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DATE: THURSDAY, April 11, 1991                   TAG: 9104110323
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-2   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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IN SERVICE

MAJ. ROBERT L. COLEMAN, son of Rachel M. Coleman of Pearisburg and a 1976 Giles High School graduate, was decorated with the Army Commendation Medal for outstanding achievement or meritorious service in the line of duty. Coleman is an anesthesia operative-services chief at the Keller Army Hospital at West Point and received his doctorate in 1984 from the University of Virginia.

\ CAPT. JEFFREY K. BRIGGS, a 1984 graduate of Virginia Tech, was decorated with the Air Force Commendation Medal for demonstrating outstanding achievement or meritorius service in the line of duty. He is an air-weapons director at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma.

\ LT. ROBIN LANDERS, son of Ruth Landers of Radford and grandson of Mrs. Calvin Howell and the late Calvin A. Howell of Floyd, received the Eighth Air Force Crew Member Excellence Award for achieving high scores on five proficiency evaluations. The award is considered by the missile crew force to be one of the highest attainable. Landers is a Christiansburg High School graduate and is working on his doctorate degree.

\ SGT. JENNIFER E. BURROUGHS, daughter of Brenda Johnson of Wytheville and Charles M. Burroughs of Riner, was decorated with the Air Force Achievement Medal, which is awarded for meritorious acts of courage or other outstanding accomplishments. She is an apprentice air-traffic control operator at Patrick Air Force Base in Florida.

\ ARMY SPC. BILLIE J. SIMMERMAN, daughter of William and Lois Simmerman of Dublin, was a member of the 1st Support Battalion in El Gorah, Egypt, participating in the multinational peacekeeping force as the primary U.S. military contingent in the Sinai. The mission was to operate checkpoints and observation posts and to conduct reconnaissance patrols along the Sinai Peninsula. Simmerman is a medical specialist and 1984 graduate of Pulaski County High School.

Those serving in the military and receiving recent promotions are:\ ROBERT A. DUDASH, son of John and Janet Dudash of Blacksburg, to the rank of senior airman in the U.S. Air Force;\ JILL E. ARCHER, daughter of retired Army Lt. Col. Charles and Maxine Edmonds of Blacksburg, to the rank of staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force;\ WILLIAM J. GRAHAM, son of Joseph and Edeltrand Graham of Elliston, to sergeant in the U.S. Air Force; and\ TOMMY W. PERDUE JR., son of Connie Perdue of Narrows and Tommy Perdue Sr. of Glen Lyn, to sergeant in the U.S. Army

Those recently completing recruit training include:\ NAVY SEAMAN RECRUIT SEAN H. DOWNING, son of Linda Hamilton of Elliston;\ NAVY SEAMAN RECRUIT DEDRIC D. ALLEN, a 1989 graduate of Floyd County High School;\ NAVY CONSTRUCTIONMAN APPRENTICE JOHN H. DEWEESE, a 1989 Shawsville High School graduate;\ MARINE PVT. RUSSELL A. LAWSON, son of Charles and Wanda Lawson of Pulaski;

Also\ NAVY SEAMAN RECRUIT WAYNE E. UNDERWOOD, son of Cecil and Belle Underwood of Blacksburg;\ MARINE PVT. DAVID W. LAWSON, son of David Lawson and Kathy Richards, both of Pulaski;\ NAVY SEAMAN RECRUIT SETH B. COLE, son of Lloyd and Gail Cole of Dublin;\ NAVY SEAMAN RECRUIT WILLIAM A. FERRELL, a 1990 Christiansburg High School graduate; and\ NAVY SEAM RECRUIT PAUL R. ROBERTS, a 1990 graduate of Pulaski County High School.

Those recently completing specialized instruction are:\ PVT. ERIC D. LEWIS, son of Warren Lewis and Mamie Broome, both of Radford, unit supply specialist course;\ NAVY AIRMAN RECRUIT WILLIAM S. AKERS, son of Robert and Brenda Akers of Floyd, Aviation Electrician's Mate Course;\ AIRMAN CHRISTOPHER T. PHILLIPS, son of Larry and Sarah Phillips of Radford, communications-computer systems operations specialist course;\ PVT. EWELL K. LESTER, son of Stanley and Nancy Lester of Dublin, infantry training; and\ NAVY AIRMAN RECRUIT STEPHEN R. JANCSO, a 1988 Blacksburg High School graduate, Aviation Machinist's Mate Basic Jet Engine Course.

Those recently graduating from basic training are:\ AIRMAN GREGORY A. TICKLE, son of Benny and Elaine Tickle of Dublin;\ MARINE PFC. STEVEN R. ROBERTSON, son of Edward and Myrtle Robertson of Narrows;\ AIRMAN ANTHONY W. NEECE, son of Harold Neece of Christiansburg and Peggy Neece of Shawsville;\ AIRMAN 1ST CLASS JOHN K. PHILLIPS, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Phillips of Pulaski; and\ AIRMAN MICHAEL L. ERVINE, son of Larry and Wanda Ervine of Radford.

Those arriving for duty include:\ AIR FORCE SENIOR AIRMAN GERALD M. WILLIAMS, son of Carol Cummings of Christiansburg and Gerald Williams of Newport, to Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.;\ ARMY 2ND LT. DEBORAH C. DAVIS, daughter of Taeko Canada of Radford, to Camp Greaves, South Korea;\ ARMY 2ND LT. ROBERT W. DAVIS, son of Richard and Mary Davis of Radford, to Camp Casey, South Korea;

Also\ ARMY PVT. 1ST CLASS DARIN H. CRINER, son of Janet and Rickey of Pearisburg, to Zweibrucken Air Base, Germany;\ ARMY PVT. 1ST CLASS ROBERT J. ROBERTSON, son of Mike and Brenda Robertson of Radford, in Izmir, Turkey;\ AIR FORCE TECH. SGT. WILLIAM R. RAY, son of Hazel Stafford of Pembroke, to MacDill Air Base, Fla.;\ ARMY PVT. JOHN L. SWEIGERT, son of Jim and Ennice Sweigart of Narrows, to Camp Casey, South Korea.

In Service is compiled by Kim Sunderland. Send information to Roanoke Times & World-News, New River Valley Bureau, P.O. Box 540, Christiansburg 24073.

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