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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.
Korean War/Third Korean Winter (1952-53)
From Month/Year
December / 1952
To Month/Year
April / 1953
Description
Third Korean Winter, 1 December 1952 - 30 April 1953. Meanwhile the armistice talks had stalled. Discord over several issues, but principally the exchange of prisoners of war, had prevented any agreement in the latter part of 1951. This disagreement was heightened in January 1952. The U.N. delegates proposed to give captives a choice of repatriation, so that those who did not wish to return to Communist control could be repatriated elsewhere. The enemy delegates protested vigorously, insisting that all captives held by the Eighth Army be returned to their side. When the enemy failed to respond to U.N. efforts to settle the question, the U.N. delegation on 7 October called an indefinite recess in the armistice negotiations. Both military operations and armistice talks remained stalemated and, as the year 1952 ended, peace prospects seemed as remote as at its beginning.