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SC soldier recalls her battle from addiction to redemption

States Newsroom · November 11, 2026

My name is Willette Alston-Hockaday, and my journey began over 30 years ago, when I was just a young girl who was innocent and full of life. In 1990, I did the one thing I had always dreamed of doing: I joined the U.S. Army. I joined in the summer of 1990 and was scheduled to return to Benedict College in Columbia to…

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SC soldier recalls her battle from addiction to redemption

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