Wilson retires from Army

Tony Wilson, a 1995 graduate of Lake Roosevelt High School, retired from the military recently after serving 20 years in the U.S. Army.

Wilson retired as a master sergeant and served as a combat engineer and explosives ordnance disposal specialist.

He served combat deployments to Bosnia, Kosovo, Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan, and has received the Bronze Star with two Oak Leaf clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf cluster, the Army Combat Badge, the Master Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge, the Meritorious Service Commendation Medal and various campaign and unit citations.

He is the son of Dale and Louon Wilson, long-time Electric City residents, who now make their home in Bayview, Idaho.

Tony, his wife, Edith, and their daughter reside in West Virginia, where Tony is with a hazardous device explosive counter terrorist unit with the U.S. State Department.