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PAUL B.

ABOUT THE FINALISTPaul B.
Montesano, WA

Military Service
United States Army

George AndersonSergeant First Class Paul B. served in the Army active military service from August 1989 to September 2011. His assignments included three years in Darmstadt, Germany, seven years at Fort Hood Texas, three years in Giebelstadt Germany, three years in Fort Stewart, Georgia and five years at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. During his service, Paul deployed multiple times in support of both peacekeeping and combat operations to include the following: Operation Intrinsic Action in Kuwait, Operation MED Falcon in Kosovo, Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq, Operation Iraqi Freedom III in Iraq, and Operation Iraqi Freedom 07-09 in Iraq. His awards include Combat Action Badge, Meritorious Service Medal, Bronze Star with oak Leaf cluster, Army Accommodation Metal with four oak Leaf clusters, Army Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters, National Defense Service Medal with bronze star and Iraq Campaign Medal with six campaign stars. Help Paul by voting for him in the Beacon of Hope contest.