Lt. Col. Shilisa Geter, left, commander of “Griffin” Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center and a McRae, Ga., native, pins a Bronze Star Medal onto the uniform of Capt. Selina Tolonen, public affairs officer with 2nd AAB and a Niceville, Fla., native, Oct. 1 at Camp Liberty, Iraq. The Bronze Star Medal is given for heroic or meritorious achievement or service and was first awarded during World War II. %%%%%%%%E2%%%%%%%%80%%%%%%%%98Griffin%%%%%%%%E2%%%%%%%%80%%%%%%%%99 Battalion soldiers receive Bronze Star Medals for outs

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Lt. Col. Shilisa Geter, left, commander of “Griffin” Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center and a McRae, Ga., native, pins a Bronze Star Medal onto the uniform of Capt. Selina Tolonen, public affairs officer with 2nd AAB and a Niceville, Fla., native, Oct. 1 at Camp Liberty, Iraq. The Bronze Star Medal is given for heroic or meritorious achievement or service and was first awarded during World War II. %%%%%%%%E2%%%%%%%%80%%%%%%%%98Griffin%%%%%%%%E2%%%%%%%%80%%%%%%%%99 Battalion soldiers receive Bronze Star Medals for outstanding service while deployed 471429

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