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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Hometown News: Fred Powers

Army Pfc. Fred D. Powers 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.

He is the son of Blanche Powers of Roxboro Drive, and grandson of Alice Peterson of Dyas Drive, both of Montgomery.

Powers is a 2006 graduate of Robert E. Lee High School, Montgomery.

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