On first reference, is it Sergeant Manuel Cortez, or Sgt. Manuel Cortez?
It's Sgt. I know, because I looked in AP Style, under "military titles."
On second reference, is it Sgt. Cortez, or just Cortez?
It's the latter. Under the same:
In subsequent references, do not continue using the title before a name. Use only the last name.
Do you start a sentence with a number expressed in digits? No. Do you spell out "percent" instead of using the symbol? Yes. We went over those AP Style points ALREADY. These repeat mistakes should NOT be cropping back up!
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