Retiree SITREP
Retired Reservist Receives South Carolina's
Highest Award for Community Service
Submitted by Theresa Roberts
Retired Chief Warrant Officer
David Beasley was honored with
South Carolina's highest award for
community service, the Order of the
Silver Crescent, prior to the
Charleston RiverDogs' Military
Appreciation Night game on
Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Joseph P.
Riley, Jr. Park.
Beasley was recognized for his
long-time volunteer work with the
American Red Cross as a platelet
donor. Over the past 18 years he has
given over 300 platelet donations.
This is a staggering 707 hours of
time spent rolling up his sleeves to
help others. As a result over 900
lives have been touched by his
contributions. State Senator Paul
Thurmond presented the award on
behalf of Governor Nikki Haley.
Beasley also volunteers with the
Historic Charleston Foundation, the
Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon,
the Adopt-a-Beach Program, and
the Riverland Terrace Neighborhood
Association. Mr. Beasley is a retired
Coast Guard reservist who was
mobilized three times after 9/11.
He chose the RiverDogs Military
Appreciation Night game for the
ceremony because he wanted to
share his honor with all the other
reservists who put their civilian
lives on hold to answer the nation's
call for help.
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Editor's Note: We have added a new and what we hope will be an interesting and informative section called Retiree SITREP. A significant
portion of our readership counts themselves among the retired ranks and most, if not all, of our readers aspire to follow in their footsteps.
It is our intent to provide stories and articles about interesting things our retirees are doing, as well as providing useful formation for
those in or approaching retirement. We hope you enjoy this new section. We'd love to hear what other retirees are doing. As always, your
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