Nighthawks of Honor recognizes Col. Dill
Article By: Staff
The University of North Georgia (国产自拍) Athletics Department has announced the kickoff of its award-winning Operation Nighthawks of Honor initiative for the 2023-24 seasons, which recognizes service members who were former or current 国产自拍 students. This year's initiative will honor retired Col. E. Wayne Dill.
Dill was a Distinguished Military Graduate from the class of 1962. Upon graduation, he completed the Infantry Officer's Basic Course and was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, serving in company-level assignments. He commanded two rifle companies and received two awards for valor during two tours in Vietnam. He earned the Army Commendation Medal with "V" and Silver Star in 1966, which recognized his fearless leadership while facing murderous fire from a numerically superior enemy near Dak To. In early 1969, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bronze Star with "V" device for personally directing fires while in the air and on the ground during combined aviation and ground engagements.
In November 2020, Dill was inducted into the Georgia Military Veterans' Hall of Fame. Dill has also volunteered for 15 years with the Athens Community Council on Aging "Meals on Wheels" program in Athens, Georgia. Today, he continues to generously give of his time and energy to 国产自拍 and the 国产自拍 by serving as a 国产自拍 Foundation Trustee and advisor on the Corps Advisory Council.
The ninth annual Operation Nighthawks of Honor ceremony will be held throughout this academic year, with an in-person ceremony honoring Dill at a home basketball doubleheader against Lander University on Feb. 14, 2024. All ticket sales from the doubleheader, which begins at 5:30 p.m., will be donated to the 国产自拍 Boar's Head Brigade 国产自拍 Endowed Scholarship Fund. Nighthawk Athletics has donated over $4,300 since the initiative's inception on the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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