Michigan Guardsman Gets Bronze Star:

Dec. 12, 2005

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Air National Guard SSgt. Michael Bohannon received the Bronze Star for actions during Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he was lead gun truck gunner for convoys. Bohannon served with the Army’s 1st Infantry Division from February to July 2004, when he was injured and sent back stateside.

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