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Our Current Military and Military Veterans

The Pickens County Chronicle’s Publisher & Editor, Karen Brewer, has written about our local military veterans since 1999, first as the Editor of The Pickens Sentinel from 1999 to 2004 and as a newspaper and magazine Publisher & Editor from 2004 to the present.


Military-related stories and photos published in The Pickens County Chronicle in 2026:

Links to these stories are also published in The Chronicle’s news pages.

 

The Clemson Family celebrates the University's rich military heritage during the 2025 Military Appreciation Game day, Nov. 22, 2025. The Clemson Tigers beat the Furman Palladins 45-10. (Photo by Ken Scar)
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Clemson University to host Military Appreciation Week October 14-17

Clemson Archives seeking to expand its military collections: Clemson University Special Collections and Archives hopes more Clemson veterans will consider donating memorabilia from their military careers to preserve their legacy - Click here to read the story by Ken Scar, Clemson University

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Honoring Our Heroes: Third annual Upstate Field of Honor holds opening ceremony on 25th anniversary of 9/11 and commemorates 250th year of our nation's founding - Click here to read The Pickens County Chronicle's in-depth story and to view more than 50 photos by The Pickens County Chronicle

D.W. Daniel High School marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 with 2,977-step Memorial Climb: Click here for the story, photos, and video

Clemson University to host annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb the morning of Friday, September 11 at Littlejohn Coliseum

Upstate Field of Honor to honor American heroes while marking 25th anniversary of 9-11 and 250th birthday of our nation

Cadets from 4th Regiment, Advanced Camp, ruck towards Steeles Range during the Battle March and Shoot exercise on Saturday, June 27, 2026. The BMS is designed to train Cadets on how to shoot accurately while under exhaustion. | Marc Balbarin, Columbia College Chicago, CST Public Affairs Office
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Clemson Army ROTC earns top national honors at Cadet Summer Training

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In memory of Captain Kimberly Hampton on the 50th anniversary of her birth: Click here for The Pickens County Chronicle's story and photos

Friends pay tribute to Senator Lindsey Graham: Read The Pickens County Chronicle's in-depth story, including memories shared with The Chronicle by Randy Hayes (who knew him from childhood through the present), Jim Garrison and Ann Hampton (who speak about Graham's role in securing the helicopter for the Captain Kimberly Hampton Memorial Park and speaking at the dedication ceremony), Ambassador David Wilkins, Congressman Gresham Barrett, Senator Larry Martin, Senator Rex Rice, Rep. Phillip Bowers, and Kent Dykes. Also included are public statements from many others.

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Semper Fi Barn in Six Mile to hold Sunset Ceremony of Remembrance for fallen military on Sunday, June 28

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Medal of Honor Remembrance Ceremony on Saturday, May 30 in Liberty honors Private First Class William A. McWhorter, who died in World War II: American Legion Post 67 of Liberty joins with American Legion Post 124 of Walhalla for special ceremony: Read The Pickens County Chronicle's story with full audio of the ceremony, and view 43 photos by The Pickens County Chronicle

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During traditional Memorial Day ceremony on Saturday, May 30, Town of Six Mile remembers those who made the ultimate sacrifice: Read The Pickens County Chronicle's story with full audio of the ceremony, and view 43 photos by The Pickens County Chronicle


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Pickens County honors legacy of service, invests in the next generation: School District officially becomes South Carolina's newest Purple Star School District during ceremony honoring Pickens County's four Medal of Honor recipients

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American Legion Pickens Post 11 joins with Hillcrest Memorial Park and Dillard Memorial Funeral Home for Memorial Day service and Post Everlasting ceremony on Monday, May 25: Read The Pickens County Chronicle's story and view 32 photos by The Pickens County Chronicle

Remembering 'Zip': Andrew Zabierek '00 gave up a career in finance to join the Marines after 9/11 - This is the story of one Marine whose name is part of Clemson's Scroll of Honor, memorializing his life, service, and honoring the University's military tradition - Click here to read this story by Ken Scar and Chance Bridwell of Clemson University

Pickens Police Department to hold Memorial Day ceremony at Sunrise Cemetery at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 25

Clemson to pay tribute to fallen alumni in Memorial Day ceremony at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 24

Town of Six Mile to hold annual traditional Memorial Day service on Saturday, May 30: Event expands to include recognition of Medal of Honor recipients in four locations, in Six Mile, Liberty, and Pickens -- Click here to read details of this year's events and to read The Pickens County Chronicle's story with photos from Six Mile's 2025 Memorial Day service and The Pickens County Chronicle's story with photos from Six Mile's 2024 Memorial Day service

Upstate Field of Honor, to be held September 11-18, seeks to honor American heroes with 250 American flags for America's 250th birthday in 2026: Read information on this year's event and read The Pickens County Chronicle's in-depth story on the 2025 event with 190 photos and The Pickens County Chronicle's three in-depth stories on the 2024 event's three ceremonies with 146 photos

Mile of Honor remembers 498 Clemson alumni who gave their lives in service to our country: Read The Pickens County Chronicle's story on the March 28 event, with audio of the ceremony and more than 100 photographs

Semper Fi Barn in Six Mile to host National Vietnam War Veterans Day remembrance event on Sunday, March 29

Clemson University's Mile of Honor to be held at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 28: 498 Clemson alumni have given their lives in service to our country

Clemson students head to New Mexico for annual Bataan Memorial Death March on March 21

The Clemson 8 Challenge, held the morning of Saturday, March 7 at Clemson University's Military Heritage Plaza and co-founded by the late Colonel Ben Skardon, honors Clemson University's known 28 former prisoners of war: Former POW Colonel Bill Austin is in attendance at the event. Read The Pickens County Chronicle's in-depth story and view 60 photos by The Pickens County Chronicle from the opening ceremony

Click here to view more than 80 photos of the March 7 Clemson 8 Challenge by Ken Scar, courtesy to The Pickens County Chronicle

Clemson 8 Challenge, to be held the morning of Saturday, March 7, honoring the memory of Colonel Ben Skardon and all Clemson alumni who suffered as prisoners of war, will help send 20 cadets to White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico for the Bataan Memorial Death March Marathon

Southern Wesleyan University hosts February Warrior Wisdom Luncheon focused on the shared sacrifice of military families

Kelly Durham: Helping preserve Clemson's military heritage

Southern Wesleyan University's Donna Pittman is elected to National Association of Veterans Program Administrators Board of Directors

January 2 ceremony honors the memory of Captain Kimberly Hampton on the 22nd anniversary of her death: Click here to read The Pickens County Chronicle's story and to view The Chronicle's photos from the event



From the archives: Links to veterans-related stories published in The Pickens County Chronicle in previous years will also be placed here soon