Special Forces sergeant major honored for military service
W. Thomas Smith Jr.
Monday, April 29, 2019
Armando Yturria, a retired Army Special Forces sergeant major and a member of the Association of the U.S. Army, was recently recognized by the Quilts of Valor Foundation for his distinguished military service as a special operations leader.
Yturria, who is now a Richland County Sheriff’s Department investigator, retired from the Army in 2005 after 25 years of service and multiple deployments.
He was presented a Quilt of Valor by Anne Mixon, the foundation’s state coordinator, and Tammany McDaniel, the organization’s national executive director, during ceremonies attended by senior military and RCSD officers as well as AUSA members.
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