Army Pvt. Christian Bittinger has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.

The private is a 2006 graduate of Lawrence High School and the son of Jacque Bittinger, Lawrence.

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Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Andrew Braden graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

The airman is a 2008 graduate of Free State High School and the son of Scott and Cammie Braden, Lawrence.