Article By: Lee Williams
Published: November 14, 2023
Source: WOLO ABC 25 News
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — South Carolina’s first-ever “Veteran of the Year” was announced at the State House Tuesday morning.
Of the more than 400,000 Veterans across SC, Army First Sergeant Alvin King (Retired) was chosen for his service, leadership, and impact on the Veteran community.
King was presented the award by Governor Henry McMaster and SC’s Secretary of Veterans Affairs Todd McCaffrey.
“Among these hundreds of thousands of Veterans, we are incredibly fortunate to have a select few emerge as truly phenomenal servants to their fellow Veterans and their state. The SC Dept. of Veterans Affairs realized that we have both an opportunity and an obligation to highlight Veterans that do so much for others,” says McCaffrey.
King’s resume includes eight combat tours, multiple humanitarian missions, and service in conventional and Special Operations Forces during his time in the Army.
“I served my country for 20 years. It was an honor, and in retirement, I decided to continue to serve and give back, not only to my fellow brothers and sisters in arms, but to their family members as well as anybody connected to military service,” King says.