by Jon Sole
Cumberland County
3/28/2014 - FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- Three
Cumberland County Planning and Inspections Department employees
recently received Patriot Awards from the Secretary of Defense for their
support of an Air Force reservist who works as a code enforcement
officer with the department.
Planning Director Tom Lloyd, Deputy Director Cecil Combs and Code
Enforcement Manager Ken Sykes were recognized for their support of
Christopher Fulton, an Air Force Reserve staff sergeant who has been
employed by Cumberland County Government for three years and has been a
Planning and Inspections code enforcement officer for a year. Fulton is
assigned to the 440th Airlift Wing at Pope Army Airfield and has served
in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Darrell Johnson of the North Carolina Employer Support of Guard and
Reserve Committee presented the awards March 4. Reserve and National
Guard members can nominate employers for the Patriot Award through the
ESGR. The award acknowledges employers' efforts to support "Citizen
Warriors" through such measures as flexible schedules, time off prior to
and after deployment, care for families and leaves of absence if
needed.
Col. Don Wren, 440th Airlift Wing mission support group commander, and
Lt. Col. Jimmy Wood, the support group deputy commander, attended the
award presentation.
"We support Christopher in his Air Force Reserve service," Combs said.
"Being from a military community, we understand his commitment and we
embrace it."
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