D C V O Y O

10/02/2026

DILLON COUNTY VETERAN OF THE YEAR NOMINATION FORM:
We/I hereby nominate: _____________________________________________
Veteran’s Address:_________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Veteran’s Phone:__________________________________________________
Submitted By:_____________________________________________________
Nominator’s Phone Number:_________________________________________
Required Justification Statement is Attached

Nominate a Dillon County Veteran for his/her work to help Veterans and their families. Include a copy of the DD214 and attach a justification statement of up to 300 words. Mail the nomination form/DD214/Justification Statement to DCSCVOYO POB 2 Dillon SC 29536 or hand deliver to the Dillon County Veterans Affairs Office located at 206 W. Hampton Street in Dillon. All nomination packages must be received by close of business on 10/16/2026. Selectee will be announced on Veterans Day, 11/11/2026 at 11AM, at Veterans Square.

08/27/2026

Join us at Veterans Square on 9/11/2026 for Patriot Day @ 9AM and be a part of remembering those who died on 9/11/2001, those who served during the subsequent GWOT, and our First Responders then and now.

05/26/2026

MEMORIAL DAY program on 5/25/2026 at Dillon's Veterans Square. Memorial Wreath donated by First Citizens Bank Dillon. L-R Dillon VFW Commander Joey Williams, Dillon HS Senior Keniah Owens (Sang God Bless America & The Star-Spangled Banner), DCSCVOYO Commander Thom Thompson, Dillon County VA Officer Valerie Graves, Speaker Mr. Benny Cooper, Dillon Mayor Tally McColl, Memorial Wreath Detail Commander Lloyd Brown, Dillon American Legion Post 32 Commander Robert Sealey, State Representative Jackie Hayes, and Dillon County Council Chairman Dennis Townsend. Program by the Dillon County SC Veterans of the Year Organization. Names of Dillon County Veterans who have died since last Memorial Day were read aloud followed by the tolling of a memorial bell. Photo by The Dillon Herald

05/24/2026

MEMORIAL DAY 25MAY2026: On Monday at 11AM, we will come together at Veterans Square to present the Memorial Day patriotic program honoring our war time fallen heroes. A Memorial Wreath will be placed at the Memorial Wall in memory of those named on the wall and for others across America who died during battle times. Additionally, the names of all Dillon County Veterans who have died since last Memorial Day will be read aloud and a bell will be tolled in their memory. Further, Army Major General Kathryn George Frost will be recognized as the DCSCVOYO Distinguished Deceased Veteran for 2026. Pictured is the DCSCVOYO Commander Thom Thompson placing a flag at the grave of one of or local war heroes who was killed in action in Iraq during the GWOT.

04/29/2026

04/26/2026

CELEBRATE MAIN STREET DILLON: Air Force veteran and Veteran of the Year Commander Thom Thompson staffed a booth today with hand crafted wooden harvest baskets for sale. Some of the proceeds he was donating to local veteran organizations. Here he is pictured with his wife Pam and daughter Caroline. Pam had baked some Original Aunt Carrie Cookies to sell - DELICIOUS!

03/13/2026

FLORENCE LITTLE THEATRE: VOYs John Harlow (Left) and James Lockemy (Right) presented a Dillon County SC Veterans of the Year Challenge Coin to Director Maggie Baker Daniel (Center) following the show on 3/12/2026 in appreciation for her work to showcase veterans both on stage and in the audience during the March 6 - 14 run of A Few Good Men at the Florence Little Theatre. CONGRATS to Maggie and the remarkable cast and crew for their exemplary telling of this story.

01/20/2026

To: DCSCVOYO Members: Harry Moore was the 2018 Dillon County Veteran of the Year. His son Michael Moore passed unexpectedly on January 7th and Harry passed on January 14th during hospice care. At Harry's funeral service yesterday, Commander Thom Thompson along with our members Lloyd Brown, John Harlow, Levern Hayes, Tommy Hayes Jr, and Bobby McLean attended the double funeral service and the graveside service and rendered military honors for our comrade Harry Moore. Commander Thompson presented his widow Pam with a tied flower bouquet. RIP Harry Moore.

01/17/2026

FYI, below is a news article posted by dillonnews.org about our January 15th DCSCVOYO dinner/program at Shuler's BBQ in Latta. The Dillon Herald also ran it on their social media platform. Many thanks to Ray Stephens and Travis Jackson of First Citizens Bank for attending and sponsoring our dinner/program.

https://dillonnews.org/dillon-county-veterans-of-the-year-holds-annual-dinner-and-program/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPYsKRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeGrDiiTaJtmlaR_4fJhaBraShtV2S6uKagmA0d22XM9LEOKJq7gia7bPnTqc_aem_eFuKFVlp4eSHtpx4nmSnhg

Submitted by John Harlow The Dillon County South Carolina Veterans of the Year Organization held its annual dinner and program at Shuler’s BBQ Restaurant on January 15th. Commander Thom Thompson called the meeting to order at 6PM and 2nd Vice Commander Levern Hayes led those gathered in the pledge...

12/30/2025

Remembering 11/11/1989 and the work of the Dillon County Veterans Monument Committee establishing Veterans Square located on the grounds of the city/county complex in Dillon. This framed (undated) report is displayed in the entrance to the city/county complex.