Military news 5/4/06

Area men graduate from military training

• Army Pvt. Brent J. Thomason has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Knox, Ky. Thomason is the son of Kathy Thomason of Chaffee, Mo. He is a 2003 graduate of Chaffee High School.

* Air Force Airman Tony W. Ditto has graduated from the F-16 Aircraft Avionics Systems Apprentice Course at Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas. Ditto is the son of Wayne C. Ditto of Benton, Mo., and Judy Gregory of East Prairie. Ditto's wife, Mandy, is the daughter of Troy Garner of Matthews, Mo. Ditto is a 1998 graduate of East Prairie High School.

* Pvt. Travis L. Leimer of Jackson recently graduated from Army basic combat and motor transport operator training at Fort Leonard Wood. Leimer is the son of Lee Leimer and Brenda Drerup of Jackson. He has one son. Leimer will serve as a member of the Missouri Army National Guard's 1221st Company in Dexter, Mo.

-- From staff reports