Medal of Honor Day next month

A special ceremony takes place next month in front of the Oconee County Courthouse in Walhalla.  At 11 am Thursday, March 25, the Lewis G. Watkins Marine Corps League Detachment holds a Medal of Honor day, and the public is invited to attend.  Watkins, a serviceman from the Korean Conflict, is the only Oconeean to ever receive the medal that is the highest and most prestigious awarded for acts of valor.