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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2010
Thomas completes
training in Columbus
ARMY PFC. Christopher
M. Thomas has gradu
ated from basic infantry
training at Fort Benning.
Columbus.
During the nine weeks
of training, the soldier
received training in drill
and ceremonies, weap
ons, map reading, tactics,
military courtesy, military
justice, physical fitness,
first aid, and Army his
tory. core values and tra
ditions. Additional train
ing included development
of basic combat skills and
battlefield operations and
tactics, and experiencing
use of various weapons and
weapons defenses available
to the infantry crewman.
He is the son of Julie
Lester. Dawsonville, and
Chris Thomas, Talmo.
Thomas is a 2009 graduate
of the Mountain Education
Center, Dahlonega.
Revard completes training
ARMY PVT. William R.
Revard has graduated from
Basic Combat Training at
Fort Knox, Ky.
During the nine-week
training period, the train
ee received instruction in
drill and ceremony, weap
ons, rifle marksmanship and
bayonet training, chemical
warfare, field training and
tactical exercises, armed
and unarmed combat, mili
tary courtesy, military jus
tice, physical fitness, first
aid. and Army history, tradi
tions, and core values.
Revard is the son of
Rebecca and stepson
of Kenneth H. Thomas,
Jefferson. The private grad
uated in 2008 from East
Jackson Comprehensive
High School, Commerce.
Prunchak finishes
training in Oklahoma
ARMY PFC. Nicholas
T. Prunchak has graduated
from Basic Combat Training
at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.
During the nine weeks of
training, the soldier stud
ied the Army mission and
received instruction and
training exercises in drill
and ceremonies. Army his
tory, core values and tra
ditions. military courtesy,
military justice, physi
cal fitness, first aid, rifle
marksmanship. weapons
use, map reading and land
navigation, foot marches,
armed and unarmed com
bat, and field maneuvers
and tactics.
He is the son of Pam and
Larry Prunchak, Jefferson.
Prunchak is a 2007 gradu
ate of Jackson County
Comprehensive High
School, Jefferson.
Dorsey recognized by Air Force
AIR FORCE Capt. Debbie
J. Dorsey has been named
Medical Service Emergency
Nurse of the Year by General
Siniscalchi, Chief Nurse of
the U.S. Air Force.
Selection was based on
the individuaFs exempla
ry duty performance, job
knowledge, leadership
qualities, teamwork, sig
nificant self-improvement,
personal achievements,
notable accomplishments,
and community service and
support.
Dorsey is an emergency
room charge nurse assigned
to the 59th Medical Wing,
Lackland Air Force Base,
Texas. She has served in
the military for two years.
She is the daughter of
Douglas L. and Joan H.
Luthi of Nicholson. Her
husband, Charles, is the
son of H. Douglas Dorsey,
Maysville.
The captain earned a
master’s degree in 2008
from the Brenau University,
Gainesville.
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OBE RICHARD
COCHRAN
August 1, 1922 ~ May 22, 2009
HE'S ONLY GONE ON
At last his gallant soul
“TOOK FLIGHT”
Into the
“LAND WHERE THERE IS NO NIGHT”
But his name is CARVED
in OUR HEARTS to stay
As we think of the things
that he used to say.
So he is not dead,
he’s only “GONE ON”
Into a “BRIGHTER”
MORE WONDERFUL DAWN”.
For men like him
were not born to die
But like the SUN
that shines in the SKY
They warm the “earth”
and the “hearts of men”
And in HAPPY REMEMBRANCE
they live again...
So while he sleeps
and his voice is still.
His spirit goes on
and it always will.
Love,
Gladys, Children & Grandchildren
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Banks serving in Alaska after one year in Afghanistan
ARMY PFC. Vontae S.
Banks has returned to Fort
Richardson, Anchorage,
Alaska, after being deployed
to Afghanistan for one year.
The soldier is one of 3,500
members of the 4th Airborne
Brigade Combat Team
(Airborne), 25th Infantry
Division stationed at Fort
Richardson. Airborne com
bat team members includ
ed soldiers assigned to one
of six battalions and regi
ments of the 25th Infantry
Division.
The airborne brigade
served in three eastern
provinces of Afghanistan,
which included the Paktya,
Paktika and Khost. Some
of the challenges the bri
gade soldiers faced includ
ed poverty, unemployment,
security and management
of natural resources and
government institutions.
Soldiers improved roads,
provided vocational training
in construction and civics,
improved and re-opened 29
schools, remodeled six med
ical clinics and improved
three district courthouses.
While deployed in
Afghanistan, he was decorat
ed with the Purple Heart and
two Army Commendation
Medals.
Banks, an Infantryman,
is assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 501st Parachute
Infantry Regiment. He is the
son of Sanford Banks Jr.,
Commerce, and nephew of
Leatrice Leaster, Athens. The
private is a 2008 graduate of
Jefferson High School, Ga.
John Carr completes basic training in Illinois
NAVY SEAMAN Recruit
John B. Carr, a 2009 gradu
ate of East Jackson High
School recently completed
U.S. Navy basic training at
Recruit Training Command,
Great Lakes, Ill.
During the eight-week
program, Carr completed a
variety of training, which
included classroom study
and practical instruction on
naval customs, first aid, fire
fighting. water safety and
survival, and shipboard and
aircraft safety. An emphasis
was also placed on physical
fitness.
The capstone event of boot
camp is “Battle Stations.”
This exercise gives recruits
the skills and confidence
they need to succeed in the
fleet. “Battle Stations” is
designed to galvanize the
basic warrior attributes of
sacrifice, dedication, team
work and endurance in each
recruit through the practical
application of basic Navy
skills and the core values of
honor, courage and commit
ment. Its distinctly "’Navy”
flavor was designed to take
into account what it means
to be a Sailor.
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