Broadcast by Dave Aiken at the USC v Florida game, November 14: “ Ladies and Gentlemen, it is with deep gratitude and respect that the University of South Carolina along with Fort Jackson, Shaw Air Force Base, The S.C. National Guard, The Navy, The Coast Guard and sponsored by the Marines presents our Annual Salute to the Military of the United States of America. We have some special honorees today who represent all of our veterans as well as those serving.” (L–r) First Lieutenant John Temple Ligon, five Bronze Stars, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Bronze Star, US Army, 173rd Airborne Brigade and 2/27 Wolfhounds, South Vietnam; Corporal R. W. “Bob” Hughes, Purple Heart with Gold Star, U.S. Marine Corps, Iwo Jima, WWII; Colonel Charles P. Murray, Medal of Honor, U.S. Army, France and Germany, WWII; Captain Michael Graham, U.S. Army Reserves, JAG, 18th Airborne Corps, Iraq; Colonel Dean Pennington, Distinguished Flying Cross, S.C. Air National Guard, Iraq; and Sergeant Major Cesar Hargrove, Two Bronze Stars and Purple Heart, S.C. National Guard, Afghanistan.
Photo by Allen Sharpe