MACON, Ga., Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news release:

Brigadier General Kelvin D. McElroy, Air Force Reserve Command's Force Generation Center commander, took the stage at Northeast High School in Macon, Georgia to engage and inspire the next generation of potential service members and leaders during a GO Inspire event Feb. 8. McElroy, a fellow 'Raider' and alumnus, shared his story of growing up in the local historic area of Fort Hill and how faith, determination, and education shaped his life and put him on a path to serving in the military. "Growing up, my grandmother would always say 'Our willingness is our wealth, God's word is the seed and our soul is the soil'," said McElroy as he recalled ...