Plhs graduate receives Meritorious Service Medal
Master Sgt. Jody W. Courts, a 1989 graduate of Pequot Lakes High School, received the Meritorious Service Medal for his work with the Minnesota Army National Guard's Reintegration Training.
A former active-duty Marine now serving in the Inactive Ready Reserve will receive the Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama here Sept. 15 for conspicuous gallantry almost two years ago in Afghanistan, White House officials announced today.