BLACKFOOT — A woman with local ties was awarded the Bronze Star last year for her service as a logistical planner with the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division.
U.S. Army Maj. Karrie Patterson—who was raised in Idaho and whose grandparents are Margene and Charles Belnap of Blackfoot—was deployed to Basra, Iraq, last year for a one-year deployment where she earned the Bronze Star.
