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Pvt. Hunter W. Schmaus has graduated from basic training at San Diego Co. Marine Corp. He is the son of Jubal and Michelle Schmaus of Everett. Schmaus is a 2004 graduate of Cascade High School.

Army Pvt. David R. Norris has graduated from basic training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. He is the son of Suzanne Carr of Monroe and Kenneth Norris of Harker Heights, Texas.

Army Sgt. Heather L. Brott has graduated from the Military Intelligence Systems Maintainer/Integrator advanced training course at Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Ariz. She is the daughter of Sharon and Edward Johnson of Bothell. Her husband, James, is the son of Ralph and Karon Brott of Phoenix, Ariz.

Army Pvt. Shane F. Mahmood has graduated from One Station Unit Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. The training included completion of basic and advanced training. Mahmood is the son of Penny Mahmood of Everett. He is a 2002 graduate of Kamiak High School.

Army Reserve Pvt. Phillip J. Powers has graduated from basic training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. Powers is from Spokane. He is the son of Debbie Powers of Sultan. Powers is a 2002 graduate of Sultan High School.

Air Force Capt. Brett D. Brimhall won first prize for quality cataract surgery in a nationwide contest sponsored by the American College of Eye Surgeons. Brimhall, an ophthalmology resident-flight surgeon with nine years of military service, is assigned to the 59th Medical Wing, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. He is the son of Grant and Avis Brimhall of Thousand Oaks, Calif. His wife, Holly, is the daughter of Jan McBride of Mountlake Terrace.

Air Force Airman 1st Class Melissa A. Miller is currently deployed to an overseas forward-operating location to support the missions of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. The airman is a 2001 graduate of Lake Stevens High School. Miller, a security forces apprentice with two years of military service, is assigned to the 460th Security Forces Squadron, Buckley Air Force Base, Denver. She is the daughter of James Scott of Arlington and Tracy Godsey of Ocean Springs, Miss. Her husband, Edwin, is the son of Kathleen Miller of Arvada, Colo.

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