Blackwell finalist for national Navy award
Published 6:33 pm Thursday, June 28, 2012
Master-at-Arms 1st Class Patty A. Blackwell of Polk County (left) poses in Washington, D.C. with the five other finalists for Navy Reserve Sailor of the Year. Blackwell is with the Navy Security Force from Navy Operational Support Center in Greenville, S.C. She became a finalist after being selected as Sailor of the Year for Reserve Component Command (RCC) Region Southeast. (photo submitted by Brenda Parker)