Ed Barbee is the local Veteran of the Week. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1962 and took his basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina. He initially trained in artillery as a fire direction controlman, and was deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic. He switched to the intelligence field, serving in Vietnam during 1966-1967 as intelligence chief near Da Nang. Upon his return to the United States, he was discharged with the rank of sergeant.
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