Air Force Airman

Sean George recently graduated from basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.He is the son of Deborah Snodgrass of Butler.George is a 2009 graduate of Butler High School.———Army Staff Sgt.

Joshua Flinner returned to Fort Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska after being deployed to Afghanistan for one year. He was a member of the 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, stationed at Fort Richardson.The soldiers served in three eastern provinces of Afghanistan, where they improved roads, provided vocational training in construction and civics, improved and re-opened 29 schools, remodeled six medical clinics and improved three district courthouses.Flinner, a rifle squad leader, is normally assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment. He has served in the military for five years.The staff sergeant, a 2000 graduate of Slippery Rock High School, is the son of Larry Flinner of Prospect.