Medal of Honor recipient, military leaders, other VIPs to attend afternoon event at Columbia Convention Center next week
The S.C. Military Veterans Hall of Fame (SCMVHOF) will hold its first press conference announcing its new 501(c)(3) nonprofit status and its permanent home at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center on Friday, Nov. 14, at 2:00 p.m. The event will be held at the Convention Center, site of the Hall of Fame’s new home, one block from the S.C. State House in Columbia’s Vista.
Attending speakers will include Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston, Medal of Honor recipient; Col. Kevin Shwedo, Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army Emeritus and the current executive director of the S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles; Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott; and Maj. Gen. (Ret.) William “Will” Grimsley.
“This is an important date and event in the history of our state and of the Hall of Fame,” said SCMVHOF executive director Jay Alverson. “We will not only discuss our new non-profit status and permanent site, but we will detail exciting plans going forward.”
Alverson adds: “We will also explain the nomination process for military veterans who are far-and-away deserving to be enshrined in this august body of men and women.”
SCMVHOF inductees include all Medal of Honor recipients from South Carolina – such as Major General Livingston, Sergeant Major Thomas Payne, and Corporal Kyle Carpenter – as well as historically significant military figures like Brig. Gen. Francis Marion, Brig. Gen. Thomas Sumter, Brig. Gen. Andrew Pickens, and Maj. Gen. William Moultrie, among others. All of the listed speakers are also inductees.
– For more information about the S.C. Military Veterans Hall of Fame, sponsorship opportunities, or the forthcoming (Friday, November 14) press conference, please contact Executive Director Jay Alverson at [email protected].
