Strom Thurmond

[East Inscription]:

A Century of Service

Born December 5, 1902 in Edgefield, South Carolina, Strom Thurmond provided nearly a century of service to the Palmetto State and to this nation. Highlights of his extraordinary life include:

Participation in the D-Day Invasion June 6, 1944 (World War II); five Battle Stars and eighteen military awards and decorations; the only person in American history to be elected to the United States Senate by write-in vote - 1954; the longest serving member and the oldest person ever to serve in the United States Senate.

Presidential Citizens Medal presented by President Ronald W. Reagan. Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by President George H.W. Bush. The Order of the Palmetto.

[North Inscription]:

Strom Thurmond Monument Commission

Chairman

Senator John Courson

Senator John Drummond

Senator Kay Patterson

Rep. Rebecca Davis Meacham

Rep. Michael S. Whatley

Rep. John M. Knotts, Jr.

Judge Marion H. Kinon

James Egerton Burroughs

Martha C. Edens