Active Duty

Published 8:12 pm Sunday, November 4, 2007

Army Pfc. Kyle Abendroth, son of Laurie Abendroth of Everett, is serving a brief stint in Romania.

A multiple launch rocket system fire direction control specialist at Mihail Kogalniceanu Airbase in Romania, he is sharing military tactics and interacting with Romanians as part of a new partnership between the United States and Romania, a NATO nation since 2004.

Abendroth’s regular, permanent duty station is in Idar-Oberstein, Germany, with the 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery.

A 2005 graduate of Mariner High School, Abendroth attended basic training and advanced individual training at Fort Sill, Okla., before moving to his station in Germany.

The USS Tarawa Veterans Association is holding its 19th annual reunion. It is set for May 1-4 in Charleston, S.C. Contact Frank Grosey at 928-763-8242 or groseyjr@frontiernet.net.

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