VETERANS
VETERANS
Conference for women
ASHVILLE, Ohio — The Ohio Governor’s Advisory Committee for Women Veterans and the Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Healthcare System of Ohio, is offering a free one-day conference for women veterans Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Teays Valley High School, 3887 state Route 752.
The Mahoning County Veterans Service Commission will provide free transportation to and from the event. Participants will receive a free lunch and be able to learn about benefits for which they are eligible.
To register online for the event, visit: www.veteransaffairs.ohio.gov/wom.conf 2007.htm; or contact Mone Jackson or Brenda Polas at the Veterans Service Commission for assistance with registration and transportation. Call (330) 740-2451. The registration deadline is Oct. 15. About 500 women attended last year’s conference.
PROMOTIONS
Officer of the Quarter
Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Randi Richards was promoted to her present rank, and named the 15th Personnel Service Battalion Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter, while serving as a human resource specialist at an overseas forward operating base in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Richards, a 2000 graduate of Reynolds Junior-Senior High School in Greenville, Pa., is the daughter of Raymond P. Dunn, and Pamela J. Dunn, both of Transfer, Pa. Her husband, Brian, is the son of Bill and Becky Richards of Norton.
BASIC GRADS
Army: National Guard Pvt. William E. Squire (Beaver County Christian School, Beaver Falls, Pa., ’06), son of Kenneth Squire of Enon Valley, Pa.; Pvt. William E. Naylor (Bristol High School, Bristolville, ’05), son of William E. Naylor III and Sally Naylor, both of Bristolville.
Navy: Seaman Paul D. Bellanca (Greenville High School, Greenville, Pa., ’03), son of Pamela W. and Vincent J. Bellanca of Greenville; Seaman Edward W. Thompson (Brookfield High School, ’04), son of Barbara L. and Edward W. Thompson of Masury.
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