Sunday, December 15, 2013
ARMED FORCES
VETERANS
Appointment
COLUMBUS
Retired Army Col. Timothy C. Gorrell recently was appointed director of the Ohio Department of Veterans Services by Gov. John R. Kasich.
“We want to ensure Ohioans don’t lose sight of or forget the debt of gratitude our veterans deserve. We owe them support whether it is assuring them gainful employment, education/training, medical care or simply acknowledging and expressing appreciation for defending us and our way of life,” Gorrell said.
BASIC TRAINING GRADS
Air Force: Airman 1st Class Raymond L. Fowler (Austintown Fitch High School, ’04), son of Raymond Fowler of Austintown; Airman Justin A. Imhoff (Lawrence County Career and Technical High School, New Castle, Pa., ’11), son of Kevin J. and Rose M. Imhoff of Ellwood City, Pa.
Navy: Seaman Chena C. Cross (Chaney High School, ’10, and Youngstown State University, associate degree, ’13) daughter of Antwanette M. Cross of Youngstown; Seaman Mazen M. Shehabi (Howland High School, ’08), son of Paul S. Shehabi and Peggy F. Brown, both of Warren.
CIVIL AIR PATROL
Award received
VIENNA
The Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station here has been awarded the Quality Cadet Unit Award For the fourth-consecutive year by the CAP National Headquarters.
To receive the award, the squadron had to meet a series of standards including cadet-orientation rides in CAP aircraft, cadets had to attend a military style encampment, there had to be growth and retention of cadets enrolled in the program, and cadets had to demonstrate excellence in the Aerospace Education Program.
Of the 1,047 CAP units across the nation with cadets, only 272 earned the award for this year. The local squadron’s ranking within the award program places it in the top 12 percent in the nation. The YARS Composite Squadron, which has 70 cadets from the Mahoning Valley and Pennsylvania, meets Monday evenings at YARS.
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