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Army National Guard Pvt. Sterling L. Andrews has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill


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Completes training

Army National Guard Pvt. Sterling L. Andrews has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.

During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission and received instruction and training exercises in drill and ceremonies, Army history, core values and traditions, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, rifle marksmanship, weapons use, map reading and land navigation, foot marches, armed and unarmed combat and field maneuvers and tactics.

A son of Sherrilee and Don Purcell, of Roadarmel Lane, Paxinos, Andrews is a 2007 graduate of Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School, Coal Township.







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