Military Roster: Vann completes small arms repair course Marine Corps. Pfc. Brandon T. Vann, son of Gail and Wayne Vann of South Haven, recently completed the Small Arms Repair course at the U.S. Army’s Proving Ground in Aberdeen, Md. During the course, Vann learned how to operate, inspect, maintain and repair rifles, pistols, shotguns, submachine guns, grenade launchers, mortars and other automatic weapons. Vann also studied how to prepare weapons for shipment and storage, and related safety precautions. With his newly acquired skills, Vann is now ready to work at a military base armory, providing weapons support to troops deploying for exercises and operations. Vann is a 2002 alumnus of Annandale High School. He joined the Marine Corps in August 2002. Addresses of military personnel LCPL Jeffrey A. Brutger, Bravo Btry 1/12 MCBH, Kaneohe Bay, HI 96863. Jake Byrne, U.S. Navy. His address is USS Yorktown CG48, ODFPDAA 34093-1159. Chuck Chapman, U.S. Army, 727th Transportation Company. His address is Operation Iraqi Freedom, APO AE-A3 09366. He runs medical supplies between Kuwait and Baghdad. Mark Deutsch, KAHS ’01, U.S. Army Reserves, Camp Arifjan in Kuwait since Nov. 15. Sgt. Matthew Hanan, KAHS ’92, U.S. Army Reserves, Engineering Battalion, A Company, 244th EN BN (130 EN BDE) APO AE 09302. Pvt. Joshua P. Hilsgen, EV-W ’01, U.S. Marines, just completed basic training. SPC Mitchell E. Libby, KAHS ’99, U.S. Army Reserves, Engineering Battalion, somewhere in the Iraq area. Lt. Cmdr. Sean R. Liedman, KAHS ’87, Naval Academy ’91, U.S. Navy, serving as a navigator on a P-3 Orion on special surveillance deployment with the VPU-1 unit, “Old Buzzards.” Army Spec. Anthony J. Probasco, KAHS ’99, recently completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Sgt. Buffy A. Schmidt, KAHS ’99, U.S. Army Reserves, 13th PsyOps Battalion, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. PO3 At3 Bruce Schmitz, KAHS ’00, U.S. Navy stationed at Norfolk, Va. Lt. Cmdr. Denise L. Spanier, KAHS ’88, U.S. Navy Reserve, based at Naval and Marine Reserve Center in St. Paul, Minn. Pvt. Andrew Walz, U.S. Army, combat medic in or near Baghdad. REVISED address is PV2 Walz, Andrew, 565th Ground Ambulance, 91277, APO AE 09302-1277. SPC Brian Weisman, KAHS ’96, U.S. Army, 70th Transport Company, last deployed to Turkey. CW02 Kurtis Westrup, 6th ESB Bulk Fuel Delta, UIC 22321, Box 0026, FPO AP 96613-0026. If you have a friend or family member in active service to add to this roster, please let us know. Tri-County News, P.O. Box 220, Kimball MN 55353-0220 e-mail: tcn@kimballarea.com o tel/fax (320) 398-5000
