ROANOKE TIMES

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, January 6, 1994                   TAG: 9401060257
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: N-6   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium


IN SERVICE

ARMY PVT. 2 MICHAEL C. HARVEY, son of Nancy S. Harvey of Roanoke, recently completed initial Military Police training at Fort McLellan, Ala.

Harvey is a 1993 graduate of Northside High School.

\ REGINALD M. JACKSON, son of Regina and John Jackson Jr. of Roanoke, is participating in Operation Restore Hope in Somalia.

The 19-year-old Navy seaman is serving in Somalia as a boatswain's mate aboard the tank landing ship, USS Cayuga. Jackson is a graduate of William Fleming High School.

\ PFC. NOVAL I. WRIGHT, son of Edward L. and Patricia C. Wright of Roanoke, has completed Army basic training at Fort Leonard in Wood, Mo. and advanced individual training at Fort Lee, Va.

Wright is a 1993 graduate of Patrick Henry High School.

\ MARINE PFC. EDWARD C. BARBOUR, son of Peggy A. and Robert W. Barbour of 3226 Cove Road, recently completed recruit training at Parris Island, S.C., and was promoted to his current rank.

\ PFC. RODNEY A. GRAY, son of Nellie O. Gray of Vinton, recently graduated from the Marine Corps Basic Combat Engineer Course. Gray is a 1991 graduate of Staunton River High School.

\ NAVY SEAMAN RECRUIT BRYON L. MANN, son of Willie A. Smith Jr. of Staunton Avenue and Laurel M. Williamson of 30th Street, recently completed basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

Mann is a 1993 graduate of William Fleming High School.

\ NAVY SEAMAN THOMAS A. PAGE, son of Hazel R. Page of 3005 Ferncliff Ave. N.W., recently completed basic training at Recruit Training Command, San Diego, Calif. Page is a 1992 graduate of William Fleming High School.

\ ARMY PVT. GENE M. KENDRICK, son of Ronald B. and Diana J. Spurlock of 8257 Willow Creek Road, has completed basic training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C.

Kendrick is a 1993 graduate of Northside High School.

\ ARMY PVT. ANTWOINE E. POINDEXTER, son of Carol G. and Stephen P. Poindexter of 3533 Ferncliff Ave., has completed basic training at Fort Knox, Ky.

\ MARINE PFC. WILLIAM H. PARR, son of Duane D. and Nancy J. Parr of 532 Santee Road, recently completed recruit training at Parris Island, S.C.

Parr is a 1993 graduate of Northside High School.

\ MARINE LANCE CPL. TIMOTHY S. DREWRY, son of Roger W. and Mary A. Drewry of 2842 Huff St., returned from a six-month Western Pacific, Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf deployment aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.

Drewry is a 1991 graduate of William Byrd High School.

\ PFC. MARK A. WILLARD, son of John S. Willard of 5715 Scenic Hill Drive and Novella L. Whiting of 750 Hemlock Road, has completed Marine recruit training in Parris Island, S.C..

Willard is a 1987 graduate of Cave Spring High School.

\ SEAMAN RECRUIT DAVID A. BARNES of Roanoke recently completed Navy basic training in Great Lakes, Ill.

Barnes is a 1993 graduate of William Fleming High School.

\ AIRMAN CHRISTOL D. REYNOLDS, daughter of Rebecca and Reinhold Lucas of 3758 Whispering Lane, recently graduated from basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio.

\ PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS AVERY W. CRAIN, son of Cliff C. and Christine R. Crain of Buchanan, has returned from the Caribbean Sea aboard the USS Nassau.

The ship, based in Norfolk, served as a flagship enforcing U.N. sanctions against Haiti in Operation Support Democracy.

Crain is a 1986 graduate of Lord Botetourt High School.

\ PFC. CHRISTOPHER A. WITTI, son of Catherine L. Witti of 3418 Troxxel Road, recently reported for duty with the Marine Aviation Training Support Group, at Naval Air Station in Lemoore, Calif.

\ NAVY PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS BRADLEY A. BLANKENSHIP, son of Charlotte Blankenship of Vinton and Stephen Blankenship of Troutville, is stationed on the USS Simon Lake deployed to La Maddalena, Italy.

Blankenship is a 1990 graduate of Salem High School.

\ SENIOR AIRMAN BILLY O. POFF II, son of Halcie Poff of 3222 Forest Hill Ave., was recently promoted to his present rank while serving at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Neb. He is an electronic intelligence specialist.

\ ARMY SPEC. TINA M. HUFFMAN, daughter of Edward and Joyce Huffman of Fincastle, recently reported for duty at Rheinland Kaserne in Ettlington, Germany.

Huffman is a 1990 graduate of James River High School.

\ NAVY SEAMAN RECRUIT BRUCE M. BARROWS, son of Robert E. and Martha A. Barrows of Fincastle, recently completed basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

Barrows is a 1990 graduate of Lord Botetourt High School.



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