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[WATCH NOW] Veteran of the Month: Charles Edward Ashley Sr. – Aug. 2018

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SYLACAUGA, Ala. – Each month SylacaugaNews.com and Yea!106.5 feature a veteran online and on-air, honoring them for their service to our country. The SylacaugaNews.com Veteran of the Month for August is Charles Edward Ashley Sr.

*note SN is abbreviated SylacaugaNews.com, CA is abbreviated for our featured veteran, Charles Ashley.

SN: What is your full name?

CA: Charles Edward Ashley Sr.

SN: What is your date of birth?

CA: December 19, 1946

SN: What was your rank?

CA: E4

SN: What was your branch of service?

CA: Army

SN: What was your job?

CA: I was an infantry on the mortar platoon.

SN: When did you serve?

CA: 1966 until 1968

SN: Where did you serve? Stateside or overseas?

CA: I served one year stateside and one year in Vietnam.

SN: What is something you remember most about your time serving?

CA: Every once in a while we got hit, and most of the job, I got assigned to field special forces.  Most of the time when the men on the field would come out to get a rest, we were their protection. We had to pull guard duty over them, but while we were doing that, we got hit a few times.

SN: If you could say anything to those who want to serve, what would you tell them?

CA: I would tell them it’s a good opportunity. It’s a good career in the Army. I like to tell all the youths if you go in, and get a good job, stay in. Because the government will pay for your education if you go in the military and if you come out young and get a job, then you’ll have a good life ahead of you.

SN: Would you do it again if you could and why?

CA: If I had to do it all over, I would stay in. It was a good experience for me because I was raised on a farm. It was a good experience for me to leave home and see parts of the world and meet other people. I really liked that we traveled a lot.

Congratulations to Charles Edward Ashley Sr., our Veteran of the Month for August 2018.


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