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Tampa Native Promoted To Colonel In U. S. Army Infantry
Mrs. Davina Carrington, left, wife of Colonel Cedric Carrington, and his mother, Mrs. Luella Carrington, right participate in the pin- ning ceremony. Brigadier General Charles Hamilton provides as- sistance.
Colonel Cedric Carrington is shown with his brothers, Warren Carrington, left, and Herb Carrington, III, right, at the ceremony.
Several members of the Carrington family were in attendance during the promotion ceremony of Colonel Cedric Carrington.
fantry Regiment’s Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member of the Regiment for his performance in combat as
battalion commander.
Colonel Carrington’s
operational and training de-
ments to Afghanistan, Iraq, the Joint Readiness and Na- tional Training Centers, where he served in several capacities.
ployments
include deploy-
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Family members and friends were on hand recently for the promotion ceremony of East Tampa native Cedric Carrington. He was pro- moted to the rank of Colonel in the U. S. Army Infantry.
Brigadier General Charles Hamilton, who is also a friend of the family, of- ficiated over the promotion ceremony held at MacDill Air Force Base.
Colonel Carrington suc- cessfully commanded the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute In- fantry Regiment, at Fort Bragg, in North Carolina. In his role as Colonel, he as- sumed the position of Chief of the USSOCOM J35 Plans.
Colonel Carrington is married to retired Lt. Col. Davina McDowney Car- rington. He is the son of Mrs. Luella Carrington and the late Herbert D. Car- rington, Jr., and grandson of the late Herbert D. Car- rington, Sr.
A Tampa native, Colonel Carrington attended the public schools of Hillsborough County. After graduating from Hillsborough High School in 1989, he continued his educa-
tion at Florida A & M Univer- sity. He graduated from FAMU with a B. S. Degree in Political Science.
In 1994, he received a dis- tinguished military graduate commission as an Infantry Of- ficer in the U. S. Army. He en- tered active duty at Fort Benning, Georgia.
He attended Command and Staff College at Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA, where he also received a Mas- ter’s of Arts Degree in Military Studies from Marine Corps University.
He is a graduate of the In- fantry Officer Basic, Advanced and Pre-Command Courses, Airborne School, Jumpmaster Course, Ranger Course, and Combined Arms Services Staff School (CAS3).
Colonel Carrington is a life member of several organi- zations, including the National Infantry Association; 508thand 555th (Triple Nickel) Airborne Associations; Knights of Peter Claver; Hillsborough High School Alumni Association; FAMU Army ROTC Alumni Association; FAMU Marching 100 Association and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Most recently, Colonel Carrington was inducted into the 508th Parachute In-
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