'Inspirational'

Story by Pfc. Adam Dean
124th MPAD

Linda Reddick, wife of Brig. Gen. Terrell T. Reddick, is welcomed and applauded by Col. Maria L. Britt during a ceremony dedicating the Statesboro Armory in the late general’s memory. (Georgia National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Toby Moore)

STATESBORO, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006 – The Georgia Department of Defense dedicated the National Guard armory here to the memory of Brig. Gen. Terrell T. Reddick during a ceremony attended by the late general’s family and friends, and many of the state’s top officials.

“The kind of inspirational leadership that he brought to the Guard helped everyone see the good that was in them, and how to be the best they could be,” remarked Lt. Gen. David Poythress, Georgia’s Adjutant General. “He (Reddick) represented everything that we as members of the Georgia Guard would like to be.”

Reddick, who passed away in September 2005, served in the Georgia Army Guard for more than 37 years. After having spent nearly five years as commander, 78th Troop Command in Decatur, he assumed the role of deputy commander – Army – in January 2004.

“It’s so special that Terrell is being remembered in this way,” said Linda Reddick, his wife.

She was presented a minuteman statue by the Sergeants Major Council, which read “Soldiers Matter.” This phrase, coined by her husband, later became the Georgia Guard’s motto.

A plaque donated by the National Guard Association of Georgia, an organization in which Reddick once served as president, was unveiled. The plaque, which will be prominently hung in the armory’s main hall, reads in part, “recognizing his noble service and leadership to the Georgia Army National Guard and to his beloved Statesboro community.”

Reddick first enlisted with the Guard in April 1968, and received his commission as a second lieutenant in September 1970.

In his civilian life he was a certified public accountant and managing partner of Reddick, Riggs and Hunter of Statesboro.

He served his community as president of the Rotary Club, president of the Statesboro-Bulloch County Chamber of Commerce and as a deacon at the First Baptist Church of Statesboro.

In addition to his wife, Reddick is survived by two children and five grandchildren, and his mother.

	This plaque was presented by the National Guard Association of Georgia to dedicate the Statesboro Armory in Reddick’s honor. (Georgia National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Toby Moore
	State Command Sgt. Maj. Neil Russell and Command Sgt. Maj. David Harper present Linda Reddick with a Minuteman statue on behalf of the Sergeants Major Council honoring the memory of her late husband. (Georgia National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Toby Moore)