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North Carolina House of Representatives and veterans advocate Ruby Dee: 2000 Actress Walter Dellinger: 2010 Acting United States Solicitor General and law professor Walter DeVries: 1998 Political consultant and founder of the North Carolina Institute of Political Leadership: James Dodson: 2012 Sports writer: Phil Donahue: 1982 Talk show host ...
Towards the end of the Civil War, Congress passed the first significant veterans' preference legislation.This act provided that: Persons honorably discharged from the military or naval service by reason of disability resulting from wounds or sickness incurred in the line of duty shall be preferred for appointments to civil offices, provided they are found to possess the business capacity ...
The certificate reads in part: Reposing special confidence in the integrity, learning and zeal of [honoree], I [the Governor of North Carolina] do by these presents confer The Order of the Long Leaf Pine with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary, privileged to enjoy fully all rights granted to members of this exalted order, among which is the special privilege to propose the following North ...
The North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) is a state agency designed to advocate for the relationship the state has with its military and veterans' installations and populations. It was created by the North Carolina General Assembly with the support of Governor Pat McCrory.
Veterans and active duty military members can celebrate their service with while dining out. These Charlotte-area restaurants are offering free meals and other Veteran’s Day deals Skip to main ...
The district encompasses 18 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure associated with the Veterans' Administration hospital at Asheville. They were built between 1924 and 1940, and include white frame Colonial Revival and massive yellow stucco Georgian Revival structures.
Voters in North Carolina will decide a full slate of primaries Tuesday, including contested races for governor, U.S. House and other offices, not to mention the Democratic and Republican ...
Personnel Administrator of Massachusetts v. Feeney, 442 U.S. 256 (1979), was a case heard by the Supreme Court of the United States.The decision upheld the constitutionality of a state law, which granted a hiring preference to veterans over non-veterans.