Source: County of Gwinnett
Source: County of Gwinnett
County of Gwinnett issued the following announcement on Nov. 12.
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, Gwinnett County recognized the men and women who served in the armed forces during its annual Veterans Day Ceremony in the auditorium of the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center.
The ceremony commenced with a Veterans March, where all veterans who served honorably were honored for their service and sacrifice.
Retired Maj. Gen. Ronald L. Johnson, a professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech, gave the keynote address at this year’s ceremony.
In the Army, Johnson served as the deputy commanding general and deputy chief of engineers, the second highest-ranking senior engineer staff officer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. After a 32-year career, he retired in April 2008. Johnson’s awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), Bronze Star, Legion of Merit (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters), Combat Action Badge, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Army Staff Identification Badge, and the Recruiter Badge
Johnson, a graduate of the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2016, is the former Managing Director of the Tennenbaum Institute of Enterprise Transformation at Georgia Tech. He is also the recipient of the 2003 Black Engineer of the Year Award for Professional Achievement in Government Service, an inductee into the 2005 Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni at Georgia Tech and the recipient of the 2008 Black Engineer Lifetime Achievement Award.
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