Army Reserve Spec.

Deemer Ryan has been mobilized and activated for deployment overseas to a forward operating base in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.Ryan, a wheeled vehicle mechanic with five years of military service, is normally assigned to the 444th Headquarters Company, Oakdale.He is the son of Kenneth and Becky Deemer of Valencia.———Army National Guard Pvt.

Nathan Gould has graduated from basic training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.Gould is the son of Dennise Gould of Linwood, N.C., and grandson of Alexis McEathron of Butler.He is a 2005 graduate of West Davidson High School, Lexington, N.C.———Army Reserve Pvt.

David Kurtz has graduated from basic training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.He is the son of James and Donna Kurtz of Butler.Kurtz is a 2003 graduate of Butler High School.———Army National Guard Pvt.

Margaret Cordero has graduated from basic training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.She is the daughter of Delia Hernandez of Butler.Cordero is a 2006 graduate of Butler High School.———Army Pvt.

Michael Tobin has graduated from basic training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.Tobin, a 2007 graduate of Seneca Valley High School, is the son of Carol Tobin of Cranberry Township.———Navy Seaman Recruit

Daniel Hixon, a 2005 graduate of Butler High School, recently completed Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.