MAYNOR / Hometown success story: Tyrone Q. Edwards

Here is some good news: CSM Tyrone Edwards, a Folkston native and 1989 graduate of Charlton County High School is a real life American hero. Edwards has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration from Troy State University and is a few semester hours away from earning his Master’s Degree in Human Resources Management from Columbia Southern University. His primary duty as a personnel administration specialist has provided him the opportunity to serve in Special Forces Group, Medical Command, Psychological Operations Battalion, Atlanta Recruiting Battalion, Airborne Soldier Support Group, Military Mail Terminal Command, Airborne Sustainment Brigade, Fitness Training Company, and his current position as the Command Sergeant Major of one of five Reception Battalions in the Army Armor Brigade, Fort Knox, Kentucky. CSM Edwards’ personal awards include four Meritorious Service Medals, six Army Accommodation Medals, seven Army Achievement Medals, two National Defense Service Medals, one Korean Defense Service Medal, one Iraq Campaign Medal with combat star, two Global War on Terrorism Medals, three Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbons, one Army Service Ribbon, three Over Seas Service Ribbons, the Recruiter Gold Badge with three Sapphires, the Gold Recruiter Ring, the prestigious Glen E. Morrell Medallion, a Parachutist badge the Senior Parachutist Badge and the Master Parachutist Badge, Venezuelan Foreign Jump Wings and the Centurion Jump wings for completing more than 100 jumps. When asked if he had any advice for the young people back home, Edwards said, “The one bit of advice that I could give to the youth of Folkston is always plan and then set those plans into motion, because a plan is not a plan unless you execute it. Don’t let your surroundings decide who you become, but become someone who can make decisions about your own destiny.” Not only is he a tremendous soldier, but Edwards is a good human being. The community is thankful that Edwards is representing his wife, five children, family, friends, and hometown in the positive manner that he has up to this point and in the future. Folkston, Georgia is proud of CSM Tyrone Edwards and salutes him for all that he does for this country!

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Airborne Sappers remember one of their own
Airborne Sappers remember one of their own

Following his arrival, Martinez distinguished himself by earning his airborne wings at Fort Benning, Ga., in 2009. He deployed to Afghanistan with the 23rd Sappers in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2010 where he served as a combat engineer.



MAYNOR / Hometown success story: Tyrone Q. Edwards

His primary duty as a personnel administration specialist has provided him the opportunity to serve in Special Forces Group, Medical Command, Psychological Operations Battalion, Atlanta Recruiting Battalion, Airborne Soldier Support Group,



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