Dr. Rodney D. Bennett, president of the University of Southern Mississippi, and Maj. Gen. Janson D. Boyles, the adjutant general of Mississippi, signed a memorandum of understanding for the Golden Eagle Free Tuition Program in Hattiesburg, Ms., July 31, 2019. The University of Southern Mississippi is the fourth university to join the partnership offering free tuition to Mississippi National Guard Soldiers and Airmen. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Sgt. Michael Needham)
“Some people don’t like it, but I enjoyed every moment of it. I really just enjoy military life. My dad was in the Marines for nine years. I’ve got a nephew in the Marine Corps and his dad had 25 years in the Navy. So we are just a military family,” said Staff Sgt. (Ret.) James Sharp.
Sharp, an Ellisville resident, who served 23 years in the military, was one of many people in attendance May 9, 2019, for the Mississippi National...
Rita D. McCarty, Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center cultural resource manager, has been selected as the 2019 Secretary of Defense Environmental Award winner in Cultural Resources Management.
