Service Members from Area Enter Military Training and Deployments
Marine Pfc James Kelly of Matteson completed Navy BUD/S training at Pensacola. Numerous local graduates and relatives are noted across branches including Army, Air Force, and Navy, with assignments at Fort Hood Fort Knox Lackland AFB Camp Lejeune and ships homeported in Norfolk and Miramar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine
James Kelly
Leila
James Kelly Sr
Matteson
Navy
Naval Aviation Technical Training Center
Pensacola
Fla
Harlan Community Academy
Chicago
Air Force
Airman
Favian Ochoa
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Ochoa
Salvador and
Veronica Ochoa
Rich South High School
Richton Park
Air Force Airman Channel
Durham
Betty Allen
Chicago Heights
Thornton Fractional South High School
Lansing
Marine Pfe
Michael Hager
Kathleen Balthazar
Steger
3Rd Aero Battalion
3Rd Force Service Support Group
Okinawa
Bloom Trail High School
Marine Corps
Adam Sacramento
Ofoseph and
Mary Sacramento
Fort Leonard Wood
Army
Dexter A. Stephens
Fort Knox
Stephens
Joycleyn A. Stephens
East Hazel Crest
Rich Central High School
Olympia Fields
Alcorn State University
Lorman, Miss
Alex M. Kuh
Kuh
Allan R
Sheila F. Kuh
Country Club
Donald Pendleton
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Calif
Pendleton
Six area athletes shine at Special Olympics World Games
Six athletes from the South Suburbs traveled to North Carolina for the Special Olympics World Games. Tom DeLeeuw of Alsip won tennis singles gold and silver in doubles with John Fajdich of South Deering. Fajdich also earned silver in singles. Suzanne Wall of Crestwood placed fourth in gymnastics floor. Jenny Etten and Elizabeth Moran, both volleyball players, finished fourth in a bronze medal match loss to Mexico. William Conner of Blue Island earned bocce bronze in singles and silver in doubles with Carlos Lockett of Champaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Tom DeLeeuw
Alsip
DeLeeuw
John Fajdich
Chicago
South Deering
Illinois
Fajdich
Sinkes
Suzanne Wall
Crestwood
Wall
Jenny Etten
Mount Greenwood
Elizabeth Moran
Orland Park
Mexico
William Conner
Blue Island
Carlos Lockett
Champaign
South Suburbs
Cathy Harper
Evergreen Park
Kris Owak
Tinley Park
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nathaniel Collins
Fort Hood
Killeen
Collins
Cynthia Andward Scott
Mark Wagner
Illinois Lutheran High School
Crete
Mediterranean Sea
Arabian Gulf
Vella Gulf
Jeffrey T. Powers
Catherine S. Hauger
U.S. Navy
Coe
Great Lakes
Farmington High School
Farmington, N.M
Navy Hospitalman
DeCarlos C. Garner
Debra K
Thomas Calvert
Park Forest
Basic Hospital Corps
Naval Hospital Co School
Rich East High School
William G. Sisk
Deborah L. Sisk
Homewood
Geo Washington
Norfolk
Homewood-Flossmoor High School
Flossmoor
George Darden
Bree Lad
Nash
Calumet City
Recruit Command
Army Reserve
Dewey E. Smith
Fort Eustis
Newport News
Smith
Doris T. and
Nate Hooper
Hazel Crest
Jermaine R. Martin
James L. Martin
Marine Co Ground Combat Center
Thornwood High School
South Holland
Curtis T. Gunn
Gunn
Audrey A
George Gunn
Jonathan L. Messer
Kathy M. Stice
Peotone
6Th Marines
2Nd Marine Division
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Peotone High School
Marine Lance
Steven J. Hathaway
Robert L. Hathaway
Marine Wing
Marine Corps Air Station
Miramar
Hathaway
Marcus D. Macklin
Lane J. and
Shirley A. Moody
Hazel
Crest
Recruit Training Command
Phillip G. Lamb
Pamelz
Harrison Cialis Jr
Marine Corp Logistics Base
Barstow
Lamb
Erik N. Johnson
James N
Nan B. Johnson
Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron Three
Tinker Air Force Base
Okla
Homewood-Flossmoor
Johnson
Duke University
Patrick Driscoll
John E. Driscoll
Naval Air Facility, el Centro
Blue Angels
Driscoll
Whigan
Drisall
United States
Canada
Homewood Flossmoor High School
University of Illinois
Urbana
Naval War College
Aeport
R.I
The
Orr
Gottex
Anne Klein
Adrienne Vittadini
Nautica
Anne Cole
Miraclesuit
Jantzen LaBianca
Liz Claiborne
Sirena Mainstream
Nike
Jag
Cole Jones
New York
Roxanne
Orig
Dotti
Lapalapa
Elisabeth - Christina - Delta Burke Jantzen
Gabar
Robby Len
Dotti Tanks
Ofr
Designer & Famous Maker
Shorts & Tees
Jeanne Pierre
Lord & Taylor
American Express