Release
Nov. 13, 2007
Col. Stephen Twitty, ‘85, to appear on
Tavis Smiley show
SC State alumnus led initial attack into Baghdad
during Operation Iraqi Freedom
ORANGEBURG – An SC State alumnus and military hero will appear on a
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U.S. Army Colonel Stephen Twitty, ‘85, will
appear on the Wednesday, Nov. 14, edition of
Tavis Smiley <http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/>
on PBS. The show is scheduled to air on local South Carolina ETV affiliates on
Thursday, Nov. 15, at 12 a.m., and will re-air on Friday, Nov. 16, at 12:30
a.m. The episode will also air on cable on the ETV South Carolina Channel on
Thursday, Nov. 15, at 12 a.m. and Friday, Nov. 16, at 12:30 a.m.
As head of the U.S. Army’s Fourth Brigade Combat Team, also known as the
Longknife Brigade, Twitty is in command of 1,000 soldiers in w:st="on">Iraq and led the initial attack into the city of
Baghdad. He has
earned numerous awards and decorations during his military career and is the
only African American serviceman to receive a Silver Star – the
nation’s third highest military award for valor – for his service
in Iraq.
Twitty also served in Germany
and Belgium
and fought in Operation Desert Storm.
Twitty earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at SC State, where
he also served in the SC State ROTC Bulldog Battalion, and received a
master’s degree in public administration from w:st="on">Central Michigan
University.
Founded in 1896 as a land grant institution with a mission of providing service
to the citizens of the state, South
Carolina State ">University "http://www.scsu.edu/">http://www.scsu.edu/> has evolved from
a small teachers’ college into a major University center of learning and
research. Located in Orangeburg, w:st="on">S.C. <http://www.orangeburgsc.net/>
, with a student population of some 4,500, w:st="on">South Carolina State
offers more than 50 different fields of study on the undergraduate and graduate
levels. South Carolina w:st="on">State University
is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and is a
member of the Council of Graduate Schools in the w:st="on">United States.
Office of Alumni & Community Relations
South Carolina w:st="on">State University
300 College Street
P.O. Box 7056
Orangeburg, w:st="on">SC 29117
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803.516.4626 F
alumnirelations@scsu.edu
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