Local News

Soldier to Receive Posthumous Honor

A soldier from Benson was to be awarded a posthumous Silver Star on Friday night.

Posted Updated

BENSON, N.C. — A soldier from Benson was to be awarded a posthumous Silver Star on Friday night.

Staff Sgt. William Moore, 27, was killed last year in Iraq by a bomb. Representatives of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg were to present the medal to his family at the American Legion Hall in Benson.

Copyright 2024 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.