MOULTRIE — A bomb doesn’t care if you’re an infantryman or a truck driver, an officer, a medic or even a man of the cloth.
And because bombs don’t care, a Moultrie minister has received the Purple Heart, the military’s award recognizing soldiers injured in combat.
Bishop Larry L. Shaw, pastor of Greater Union Grove Church of God in Christ and a chaplain in the Army Reserve, received the medal May 16 at Fort Stewart from U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, also a Moultrian. The award recognizes Shaw for injuries he received from an Improvised Explosive Device during a tour of duty in Afghanistan.
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