Nearly 400 guests attend dinner and ceremony inducting a two-star Medal of Honor recipient, a fighter pilot-POW, and 12 other heroic military leaders from the Palmetto State
Amidst much pomp, ceremony, and more than 380 well-heeled guests and VIPs, the South Carolina Military Veterans Hall of Fame (SCMVHOF) held its inaugural dinner and induction ceremony at Fort Jackson’s 1917 Club, Saturday evening, June 6. The Hall inducted 14 living military veterans into its ranks and 27 posthumous inductees, not including several inductee veterans of the American Revolution (officially the Class of 1776).
Established in 2025 with the Class of 2025, the idea of a military veterans hall of fame for the Palmetto State was conceived well over a decade ago during discussions with the S.C. Military Support Foundation, but the elite organization did not become a reality until last year when Jay Alverson – a former U.S. Marine, retired U.S. Air Force (master sergeant) intelligence analyst, and former chair of the University of South Carolina (USC) Veterans Alumni Council – assumed the reigns as executive director…