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Area servicemen receive military honors and training
Two Lubbock area men earned the Combat Infantryman Badge for valor in Vietnam and the Dominican Republic. Pfc. Nathan Lundberg, 21, shoots with the 173d Airborne in Bien Hoa, while Spec. 4 James Lockridge, 19, drives for the 82d Airborne in the Dominican Republic. Also recognized were Seaman Stanley Crawford aboard USS Pyro at Subic Bay and Lance Cpl. Deryk Lavender in Da Nang. Three locals were selected for Air Force technical training at Sheppard AFB and Chanute AFB, and Sgt. George Dawson completed two weeks of active duty training in Austin.
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Lubbock
Nathan P. Lundberg
Wayne W. Lundberg
32Nd St
James D. Lockridge
Oscar Lockridge
Lundberg
Viet Nam
Lubbock High School
Army
Bien Hoa Abase
Stanley C. Crawford
Dorance Crawford
Ave
Subic Bay
Philippine Islands
Concord
Calif
Lance Cpl
Deryk L. Lavender
D. S. Lavender
13Th St
da Nang
3Rd Marine Regiment
3Rd Marine Division
U.S. Air Force
Shep
George E. Dawson
G. E. Dawson
36Th St
Adjutant General Section
VII
U.S Army Corps
Austin
Dawson
Texas Tech
Ft. Ord
Lubbock Indepen