Graduates from basic combat training

Army National Guard Pvt. William J. Kattner has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mo.

During the nine weeks of training, the soldier received instruction in drill and ceremony, weapons, rifle marksmanship qualification, bayonet combat, chemical warfare, field training and tactical exercises, marches, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, Army history, traditions and core values.

Kattner is a 2006 graduate of Carbon Career & Technical Institute, Jim Thorpe.