Westville graduate recovering from war wounds

WESTVILLE – A Westville High graduate and sergeant in the U.S. Army has endured at least two surgeries and faces more after being injured in a grenade attack in Iraq a few weeks ago.

Sgt. Shane Cox, 27, a cavalry scout, must undergo more operations to remove shrapnel from wounds he received in a May 16 attack outside a secured compound in Baghdad, Iraq, according to his father, Gene Cox of Westville.

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