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Army National Guard Pvt. Tyler M. Miller has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. Miller is the son of Shelly Timmerman, of Auburn, and Dave Miller, of Sevierville, Tenn.Friday

McBride, Ryan J.

Ryan J. McBride of LaGrange, a member of the 460th Chemical Company of the National Guard in Augusta, Mich., has been awarded the 631st Troop Command Battalion Coin of Excellence.Pfc.Tuesday

Hunter, Robert N.

Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Robert N. Hunter has returned to the U.S. after being deployed overseas at a forward operating base to serve in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.Tuesday

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew A. Barnes, the son of Karen S. Barnes of Cecil, Ohio, and Steve G. Barnes of Oakwood, Ohio, recently began an almost five-month deployment to Afghanistan.

Barnes is assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133, homeported at Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Miss.

NMCB-133's primary mission on deployment will be providing construction support to improve the living and working quarters for the 30,000 troops needed in Afghanistan.

Barnes is a 1996 graduate of Paulding High School, Paulding, Ohio, and joined the Navy in June 2006.

In the service

Barnes, Matthew A.