Phillip McNeal is the local veteran of the week. He served in the U.S. Navy from 19891997. His primary specialty was as an S-3A system organizational maintenance technician and a P-3 system organizational maintenance technician. He received the following medals: Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (with two Bronze Stars), Good Conduct Medal (with one Bronze Star), Navy Battle “E” Ribbon (with two Silver “Es”), Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon, Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, Southwest Asia Service Medal, and National Defense Medal. Phil honorably served his country with the Navy before enlisting with the Georgia Air National Guard, where he worked as a full-time crew chief civilian technician. He deployed on several occasions in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom.
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