[caption id="attachment_16498" align="alignleft" width="300"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Bronze-Star-4.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-16498" alt="Lt. Col. Joshua Riggs, left, commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251, pins the Bronze Star to the uniform of Capt. William Paxton on Monday, May 5 at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. " src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Bronze-Star-4-300x213.jpg" width="300" height="213" /></a> Lt. Col. Joshua Riggs, left, commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251, pins the Bronze Star to the uniform of Capt. William Paxton on Monday, May 5 at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_16499" align="alignright" width="217"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Bronze-Star-3jpg.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-16499" alt="A close up of Capt. William Paxton’s Bronze Star. Photos by Bob Sofaly. " src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Bronze-Star-3jpg-217x300.jpg" width="217" height="300" /></a> A close up of Capt. William Paxton’s Bronze Star. Photos by Bob Sofaly.[/caption]

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[caption id="attachment_16500" align="alignleft" width="300"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Bronze-Star-1.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-16500" alt="Capt. William Paxton, right, of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251, stands with wife, Ashleigh, baby son Tucker and daughter Regan after he received the Bronze Star with Combat Distinguishing device." src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Bronze-Star-1-300x224.jpg" width="300" height="224" /></a> Capt. William Paxton, right, of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251, stands with wife, Ashleigh, baby son Tucker and daughter Regan after he received the Bronze Star with Combat Distinguishing device.[/caption]

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