beaufort Post 207 brings you Herbert Parker, 69, who joined the U.S. Army in Hardeeville in 1978.
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This Week In History: Lincoln authorizes Beaufort National Cemetery
In a letter bearing the date Feb. 10, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln authorizes that part of a 64-acre tract known as Polly’s Grove Plantation be used for Beaufort National Cemetery. The land had been acquired by U.S. Army Gen. David Hunter for $75 at an 1863 tax sale of properties confiscated by the federal government. After the Civil War, 29 acres of the parcel was retained for the cemetery.
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