15, 2013, he resigned for "personal reasons". In 2012 Turner served as a panelist for the Tuskegee Airman join Black History Month symposium, themed, "Hometown Heroes: The Struggles and Accomplishments of Black Veterans". Currently, the retired General is CEO of AT Consulting LLC and is the Chairman of the SYC board of directors. He is also a member of Governor Nikki Haley's Original Six Foundation. He will be speaking at the citadel on March 16, 2021. Honors, awards, and decorations Among his awards and decorations, Turner has been awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters. Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster Highway naming On March 27, 2008, a bill was introduced in the South Carolina Senate to rename a portion of Highway 41 in Charleston County the "Major General Abraham J. Turner Highway". References External links Major General Abraham J. Turner Highway Maj. Gen. Turner to Grand Marshal Christmas Parade 20th-century births Living people African-American United States Army personnel United States Army generals Recipients of the Legion of Merit People from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina South Carolina State University alumni United States Army personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) United States Army personnel of the Iraq War United States Army personnel of the Gulf War Recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal Year of birth missing (living people)