The Bainbridge Rotary Club has honored many club and community members for their 'Service Above Self' acts. Today the Rotary Club honored several of the returning men and women from the Georgia Army National Guard 1230th Transportation Company. The 1230th returned to Bainbridge after completing a mission to Iraq.

"It's a privilege to share a dinner table with our local heroes." Rotary President Dr. Don Robinson stated. In November 2007, the Rotary Club hosted a Thanksgiving dinner for the families of the soldiers that were in Iraq. Today was the Thanksgiving dinner that the soldiers missed. "You weren't able to be with us in November because you were serving us overseas. The Thanksgiving dinner that we initiated at that point, we're completing today, now that you have returned." Robinson said.


Guest speaker for the dinner was Jack Wingate who Robinson referred to as the 'Sage of Seminole' who related his personal experiences in the Navy during the Korean War. Wingate also expressed his thanks to the 1230th members.

E4 Edward Jackson receives his door prize from Dr. Robinson

Each of the soldiers and their families also received door prizes that were donated from club members.

Local members of the 1230th Transportation Company include:
* SSG Anthony Allison
* SPC Donna Buskirk
* SGT Mitchell Faircloth
* SPC Lanorris Feaster
* SFC Alan Filmore
* SPC Steve Goodman, Jr.
* SPC Sedrick Green
* SGT Derrick Green
* SPC Edward Green
* SPC Gregory Griffin
* SGT Dustin Hancock
* SPC Kelly Huggins
* SFC Kenneth Jackson
* SPC Felton Jackson, Jr.
* SPC Edward Jackson
* SGT Alan Kelly
* SPC John Meredith
* SGT Diana Meredith
* SPC Kamydria Newsomc
* SPC Colossus Nixon
* SFC Willie Osborn
* SPC Quentellous Ponder
* SGT Vincent Riche
* SPC Daunterrius Ross
* SSG Terry Scott
* SGT Charles Smith
* SGT Kevin Stanley
* SGT Edward Stone
* SGT Bryan Venisee
* SGT Lonnie Virgil
* SSG Charles Walker
* SGT Danny White
* SSG Leslie White