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He obtained the rank of sergeant first class and deployed overseas twice, according to the Guard.

In his final review, in April, evaluators said Card, a sergeant first class, “exceeded standards” in almost all areas of his role as senior trainer, including instruction on the use of grenades.

Mr. Card was a sergeant first class assigned to the Army Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 304th Regiment, a training unit based in Maine that runs a two-week summer field course for cadets from the U.S.

As a sergeant first class, Card served as a petroleum supply specialist and received several Army achievement medals, Dubee said.

The work ethic comes from growing up in a military household; Allen’s father was an Army sergeant first class.