Military Notes
Among SMSgt Martin?s many decorations, a partial list includes the Meritorious Service Medal with three oak clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Air Force Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Korean Defense Service Medal and Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon.
He is a 1977 graduate of Warren County High School and is the son of Air Force Retired MSGT Clarence C. Martin Sr., and Margie L. Martin. He is married to the former Sharon Sims and has four children.
Rutledge deployed to Persian Gulf
Air Force Senior Airman Benny L. Rutledge has deployed to Southwest Asia in the Persian Gulf region to support the mission of Operation Enduring Freedom as a member of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. The servicemember is normally assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, England.
Wing members provide support for the U.S. Central Command?s Air Forces mission, assisting in the full spectrum of fueling and aerial refueling operations to U.S. and coalition aircraft engaged in the war on terrorism in the region. Flight crews fly thousands of combat refueling sorties delivering aircraft fuel in the millions of pounds.
Rutledge, an F-15 Aircraft crew chief, has served in the military for two years.
He is the son of Preston and Lisa Rutledge, and grandson of Ben Rutledge, all of Rock Island. The airman is a 2004 graduate of Warren County Senior High School.
Two graduate from basic training
Two Warren County residents have graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
They are Army Pfc. Joshua E. Moore and Pfc. Aaron Ferrell.
During the nine weeks of training, the soldiers studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.
Moore is the son of Jan Moore of McMinnville. Moore is a 2003 graduate of Warren County High School.
Ferrell is the son of James and Susan Ferrell of McMinnville.