Two members

of the Sharpsburg Sharpshooters Sons of Confederate Veterans received

service medals for service to their country.

James Lee Weaver

received the medal for service during the Vietnam era. He was active and

in reserve from 1960 to 1996, obtaining the rank of chief warrant officer

in the United States Naval Reserve.

He participated

in the Cuba, Haiti, and Vietnam operations and has received 33 decorations

and citations.

Member Don

Murray was awarded the SCV War Service Medal for his service during World

War II.

He enlisted

in the Army Air Corps in 1941 and served until Oct. 1945. He achieved

the rank of tech sergeant and participated in the campaigns of Guadalcanal,

the Northern Solomons, and the Bismarck Archipelago, South Pacific.

He received

the American Defense ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Theater ribbon with three

Bronze Stars and the Good Conduct Medal.

The SCV War

Service Medal is available to all members who qualify and had an ancestor

that served in the Confederate Army during the War Between The States.

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