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Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Katie Tucker graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
She completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
She also earned four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Tucker is the daughter of Shelley and Rod Tucker of Klamath Falls, a 2001 graduate of Henley High School and a 2009 graduate with bachelor’s degree from Western Oregon University.
Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Thomas Howard graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
He completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
He also earned four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Howard achieved distinction as an honor graduate.
He is the son of George and Cathy Hoppe of Klamath Falls and a 1991 graduate of Mazama High School.
Air Force Airman Angelo Cavaretta graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
He completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
He also earned four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Cavaretta is the son of Diana Junker of Klamath Falls and a 2009 graduate of Mazama High School.
Army National Guard Spec. Nathanial Swisher has graduated from the Infantryman One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.
The nine weeks of training consisted of basic infantry training and advanced individual training.
Swisher received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons employment, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid skills, and Army history, core values and traditions. Additional training included development of basic combat skills and battlefield operations and tactics, and experienced use of various weapons and weapons defenses available to the infantry crewman.
The advanced individual training course is designed to train infantry soldiers to perform reconnaissance operations; employ, fire and recover anti-personnel and anti-tank mines; locate and neutralize land mines and operate target and sight equipment; operate and maintain communications equipment and radio networks; construct field firing aids for infantry weapons; and perform...
Air Force Airman 1st Class Brianna Dailey graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
She completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
She also earned four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Dailey is the daughter of Rodney and Rebecca Dailey of Klamath Falls and a 2007 graduate of Henley High School.
Army Pvt. Michael Van Horn has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
During the nine weeks of training, he studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military...
Corporal Fernando Nanni is returning home to Klamath Falls from serving his country in Iraq.
He currently serves in the U.S. Army and is returning home to his 5-year-old daughter Sophia Nanni, his mother Maria Bortolotti (Nanni) and brother George Nanni.
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class William Worden, whose wife Keri is the daughter of Brenda Patterson of Klamath Falls and William C. Patterson, returned home on March 15 from a four month and two day deployment aboard the USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) home ported in Mayport, Fla.
His ship operated under the control of U.S. 6th Fleet and traveled up and down the West African coast, visiting several nations along the way to provide military-to-military training and community relations project support. The ship was able to donate 10 pallets of Project Handclasp hygiene and recreation items to many children in the countries visited. All of these endeavors were in support of Africa Partnership Station (APS) West.
APS is an international initiative developed by Naval...
Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Timothy Bodnar graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
He completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
He also earned four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Bodnar is the son of Patty Bodnar of Dairy and a 2008 graduate of Klamath Adult Learning Center.
Air National Guard Airman 1st Class David Wright graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
He completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
He also earned four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Wright is the son of Hunt and Alleena Wright of Klamath Falls and a 2008 graduate of Klamath Adult Learning Center.
Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Joshua Thurman graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
He completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
He also earned four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Thurman is the son of Robert Thurman of Eugene and the grandson of Ruby Mixon of Klamath Falls.
Air National Guard Airman Joseph Broussard graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
He completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
He also earned four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Broussard is the son of Ronald and Genny Broussard of Malin and a 2008 graduate of Lost River High School.
Air Force Airman Sherry Powell graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
She completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
She also earned four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Powell is the daughter of Judy Evans of Bonanza and a 2009 graduate of Bonanza High School.
Capt Ken Holmes was recently selected for promotion to the rank of Major in the United States Air Force. He was also selected to attend Air Command and Staff College in residence, an honor reserved for the top 20% of promotees. Capt Holmes is currently the Senior Operations Flight Commander for the 2nd Space Warning Squadron located at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado. He is a graduate of Mazama High School and Oregon State University and has a Masters Degree in Education. Capt Holmes resides in Aurora, Colorado with his wife Jessica and their two-year-old daughter, Samantha. He is the son of Graylin and CMSgt (R) Sylvia Holmes, formally of Klamath Falls.
Air National Guard Airman Megan Weitzel graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
She completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
She also earned four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Weitzel is the daughter of Gary and Deborah Weitzel of Klamath Falls and a 2009 graduate of Klamath Union High School.
Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Diana Jiminez graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
She completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
She also earned four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Jiminez is the daughter of Kay Moyette of Klamath Falls, a 2001 graduate of Henley High School, and received a bachelor’s degree in 2007 from Oregon Institute of Technology.
Marine Corps Pfc. Jordan Long, the daughter of Susan Morton of Klamath Falls and Richard Long, Jr. of Klamath Falls, recently completed the Marine Corps Basic Enlisted Supply Course.
During the course with Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools Training Command, Camp Lejeune, N.C., she learned to use supply publications and catalogs, general accounting, and the basics of naval correspondence.
