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Hinesville native gets Purple Heart
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Brig. Gen. Mark Hendrix, deputy commander for the 21st Theater Sustainment Command in Kaiserslautern, Germany, pins a Purple Heart on Sgt. Sherese N. McNair who was injured in Iraq in April 2011. - photo by Mike Bowers, 21st TSC Public Affairs
Special to the Couirer
Updated: May 28, 2012, 11:00 PM
Published: May 27, 2012, 8:21 PM

Sgt. Sherese Nicole McNair recently received a Purple Heart for injuries sustained during combat operations in Iraq in April 2011.

Presenting the award was Brig. Gen. Mark Hendrix, deputy commander for the 21st Theater Sustainment Command in Kaiserslautern, Germany. McNair has served in the Army for 10 years as a heavy vehicle driver. She was injured when debris from an explosion hit her truck during a mission.

She is a member of the 51st Transportation Company in Mannheim, Germany. The mother of three is a native of Hinesville.

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Rahn completes basic training
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Coastal Courier
Updated: Apr 17, 2018, 1:08 PM
Published: Apr 17, 2018, 1:15 PM

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cameron C. Rahn graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills.

Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Rahn is the son of Angel Smith of Midway and a 2017 graduate of Liberty County High School in Midway.

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