Brian Burka, son of Frank and Joyce Burka of Butler, graduated with honors from Air Force basic training in Lackland, Texas.The 2008 Butler High School graduate will go on to study linguistics.———Army National Guard Pvt.

Michael Wright has graduated from the field artillery fire-finder radar operator advanced individual training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.Wright is the son of Melisa Semonick of Cranberry Township.