The latest TIME draws attention to efforts in Fayetteville and Cumberland County to support and promote the military:
The campaign is being driven by both patriotism and economics. Base realignments will bring 20,000 new soldiers (on top of the almost 50,000 already stationed) by 2011, and the military’s economic impact in the area will go from $5 billion to $6.5 billion in the process, says Breeden Blackwell, the county commission chairman. “You can see why we take care of our investment,” he says.
You might remember a summer Carolina Journal article that also focused on issues linked to the North Carolina?s strong military presence.
