Department President Colonel Ihor "Iggi" Husar, presented the ROA Award of Merit to immediate past Department President LTC James R. Adams, USAR (Ret). Colonel Husar made the award presentation on 1 April 2024 at the Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry (FILI) Headquarters at the end of an FILI scheduled meeting. LTC Mike Moose, who read the citation, is an officer of FILI and the Secretary of the ROA North Carolina Department. Other Department members present for the award ceremony were:

RADM Paul Kayye, USN-R (Ret)

BG Ferdinand Irizzary, USAR (Ret)

LTC Thomas M. Froneberger, USAR (Ret)-Department Treasurer

LTC Oland Little, USAR (Ret)

SFC Karl Whitby, USAR (Ret)