A family walks down the pathway toward the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier at Patriots Point, surrounded by American flags and calm waters.
A family walks down the pathway toward the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier at Patriots Point, surrounded by American flags and calm waters.
Event

"Hometown Heroes" Symposium

Dates
Time
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Friday, February 10, 12:00-1:30p.m.

Join well-known journalist and moderator Warren Peper to learn first-hand about the struggles and accomplishments of amazing Americans with special guest speakers:

  • Congressman Tim Scott
  • Helen Richards, sister of Medal of Honor recipient Ralph Johnson
  • Maj. Gen. Abraham J. Turner, Chief of staff, US Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base
  • Col. Joseph Dawson, Commandant, Military Magnet Academy of North Charleston
  • Dr. Marcus Cox, author, and Associate Professor, Founding Director of African American Studies at The Citadel
  • Sgt. Brian McCann, Veteran of the Invasion of Grenada
  • Sgt. Stephen Tinney, US Air Force Retired, Lincoln High School JROTC
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