During the October Craven County Veterans Council meeting, Jay DeLoach, President of the New Bern Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, presented “Certificates of Appreciation”, to those organizations who supported the September 15 BBQ, which honored the New Bern National Guard, 694th Maintenance Company. The 694th will be deploying to Kuwait later this month Those organizations receiving certificates were: the Craven County Veterans Council, Coastal Carolina MOAA, VFW Post 2514, American Legion Post 539, American Legion Post 24, American Legion Post 24 Auxiliary, DAV Chapter 40, DAV Chapter 40 Auxiliary, Elks Lodge 764 Veterans Committee, Veterans Organic Garden, and the Military Order of the Purple Heart.