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In the news this week

Courtesy of the Baldwin County Now:

Army Pvt. William G. Moore, the son of Greg Moore of Kennesaw, Ga., and grandson of William Reid of Gulf Bay Road, Orange Beach, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills.

Moore is a 2008 graduate of Kennesaw Mountain High School, Kennesaw.

Congratulations, William!

Alabama/Missouri loses a hero

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Specialist Fitzmorris’ loved ones:

A sniper’s bullet is behind one of the latest U.S. casualties in Iraq; a soldier with strong Alabama connections.

The Army says 26 year old Specialist Steven Fitzmorris was in a Baghdad neighborhood when a sniper shot him. Spec. Fitzmorris died about 3 hours later.

Fitzmorris grew up in Arab, Alabama, and was a student at Arab High School. He was remembered as a fun-loving, free-spirited person who always told his mother not to worry about him.

Funeral services were held for Spec. Fitzmorris Tuesday in Columbia, Missouri, where he lived with his wife and 2 children.

Bama soldier is “Marine of the Year”

Courtesy of WSFA 12 in Montgomery, a Wetumpka native has been named “Marine of the Year.”  Sgt. Peyton Williams was honored by Governor Bob Riley yesterday in a ceremony.  Read the whole article here.

Congratulations, Peyton!