Retired Master Gunnery Sgt. James R. Childers, 85, is presented an award in recognition for his role as Grand Marshal in the Onslow County Veteran’s Day parade held in Jacksonville, , Nov. 3, 2018. Childers served as a Marine from 1952 to 1979. He is a 40-year member of the Disabled American Veterans, and has spent the past 18 years driving veterans to their VA appointments logging 186,816 miles transporting 1,460 veterans and volunteering with the DAV for more than 27,000 hours. He has also championed the cause of Camp Corral which partners with the DAV and Golden Corral to send children
Retired Master Gunnery Sgt. James R. Childers, 85, is presented an award in recognition for his role as Grand Marshal in the Onslow County Veteran’s Day parade held in Jacksonville, , Nov. 3, 2018. Childers served as a Marine from 1952 to 1979. He is a 40-year member of the Disabled American Veterans, and has spent the past 18 years driving veterans to their VA appointments logging 186,816 miles transporting 1,460 veterans and volunteering with the DAV for more than 27,000 hours. He has also championed the cause of Camp Corral which partners with the DAV and Golden Corral to send children of wounded, injured, or fallen military service members to summer camp. “I appreciate all of the young Marines who are protecting this country and upholding the Marine Corps.” Said Childers. “I am proud to serve my country and I am proud of the service members who serve now.”
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