Author: Brad Deen
The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction honored the veterans among its staff with an early Veterans Day celebration Wednesday.
Governor Roy Cooper joined NC Secretary of Adult Correction Todd Ishee and Secretary (and retired US Army Lt. Col.) Grier Martin of the NC Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs in thanking veterans for their service, both to the United States and to NCDAC.
More than 1,400 NCDAC employees, about 10 percent of the agency’s workforce, are either a veteran of the armed forces or currently serving in the National Guard or Reserves. Each branch (except the still-new Space Force) is represented in NCDAC’s ranks: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, and Guard and Reserve units.
Governor Cooper has proclaimed Nov. 4-11, 2024, to be "Military and Veterans’ Appreciation Week" and Nov. 11-15, 2024, to be "Employ a Veteran Week." Speakers noted the qualities former members of the military bring to the workplace — from discipline and commitment, to an instinct for teamwork.