The Military Affairs Council is a committee that acts as the Chamber of Commerce civic arm and works as a liaison between Fayetteville and Fort Bragg. Franco Webb is the Chairman of the Military Affairs Council. Webb serves in two prestigious positions; he is also the Human Relations Commissioner appointed by the Fayetteville City Council. Webb was the best candidate for these two influential positions because he had the attributes, expertise, competence, and trusted loyalty to get the job done right.
Web credits his Military lineage and public service as the foundation he used to build for his path forward.
"My Great Grandfather was a WWI Veteran; both of my Grandfathers were WWII Veterans, my Dad and Uncle were Vietnam Veterans," said Webb. "My Dad, in particular, was a retired Colonel stationed here on Fort Bragg, and decades later, I was a Special Forces Veteran."
Franco Webb
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Webb, the son of a US Army Colonel, was born in Germany and lived in multiple states in the US and countries abroad with his Father. He was introduced to patriotism by his Father, Russell Webb, at a very early age.
Russell taught his 5-year-old son to protect and defend those who needed help, including his country.
"I believed in my Dad, and he was my mentor," said Webb.
"I got in many fights in school, protecting myself from bullies because I was physically small for my age," said the combat veteran.
"My father taught me to Box and, an ole Chinese man taught me Martial Arts; I learned to defend my friends, when I became a young adult, I followed in my Father's footsteps and served my country," said Webb.
Webb continued to speak about his life growing up as an athlete and his career in the Army.
"I graduated from EE Smith High School, here in Fayetteville," said Webb. "I was 4-feet 8- inches and weighed 125 pounds, and I was slim, sleek, and fast because I ran track and cross-country in school."
The star athlete had many scholarship offers and accepted his top pick.
Webb started college at Indiana State University, winning State competitions in track and cross country meets before transferring to Campbell University. Nevertheless, he puts college on pause and started the journey towards his life's calling..
"I took a break from college and enlisted in the Army," Webb said. "I spent four years with the 82nd Airborne Division and 16 years serving with the 7th Special Forces Group (SF) at Fort Bragg," said the combat-injured vet. "I served until I retired a Special Forces, Master Sergeant."
MSG Webb was injured from a detonated improvised explosive device and firefights, but recovered each combat-related incidents and continued his missions.
Before the retired SF Master Sergeant transitioned into civilian life, he owned Core Computer Technologies and Webb Security.
Instead of walking away from public service to run his companies, Webb chose to serve his community.
Franco Webb
Photo by Sharon Matthias
Webb's military occupational specialty was combat medic, so he combined his medical expertise and leadership and turned it to serve as a Cumberland County volunteer firefighter.
"I took the job seriously; by the first year, I was awarded Rookie-of-the-Year. The second-year Firefighter-of-the-Year Award", said Webb. "Six months later, I was promoted to Lieutenant, and two years after that, I got the Fire Officer-Of-The-Year-Award."
Webb served in the county's fire department for 33 years, with both volunteer and non-voluntary service time.
Webb's humility hides the weight of his responsibilities, and his graciousness embraces his ability to problem solve.
Therefore, before COVID-19, Webb used his leisure time as a volunteer college sports broadcaster and intended to resume broadcasting when the State reopens.
Webb said, "I will continue announcing not for Hockey but Baseball when things open up; I already spoke to the director of Fayetteville Technical Community College Baseball Team."
On the topic of selflessness, Webb's childhood promise to his Father to always serve transcended throughout the 54 years of his life and into the launch of his new foundation "The All-American Patriots Association."
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