Russell Conn REED, 2002

REED

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 8/15/2012 at 20:51:26

Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, September 19, 2002

SERVICE NEWS ~ RUSSELL CONN REED

Russell Conn REED of Grand River, a 2002 graduate of Mount Ayr Community high school, recently qualified and enlisted in the United States Navy for guaranteed training as a builder.

REED, the son of Gary REED of Grand River, enlisted under the Delayed Entry Program. He will report to Great Lakes, IL for active duty in September 2002. There he will undergo basic training to prepare for Navy life.

Upon completion of basic training, REED will begin 13 weeks of schooling in Gulfport, MS to prepare for a job in the Navy's builder field. Builders make up a large segment of the Navy's construction force. They work as carpenters, plasterers, roofers, bricklayers or cabinet makers.

After successfully completing advanced training, REED may go on to additional schooling or be assigned to any one of the Navy's duty stations around the world.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, August of 2012