Fort Jackson

Pvt. Garry W. O'Dell, brother of Caryn O'Dell of Woodbine, has completed basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C.During the training, he received instruction in drill, weapons, maps, tactics and first aid.The private is a 1985 graduate of South Carroll High School.JONES COMPLETES INFANTRY COURSEPvt. Ryan S. Jones, son of Howard and Virginia Jones of Sykesville, has completed training at the U.S. Infantry School, Fort Benning, Ga.Jones received training that qualified him as a light-weapons infantrymen and as an indirect-fire crewman in a rifle or mortar squad.

VAUGHN: Army Reserve Pvt. Kyle L. Vaughn has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, Vaughn 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...

VAUGHN: Army Reserve Pvt. Kyle L. Vaughn has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, Vaughn 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...

Army Pvt. Kenneth A. Hunter Sr. has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. Hunter is the nephew of Johnny Brooks of Aberdeen. He is a 2006 graduate of Havre de Grace High School.

Army Pvt. Matthew Petit graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. He is the son of Clarissa Dziewit, of Lexington Park, and Paul Petit, of Laurel, and graduated from Great Mills High School in Lexington Park.

Army Pfc. Kyle E. Dorrance , of Owings Mills graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. Army Reserve Pfc. Christopher A. Bauer, of Owings Mills graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.

Army Pvt. Kenneth A. Hunter Sr. has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. Hunter is the nephew of Johnny Brooks of Aberdeen. He is a 2006 graduate of Havre de Grace High School.

FORT JACKSON, S.C. -- They joined the Army to defend their country, but quickly found they had to protect themselves first.During their initial weeks in uniform last spring, the 104 female recruits of Alpha Company of the 1st Battalion of the 61st Infantry came face to face with rogue drill sergeants.Marching through the mud in the pre-dawn darkness, they had to chant along as drill instructors called out obscene and vulgar cadences, several recall. Among the tamer lyrics: "Two by two, we did it to you -- in the day room" and "Four by four, she was begging for more -- in the day room."

Two from Howard County have recently graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy:* Navy Ensign William L. Wilson, son of William and SylviaWilson of Columbia, graduated with a bachelor's degree in general science.Wilson is a 1986 graduate of Oakland Mills High School.* NavyEnsign Craig A. Moringiello, son of Joan Moringiello of Columbia, graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science.WELCOME BACKArmy Sgt. William D. Houchins Jr., son of William Houchins of Ellicott City, has returned from the Middle East in support of Operation Desert Storm.

The top two positions of command in the U.S. Naval Academy's 4,300-member brigade of midshipmen will be filled next semester by midshipmen Julianne Gallina of Pelham, N.Y., and Daniel Truckenbrod of Sycamore, Ill.As brigade commander, Gallina will have the rank of midshipman captain and will be responsible for the daily military activities and performance of the brigade.Most visible in parades, ceremonies and daily formations, she will also perform administrative functions and will be the key link in the chain of command between the midshipmen and officers.

Army Pfc. Kyle E. Dorrance , of Owings Mills graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. Army Reserve Pfc. Christopher A. Bauer, of Owings Mills graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.

Jake E. Anderson, of Glenelg, graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, on May 20, with a degree in criminal justice, and on May 22 he received his commission as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marines at the Marine Corps War Memorial, in Arlington, Va. He will report to Quantico, Va., for the basic school in October of this year. Army National Guard Spec. Jordan S. Demanss graduated from the special forces candidate one-station unit training at Fort Benning, in Columbus, Ga. Demanss is the son of Stephen and Mary Demanss, of Ellicott City.

None are so old, Thoreau once wrote, as those who have outlived their enthusiasms. By that standard, Sgt. Maj. Raymond Moran, the most chronologically advanced recruiter in the Army Reserve, might well also be its most youthful. "This isn't work; it's a labor of love," says Moran, a beloved figure at Fort Meade who is embarking on his 60th year of doing what he loves most: finding prospects for the Army, then putting his cheerful personality to work guiding their careers. Moran, who turned 80 last November, never guessed it would last this long.

Had it not been for the opportunity to play in the 1959 NFL championship game for the Baltimore Colts, the future of Jerry Richardson, rookie wide receiver wearing jersey No. 87, would be impossible to foretell.Richardson took the $4,674.44 that went to players on the winning Colts team and, as the first matter of personal business, paid off his taxes. Then he bought stock in "Overnight Transportation" and cashed in to the extent of $2,800 two years later -- which he invested in a hamburger business called Spartan Foods.

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The stories are making the rounds among Fort Jackson's battalion commanders and drill sergeants.There's the one about the recruit who showed up for basic training missing a trigger finger.There are tales of several trainees who arrived missing toes.And another whose X-ray showed a drainage tube running from his brain to his chest.Most of the stories are, to the Army's dismay, true.At Fort Jackson, a training post that is the portal of entry to 35,000 Army recruits each year, new soldiers have arrived recently with hepatitis C, severe psychological disorders and histories of confinement to mental institutions.

On the 50th anniversary of Jackie Sauerhoff's glorious induction into the U.S. Army, maybe the country could take modest notice. This guy's military record is a dandy. True, it only lasted 20 days and never got past basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C., but it's the thought that counts.Around Pigtown, Jackie's home turf, his gesture was always considered the stuff of great patriotism. He was 13 when he enlisted, and 13 when honorably discharged. According to Army records, he was 5 feet 3 and 108 pounds when he enlisted, and the same at departure.