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23 News Salutes PFC Sean Barfield

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By WIFR
Published: Sep. 27, 2019 at 3:42 PM CDT
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This week, 23 News salutes Private First Class Sean Barfield of the United States Army.

The Rockford native is an Airborne Infantryman currently on a nine month deployment to the middle east.

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