Retired Randolph Community College president Bob Shackleford spent 22 years as a military chaplain before starting his education career. Two days after the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon, he was sent to Washington, D.C., to counsel people affected by the attack.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order restoring the name of a storied special operations forces base back to Fort Bragg. The North Carolina base was renamed Fort Liberty in 2023 as part of a national effort under the Biden administration to remove names that honored Confederate leaders.