Military news

Army National Guard Pvt. Steven C. Johnson has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.

The private is a 2007 graduate of Lawrence High School and the son of Steve and Cheryl Johnson, Lawrence.

Army National Guard Pvt. Ernest J. Bever and Army Pvt. Josh E. Christopherson have graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

Bever is the son of Ernest Bever, Lawrence.

Christopherson is a 2005 graduate of Jefferson West High School and the son of Patty Payne, Meriden, and Mark Christopherson, McLouth.

Air Force Airmen Cameron C. Bennett, Brian E. Fish and Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher G. Gemsky have graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

Bennett is a 2007 graduate of De Soto High School and the son of Judith Wheeller, De Soto.

Fish is a 2003 graduate of Basehor-Linwood High School and the son of Regina Fish, Tonganoxie.

Gemsky is a 2005 graduate of Shawnee Mission West High School and the son of Anita Gemsky, Overland Park, and Gavin Gemsky, De Soto.

The 35th Infantry Division Reunion will be Sept. 23-27 at the Ramada Downtown Hotel in Topeka. All past and present members and their families are invited. For more information, call Col. Robert Dalton at (785) 267-3295.

The 11th Airborne Division Association will conduct its 66th Anniversary Reunion Sunday-Thursday in Branson, Mo. Veterans from World War II and the Korean War will celebrate the history of the unit and its soldiers.

For more information, call Ken Sly at (785) 823-8352, or e-mail him at aksly@hotmail.com.