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Military academy and college graduation notices
Second Lieutenant Lisa Akers from Bluefield earned a U S Air Force Academy commission on May 27 in Colorado Springs and will train at Lowry before joining the 3rd Satellite Control Squadron at Falcon AFB. David Scott Brewster, son of Newhall residents, graduated from West Point May 30 and will report to the 3-73 Armor Battalion at Fort Bragg after Armor Officer Basic Course. 1Lt. Kenneth Honaker, of Bluefield lineage, earned a master’s in human resource management with a 4 0 GPA and pursues a doctorate at Auburn University while serving at Fort Benning. Ronald Crotty, of Kegley, graduated from North Texas with a BS in EADP and holds military decorations including the Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart.
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Lisa Akers
Don Akers
Bluefield
U.S. Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Air Force
T.D. Broadwater
East Millsboro
Lowry Afb
3Rd Satellite Control Squadron
Falcon Afb
Jack Akers
Joseph Malinky
David Scott Brewster
Ambrose Brewster
Newhall
United States Military Academy
West Point
Big Creek High School
Army
Fort Knox
82Nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
N.C
Kenneth Honaker
Troy State University
Troy
Ala
Bramwell High School
Bluefield College
Fort Benning
Jim Honaker Comer
Bramwell
Auburn University
Auburn
Howard
Ronald Crotty
Kegley
University of North Texas
EADP
Thelma L. Crotty
Howard R. Crotty
Tampa
Fla
Spanishburg High School
U.S. Army
A.B. Jason K. Matthews
Ronald K. Matthews
Falls Mills
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Fort Leonard Wood
Grand Forks
N.D
W.E. Anderson Sr
Graham High School