VLC Executive Director John Turner receives the Daughters of the American Revolution Medal of Honor award from Lisa Wooten, Regent of Asbury Station Chapter DAR and Peggy Troxell, Past Vice President General, NSDAR. On March 28, 2019, VLC Executive Director John Turner received the Daughters of the American Revolution Medal of Honor, the highest award […]
Category: Honors
Veterans Life Center Chairman Named Veterans Of Influence Award Winner
RALEIGH, NC, January 17, 2019. Colonel (USA retired) David Hayden, Chairman of the Board of the Veterans Life Center has been named a winner in the inaugural Veterans of Influence Awards sponsored by the Triangle Business Journal. These awards were developed to recognize military veterans for their success in the Triangle business community. It aims […]
Jim Gardner Named Flag Day Volunteer of the Year
Jim Gardner has been named 2015 Flag Day Volunteer of the Year by the Veterans Leadership Council of North Carolina – CARES. In recognition of the honor, he was presented the “Flag Patch Plaque” – so-called because it contains a real U.S. Army Flag Shoulder Patch worn by a combat soldier in Iraq. The annual […]
Presentation of VLC “Veteran’s Best Friend” Plaque to Senator Thom Tillis
On January 6, 2015, VLC Executive Director John Turner presented a special plaque to Senator Thom Tillis on the occasion of his swearing in as United States Senator from North Carolina. Tillis, who previously served as Speaker of the North Carolina General Assembly, was instrumental in promoting cooperation between VLC and state government, and in […]
David Robinson Named Flag Day Man of the Year
June 14, 2014. David S. Robinson, a counsel at Nexsen Pruet in Raleigh has been named 2014 Flag Day Volunteer of the Year by the Veterans Leadership Council of North Carolina – CARES. In recognition of the honor, he was presented the “Flag Patch Plaque” – so-called because it contains a real U.S. Army Flag […]