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FAYETTEVILLE - Retired Army Reserve Maj. Glenn Curtis Hughes, 81, of Fayetteville, passed away Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014.
Mr. Hughes was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars and served as a sergeant major in Special Forces. He was awarded the Bronze Star/V, Legion of Merit, Silver Star with an oak leaf cluster, Purple Heart with two oak leaf clusters, Combat Infantryman's Badge with star, Master Parachutist Badge and Ranger Tab.
After retirement from the Army, Mr. Hughes served as president of the New Hanover County branch of the NAACP, chairman of life membership and mother of the year committees and branch secretary organizer; the New Hanover County NAACP Youth Council; the UNCW NAACP college chapter; national life membership committee and vice president of N.C. State Conference of Branches of the NAACP.
He was the founder and charter department commander of the Department of North Carolina Military Order of the Purple Heart; organized and founder of the Departments of Mississippi and South Carolina Military Order of the Purple Heart and later served as the national vice commander of Region IV, Military Order of the Purple Heart USA.
Mr. Hughes was a life member and a Golden Heritage life member of the NAACP, life member of the Special Forces Association, VFW, DAV, Special Operations Association, Purple Heart Association, the 17th Infantry (Buffalos) Association and the Special Warfare Museum Association.
Mr. Hughes is survived by his wife, Kathryn L. Hughes of the home; five sons, Glenn II (Mina) of Irvine, Calif., Gregory Thomas (Deby) of Cincinnati, LeoNardo of Durham, Gregory V. Hughes of Fayetteville and Brannon C. Bass of East Lansing, Mich.; two daughters, Sharon D. Ferguson of Fayetteville and LaFonya Idell Jackson (Michael) of Vairico, Fla.; 15 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; a brother, Theadus (Patricia) Holmes of Indianapolis; two sisters, Marlene Carter of Detroit, Mich. and Sandra Carter also of Detroit; and a host of friends and relatives.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Veterans Empowering Veterans, 325 B St., Fayetteville, NC 28301 or veteransempoweringveterans.org.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014, in Colvin Funeral Home chapel, 2010 Murchison Road, Fayetteville.
1969-1970, 11Z50, Command & Control North (CCN), MACV Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG)
Command & Control North (CCN), MACV Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) Details
Command and Control North (CCN) was formed by MACV-SOG in late 1967 as an expansion of its Da Nang Forward Operations Base (FOB) which included launch sites established as early as 1964 at Hue - Phu Bai, Khe Sanh and Kham Due. CCN, always the largest of the three MACV-SOG field commands, was command- ed by a lieutenant colonel. It was assigned conduct of classified special unconventional warfare missions into Laos and North Vietnam. CCN was organized along the lines of CCC and was composed of Spike recon teams (RT), Hatchet forces and lettered SLAM companies. Missions into North Vietnam were initiated as early as I February 1964 under Operation Plan 34A. Operations into Laos commenced in September 1965 as part of Operation SHINING BRASS, renamed PRAIRIE FIRE in 1968. By this time MACV-SOG had at its disposal two battalions of American-led Nung tribesmen as reaction forces capable of performing large combat missions. CCN often operated in conjunction with the CIA-trained Meo tribesmen of Gen. Vang Pao. In 1971 the Laotian operations were given the code name PHU DUNG, and in March of that year MACV-SOG created Task Force I Advisory Element to replace its three field commands. This task force was located at Da Nang.
