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Thursday, March 19, 2009

Hometown News: Ashley Forbes

Army National Guard Pfc. Ashley M. Forbes has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.

She is the daughter of Helen Forbes of Clinton St., Montgomery.

Forbes is a 2008 graduate of Lanier Senior High School, Montgomery.

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