Members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Association group gather around the bench they donated to the Ft. Jackson National Cemetery at a ceremony January 11, 2020. The bench is the first one to be donated in honor of a military group or association. Seated are (l) Terry Aubrey, president to the 173rd airborne Brigade association, and (r) Chapter 30 president Cephus Bright. The association has about 125 members. The 173rd Airborne Brigade was the first United States army combat brigade in Vietnam, May 1965.
Airborne Brigade donates bench to Ft. Jackson National Cemetery
Published in the Columbia Star January 18, 2020