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Ret. Colonel chronicles battle with addiction and rise in ranks

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Retired U.S. Army Col. Willette Alston-Hockaday, a decorated veteran who once served her country ...
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Ebrima FaFa M’Bai decorated as Colonel in U.S. Army

His early officer career included service with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team in Germany, where he deployed twice to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
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After 30 years, an Army colonel asks: Who am I without the uniform?

Editor's note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service, under the headline "After 30 Years in the Military, ...
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Col. James Larry Rank, (Ret. USARMY)

Col. James Larry Rank, (Ret. USARMY), 82, of Prince George, VA, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 23, 2025. Born in Kansas City, Missouri he was the son of the late Joseph H. Rank and Ruby ...
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A Gambian son’s rise to colonel: Honouring the service and leadership of Ebrima FaFa M’Bai

Lieutenant Colonel Ebrima FaFa M’Bai enlisted in the United States Army in 2001, beginning a career that has spanned more than two decades of service across the enlisted, commissioned, joint, and ...
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Kenyan-born officer promoted to lieutenant colonel in US Army

A Kenyan-born United States Army officer has reached one of the service’s most demanding leadership ranks after receiving promotion to lieutenant colonel. The ceremony took place on Friday, November ...