A man with local ties has served this country in the Army the past 31 years. Fittingly, he earned the high rank of general the day before Independence Day.
Donald G. Fryc will receive his star during a ceremony at Fort Sill, Okla., on July 3, 2013. His family base is northeast of Cambridge in Fish Lake Township. His wife, Michelle - a 1982 graduate of Cambridge High - and the Fryc clan will be among the crowd at the ceremony amidst the Oklahoma heat.
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