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

DATE: THURSDAY, January 12, 1995                   TAG: 9501130053
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: E8   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

IN SERVICE

PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASS DONALD W. PARKER, formerly of Roanoke, has returned home to San Diego from a six-month stint to the Indian and western Pacific oceans and the Persian Gulf with the dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry.

Parker was involved in providing humanitarian assistance to Rwanda, where the ship transferred food and supplies to the troubled region.

In the Persian Gulf, Parker joined other naval forces that had been working in support of the "no-fly zone" over southern Iraq.

Parker is a 1980 graduate of William Fleming Senior High School.

PFC. BRIAN S. BELL, son of Jerry and Linda Bell of New Castle, recently completed recruit training and was promoted to his present rank.

He is a 1994 graduate of Craig County High School.

LANCE CPL. LARRY M. WORRELL and SGT. DENNIS S. WILEY have been serving off the coast of Bosnia-Herzegovina with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked with the USS Nassau Amphibious Ready Group.

Worrell, son of Larry and Priscilla Worrell of Roanoke, is a 1991 graduate of William Byrd High School.

Wiley is the son of Harvey Barbour of Roanoke.

NAVY AIRMAN APPRENTICE MATTHEW B. MITCHELL, son of Lorraine C. Roberts of Salem, recently returned from a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean with the amphibious assault ship USS Guam.

He was one of 4,000 marines and sailors who completed duty off Bosnia-Herzegovina.

MARINE PVT. MATTHEW A. COTY, son of Joseph and Leslie Coty of Roanoke, recently completed recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C.

MARINE PVT. JOHN H. HENDRICKS, son of Melvin and Betty Rock of Roanoke, recently completed recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. He is a 1993 graduate of Northside High School.

PFC. DAVID J. BOLT, son of John W. and Joann L. Bolt of 2341 Brookfield Drive, Roanoke, recently completed recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C.

He is a 1994 graduate of Cave Spring High School.

by CNB