HINESVILLE, Ga. - Army officials are honoring the courage of a group of soldiers who tackled a sergeant accused of opening fire at Georgia's Fort Stewart.

Five soldiers were injured in the shooting at the Army post before the gunman was tackled, subdued and arrested.

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Fort Stewart shooting investigation

The backstory:

Army Sgt. Quornelius Radford, 28, of Jacksonville, Florida, allegedly shot five fellow service members with a personal handgun in Fort Stewart's 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team area.

The shooting caused the Army post near Savannah and multiple school systems to go into lockdown for hours on Wednesday.

Three of the five soldiers needed surgery, and two o

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