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                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: THURSDAY, May 27, 1993                   TAG: 9305270423
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: N-8   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium


IN SERVICE

AIRMAN 1ST CLASS ERIC D. NICHOLS, son of Christine L. Jones of Roanoke and Jeffrey M. Nichols of Lincolnton, N.C., has graduated from basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

\ NAVY PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS CHRIS B. WALTZ, son of O.K. Waltz of 3792 Dawnwood, has returned from a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ranger.

Waltz is a 1988 graduate of Patrick Henry High School.

\ NAVY SEAMAN REGINA R. REINHARDT, daughter of Regina K. Dudding of 3698 Catawba Valley Drive, Salem, has been promoted to her present rank while serving at Naval Security Group Activity, Kami Seya, Japan.

Reinhardt is a 1991 graduate of Northside High School.

\ NAVY PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS BRADLEY A. BLANKENSHIP, son of Charlotte L. Blankenship of 321 10th St., Vinton, and Stephen P. Blankenship of Troutville, has left Norfolk aboard the USS Simon Lake on the way to change homeports from Holy Loch, Scotland, to La Maddalena, Italy.

Blankenship is a 1990 graduate of Salem High School.

\ AIRMAN 1ST CLASS BRIAN C. ANDREWS, son of Milton L. and Johnetta A. of 2757 Meadowview Andrews Drive, has completed basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.

Andrews is a 1992 graduate of William Fleming High School.

\ NAVY SEAMAN RECRUIT SHERMAN L. DEANE, son of Eloise S. and Sherman L. Deane Sr. of 1107 Forest Park Blvd., has completed recruit training at Great Lakes, Ill.

Deane is a 1991 graduate of William Fleming High School.

\ CPL. ZACHARY C. BOWER, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Bower of Blue Ridge, has been assigned for six months to the Persian Gulf with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based at Camp Lejeune, N.C., as part of the USS Wasp Amphibious Ready Group.

Bower is a 1990 graduate of Lord Botetourt High School.

\ NAVY SEAMAN RECRUIT RAYMOND A. MOYER, son of Shirley J. Craddock of 2309 Yeager Ave. N.E. and Raymond A. Moyer of 200 Mountain Meadow Drive, Vinton, has completed recruit training at Great Lakes, Ill.

Moyer is a 1992 graduate William Fleming High School.

\ LANCE CPL. MICHAEL A. HILL, son of Billy R. and Betty J. Hill of Fincastle, has been assigned for six months to the Persian Gulf with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based at Camp Lejeune, N.C., as part of the USS Wasp Amphibious Ready Group.

\ AIR FORCE STAFF SGT. JAMES O. WHITE, son of John E. White and stepson of Velma C. White of 3477 Brandon Ave., has been awarded the Joint Service Commendation and Joint Service Achievement medals.

White, a ground radio communications technician at Galena (Alaska) Airport, is a 1980 graduate of William Fleming High School.

\ NAVY AIRMAN REGINALD L. PRICE, son of Shirley S. Barbour of 2722 Mountainaire Ave. N.W. and Ralph L. Price of 4611 Biltmore Drive, is in the Adriatic Sea aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, based in Norfolk.

The ship is participating in Operation Deny Flight, a NATO operation in which allied forces are enforcing a United Nations no-fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Price is a 1986 graduate of William Fleming High School.

\ NAVY PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS JONATHAN ROBINSON, son of Rosa L. Robinson of 3404 Cove Road N.W., has been assigned to the Mediterranean Sea for six months as part of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt battle group. Robinson is aboard the destroyer tender USS Shenandoah, based in Norfolk.

Robinson is a 1975 graduate of Patrick Henry High School.

\ MARINE PFC. GREGORY L. HERRON, son of Robert L. and Mary E. Herron of 815 Commander Drive, has completed recruit training at Parris Island, S.C.

Herron is a 1992 graduate of Northside High School.



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