McKendree Long is a former paratrooper and two-tour Viet Nam veteran. His awards include the Compbat Infrantryman's Badge and the Silver Star. He received a business degree with a history minor from Coker College. After retiring from the Army in 1980, he spent the nixt thirty years as a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch. He's a member of the National Rifle Association, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Sons of Confederate Veterans. He and his wife Mary have two married daughters, and split their time between Blythewood and Seabrook Island, South Carolina.

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