Pvt. Kristy Thompson
of A Co. 2/60th Inf. Regt. completed her Basic Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina and graduated on Sept. 18, 2009.
Her parents, Ryan and Sherry Thompson of Grand Marais, attended Family Day and graduation. Kristy is now in Missouri for job training in the Heavy Equipment Operations Program.
Kristy is a 2009 CCHS graduate.
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PV1 Ty C. Backlund
has completed U.S. Army Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He was with the 165th Brigade 3rd Battalion 34th Infantry Regiment Company E. While there he earned the Army Sharpshooter designation.
Backlund is currently attending AIT (Advanced Individual Training) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School as a Civil Affairs Specialist 38 Bravo.
Ty is a 2009 graduate of Cook County High School and joined the United States Army Reserve in August of 2008.
He is the son of Terry and Lori Backlund of Grand Marais and Shannon Backlund and Erik Olson of Minneapolis.
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