Fort Stewart’s Murray Elementary School was dedicated during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 14.All of the stops were pulled out for the family of the late Col. Charles P. Murray Jr., a Medal of Honor recipient. Students served as masters of ceremony, wrote and read a poem, presented gifts to the Murray family and led tours through the school.Brian Murray, son of Col. Murray, said his dad would have been proud.“My father has always been interested in service,” Murray said. “…To name an education center after my father … would just thrill him to death, because he loved to inspire young minds.”Col. Murray, a World War II veteran, also earned a Silver Star with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Bronze Star with first Oak Leaf Cluster and French Croix de Guerre with Silver Gilt Star for Valor in 1944-45. The younger Murray said his family is steeped in Army service.
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