Military digest 05/31/05

Three Guard soldiers get desert training

Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Dean J. Hotop, Pfc. Craig L. Price and Spc. Stacy L. Dover recently participated in desert warfare training at Fort Irwin, Calif. They are members of the 220th Engineer Company based in Festus, Mo. Hotop is the son of Gerald W. and Judy C. Hotop, both of Perryville, Mo., and a 1982 graduate of Perryville High School. Price is the son of Lawrence A. and Sandra L. Price of Tamms, Ill., and a 1991 graduate of Eygyptian High Schools in Tamms. Dover is the daughter of Mary A. Milfelt of Perryville. She is a 1992 graduate of St. Vincent High School in Perryville.