AIKEN --- Honoring veterans and fellow Marines defined much of Ed Hammons' social life and influence in Aiken.The founding member and former commandant of the James L. Hammons Marine Corps League 939...
...Marine Corps League Memorial Day Parade on Saturday in downtown Aiken "This one is going to be exceptional," said Ed Hammons, the parade coordinator. It's not the number of entries that makes this parade special, he said, it's the entries...
...Day parade is a few months away, but organizers are busy making plans. "It's a big, big deal over here," said Ed Hammons, the consultant coordinating the parade for the Aiken Marine Corps League Detachment 939. "The mayor wants to extend...
...old soldiers' combat memories have an added sharpness as the war in Iraq hits a bloody stride. For Jack Morris and Ed Hammons, Marine veterans of Vietnam who have four Purple Hearts between them, the increasing body count of the American occupation...
...to study their flag manuals. "People are starting to realize they're wrong when they read the flag manual," said Ed Hammons, the commandant of the South Carolina Marine Corps League, one of the main sponsors of the effort to replace the flags...
...were added to the list of those remembered, according to Gunnery Sgt. James Meek, who organized the event. Aiken's Ed Hammons, the commander of the Marine Corps League in South Carolina, presented the Marines with community service awards from...
...person who can implement procedures which will prevent or promptly discover fraudulent conduct," the letter read. Ed Hammons, finance director for the coalition, described the letter Thursday as "loaded with legal banking laws and technical...
...Services Center. "If you look at this thing on a 20-year backlog, I don't know what it's going to be," said Ed Hammons, finance chairman for the coalition. SmithKline Beecham is celebrating its 20th anniversary in Aiken this year and...
...country and in Ireland. During a stop in Abbeville, S.C., last fall, the exhibit drew 5,000 visitors, said Ed Hammons, of the Aiken chapter of the Marine Corps League, who spearheaded the effort to bring the wall. Mr. Hammons said...
...lost their lives in the Vietnam War. This will be the only time the memorial will be in South Carolina this year, said Ed Hammons, the event director. The Marine Corps League James L. Hammons Detachment 939 in Aiken is sponsoring the event...
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