Charles Edgar Sanders, a U.S. Navy Veteran of the Korean War, has been named the 2010 recipient of the 25th annual Veterans Appreciation Award in Palmer, Tenn.
Town historian David Patton will present the award, which is sponsored by Citizens Tri-County Bank.
Sanders was one of 10 Grundy County men who joined the military as a group in 1952. After basic training in San Diego, he served overseas aboard the heavy hull repair ship USS Jason ARH-1 as a signal man.
His military decorations include the National Defense, Korean Service, United Nations and Good Conduct medals.
Sanders is a member of the Grundy County School Board and is retired from Signal Mountain Cement Co. He and his wife, Betty, have been married 32 years.