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"I'd never seen anything like this - it's movie stuff," said Lt. A.J. Walker, an assistant professor of naval science who worked with recently honored Georgia Tech NROTC Alumni Sean Barner. "Barner is a very humble guy, but when word got out of what he'd done, he was recommended for an award."
Navy Ensign Sean Barner was presented with the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, which is given for heroism while not in combat, for his actions foiling an armed robbery at a College Park apartment party in 2009. Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 3, 2011 (Print edition only).