Long is a 2009 graduate of Klamath Union High School and joined the Marine Corps in July 2009.
Air Force Airman 1st Class Stefan Holdaway graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
He completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
He also earned four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Holdaway is the son of Jerri Holdaway of Klamath Falls and received an associate degree in 2009 from Thomas Nelson Community College in Williamsburg, Va.
Marine Corps Pfc. Jordan Long, the son of Susan Morton of Klamath Falls and Richard Long, Jr. of Klamath Falls, recently completed the Marine Corps Basic Enlisted Supply Course.
During the course with Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools Training Command, Camp Lejeune, N.C., he learned to use supply publications and catalogs, general accounting, and the basics of naval correspondence.
Long is a 2009 graduate of Klamath...
Army Reserve Spec. Joseph Scott has been mobilized and activated at Fort Dix, N.J., in preparation for deployment to serve in support of either Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom.
He is a member of the 382nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion based in Seattle.
The soldiers are normally activated from Army Reserve or Army National Guard units from throughout the U.S. They go through a series of in-processing procedures and training classes that prepare them for skills and situations they may face in their deployed environment.
Scott, a rifleman, has four years of military service.
He resides in Midland.
Pfc. David Neu Jr., 19, Klamath Falls, graduated from U.S. Marine Corps boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, Calif., on Jan. 29, 2010.
He completed 13 weeks of intensive basic training as one of 69 recruits in Training Platoon 2107.
Following 10 days home on leave, he will report to Camp Pendleton, Calif., for one month of military combat training, then Military Occupation Specialty School at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
Neu is a 2009 graduate of Mazama High School and the son of Lance and Mary Worton of Klamath Falls.
Pvt. Shannon Spence completed her basic training in the U.S. Army in May 2009 at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
She also completed extensive physical and combat training and advanced training as a heavy equipment mechanic at Fort Leonard Wood.
She was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, in October 2009 with the 20th Engineer Battalion and deployed to Afghanistan on Jan. 20 of this year.
Spence is the daughter of Linda and Dennis Utley of Chiloquin and Tracy Spence of Bakersfield, Calif., and the mother of Darrien Utley, 9, and Mikayla Spence, 5, of Chiloquin.
Air Force Airman Matthew Cook graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
He completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
He also earned four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Cook is the son of Deborah, and stepson of William Gilliland of Klamath Falls and a 2009 graduate of Mazama High School.
Navy Airman Recruit Paul Verling, son of Donna Cleveland of Medford and Bill Verling of Klamath Falls, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
During the eight-week program, he completed a variety of training that included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness.
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U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Christopher Volpe shakes hands with one of the children near where he has been stationed at Combat Outpost Sabari, Khost, Afghanistan since last February. He is due to return to Fort Richardson, Alaska, either this February or March. He is the son of Kathy Stanek and brother of Steven and Jakob Volpe of Klamath Falls.
Navy Fireman John Hagerman Fletcher, grandson of George and Willma Hagerman of Klamath Falls, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
During the eight-week program he completed a variety of training that included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness. He is a 2009 graduate of Klamath Union High School.
All veterans who have served honorably for our nation, are entitled to receive military honors at their interment or memorial service. The family of the deceased veteran must inform the funeral director of their wish to have military honors. It is the responsibility of the funeral director to inform the family of all of the entitlements available, i.e. burial flags, headstones and presentation of military honors, to include all available resources for providing each.
One such resource for providing military honors is the voluntary members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Pelican Post 1383 and Crater Lake Detachment of the Marine Corps League’s Color Guard. This service is at no cost to the family. However, donations are accepted to offset the cost of transportation and uniforms.
Please remember, our veterans have earned the rights to military honors and all family members should question their funeral director for this information.
For more information, please contact the Commander of VFW Pelican Post 1383...
Army Pvt. Joseph Grohs graduated from One Station Unit Training at the U.S. Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.
The training consisted of basic military training and advanced individual training.
During basic military training, Grohs received instruction in drill and ceremonies, military customs and courtesies, map reading, tactics, basic rifle marksmanship, physical fitness, field training, and first aid skills. He also developed combat skills and handled various weapons available to the infantry soldier.
During advanced individual training, he received instruction to serve as an infantryman/mortarman using light and heavy anti-armor weapons, indirect-fire support, and mechanized operations while assigned to a rifle or mortar squad. This training included weapons qualification, tactics, patrolling, navigation, field communications, and combat operations and also engagement in infantry combat exercises, battle drills, land mine locating, neutralizing and extracting, and survival operations during...
Navy Seaman Apprentice Mark Bailey, son of Vicki and Darwin Bailey of Klamath Falls, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
During the eight-week program, he completed a variety of training that included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness.
Bailey is a 1999 graduate of Henley High School.
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