Serving our country

Published 10:01 am Friday, September 11, 2015

Special to The Leader

Army Pvt. Cameron D. Herbert

Army Pvt. Cameron D. Herbert has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier 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 justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.

Herbert is the son of Wilfred Herbert Jr., and step-son of Jackolyn Herbert, andĀ grandson of Wilfred Herbert Sr., allĀ of Orange, Texas.

He graduated in 2015 from West Orange-Stark High School, West Orange, Texas.

 

Army Pvt. Cole W. Rogers

Army Pvt. Cole W. Rogers has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

During the nine weeks of training, the soldier 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 justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.

Rogers is the grandson of Donald Rogers and Mark Burge of Vidor, Texas.

He is a 2015 graduate of Princeton High School, Princeton, Texas.