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Navy and Army recruits from local schools listed in service notices
Dozens of area youths and alumni are noted for completing or beginning military service and training. Individuals from Rich Central, Bloom, Rich East, Olive-Harvey, and Romeoville schools are named with branches including Navy, Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force. Details cover basic training, deployments, and ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Jeremy W. Brouwer
Anergi Wu. Brouwer
Chicago Heights
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Bloom Township High School
Navy
Duane J. Prendergast
Rich Central High School
Olympia Fields
U.S. Navy
Recruit Training Command
Great Lakes
Army
Jessica N. Evans
Anne
Steven Evans
Glenwood
Fort Leonard Wood
Waynesville
Parkland College
Champaign
Army Reserve Pvt
Candice E. Boyd
Vivian E. Boyd
Chicago
Harry Boyd
Park Forest
Fort Jackson
Columbia
S.C
Olive-Harvey High School
Troy C. Ledbetter
Rich East Campus High School
Headquarters and Service Battalion
Parris Island
Marine Corps
William A. Scoglio
Crete Valley
1St Force Service Support Group
Twentynine Palms
Calif
Bloom High School
Marine Lance
Tracey J. Thompson
Elmer R. Thompson
Matteson
Marine Corps Security Force Company
Naval Submarine Base
Kings Bay
Romeoville High School
Romeoville
Air Force Airman
Esteban Soto Jr
Esteban Soto Sr
Sauk Village
Randy A. Novak Jr
Randy
Sue Novak
Lockport
Rodman M. Miotti
Denise A. Cherry
Marc A. Miotti