ARMED FORCES

ARMED FORCES

BASIC TRAINING GRADS

Air Force: Reserve Airman Terrence L. Jordon Jr. (Boardman High School, ’10), son of Joanna Jordon of Youngstown; Reserve Airman Taylor D. Kastenhuber (Salem High School, ’10), daughter of Holly Bennett and Lew Pittman, both of Salem; Airman Robert J. Guylitto (Cardinal Mooney High School, ’09), son of Patricia Guylitto of Youngstown; Reserve Airman James Wetzl II (Austintown Fitch High School, ’05), son of Betty Wetzl of Canfield; Airman Michael T. Mound (Austintown Fitch High School, ’06), son of William and Carol Mound of Austintown.

Army: National Guard Pvt. Cory Siwiec (Boardman High School, ’07), son of Mary Siwiec of Boardman.

Coast Guard: Seaman Ryan A. Rappach (Howland High School, ’03), son of Pam M. and Randy A. Rappach of Warren.

Navy: Seaman Sueann M. Scotta (Jamestown High School, Jamestown, Pa., ’05), daughter of Lori J. and Michael A. Scotta of Jamestown; Seaman Recruit Matthew C. Hamilton (Howland High School, ’07), son of Elizabeth A. and Eric P. Hamilton of Warren; Seaman Bryan T. Brinker (Southern Local High School, Salineville, ’10).

Returning

Army Reserve 1st Lt. Joshua S. Fette is returning to the United States after a deployment to Iraq serving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom/New Dawn, or Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations.

He will be stationed at Joint Base Dix-McGuire-Lakehurst, N.J., for debriefing, evaluations and out-processing procedures before returning to regularly assigned unit.

Fette, a quartermaster officer with six years of military service, is the son of Doug and stepson of Robyn Fette of West Middlesex, Pa., and the son of Marie Darby of Hermitage, Pa. Fette graduated in 2004 from West Middlesex High School and received a bachelor’s degree in 2009 from Lock Haven (Pa.) University.

VETERANS

Seminar offered

YOUNGSTOWN

The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering a seminar on assistance available to veterans and active duty, Guard and Reserve military members from 9 a.m. to noon April 14 at the Oakhill Renaissance Building, 345 Oakhill Ave., Entrance “A.” To register for this free event, call 216-522-4180.

Veterans sought for video interviews

BESSEMER, PA.

Mohawk High School students will tape on-camera interviews with local veterans about their military service April 27 at the school at 385 Mohawk School Road. The interviews will be submitted to the Library of Congress and become part of its permanent collection.

U.S. Rep. Jason Altmire of Pennsylvania, D-4th, said the project allows veterans to “record and preserve their stories for future generations.” Veterans interested in being interviewed should contact Beth Newman at Altmire’s office at 724-226-1304 as soon as possible for an appointment.

Altmire said the Veterans History Project is the largest oral history program in U.S. history and collects first-person accounts of military service in World Wars I and II, the wars in Korea, Vietnam and the Persian Gulf, the current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq and during peacetime.

Retired after 26 years

WARREN

Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Todd W. Easterday, son of Beverly C. and W R. Easterday of Warren, retired after 26 years of active-duty service. His last assignment was as senior enlisted advisor for Global Network Operations Center, Norfolk, Va.

During his career, Easterday, a 1984 graduate of Howland High School, accumulated more than 14 years of sea duty, serving onboard the USS Koelsch (FF 1049), USS Boone (FFG 28), USS Saipan (LHA-2) and USS Enterprise (CVN-65).

His shore commands include commander Submarine Group Ten, Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Atlantic, Global Network Operations Center Detachment Norfolk, and Space and Naval Warfare Systems, all at Norfolk, Va.

Easterday received several personal awards and medals, including the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medals, Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medals and the Afghanistan Campaign Service Medal.

Items of note for the Armed Forces Digest can be sent to The Vindicator, Regional Desk, P.O. Box 780, Youngstown 44501-0780, or e-mailed to alcorn@vindy.com.