Clayton Native earns Military Excellence Award 

Seaman Recruit Jared Mangan, a 2017 graduate of Rabun County High School and native of Clayton, Georgia, graduated as top Sailor from Recruit Training Command, Division 279, earning the Military Excellence Award on Aug. 9.  Mangan said he was proud to receive the MEA and winning it reinforces his core beliefs. “Winning the MEA means that regardless of the caliber of the challenge, with faith in God and hard work, I can accomplish anything,” Mangan said.  The Navy Office of Community Outreach travels the globe to collect Sailors’ stories and distribute them to their hometown media.