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Military Briefs

Army Cadet Michael J. Browning , the son of Philip

and Mary Ann Browning of Peachtree City, has received the

prestigious Wreath Award for academic excellence as a student at the

U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.

The wreath is awarded to students who carry a 3.0

grade point average on at least five courses and pass the

physical fitness and military program requirements.

Marine Pfc. Catherine J. Gault , a 1998 graduate

of McIntosh High School, has completed basic training

at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., and

was promoted to her present rank. She is the daughter of Mary T.

Gault of Riverdale.

Gault successfully completed 12 weeks of training designed

to challenge new Marine recruits both physically and mentally.

She and fellow recruits ended the training phase with The

Crucible, a 54-hour, problem-solving team effort, culminating in an

emotional ceremony in which the recruits were presented with

the Marine Corps Emblem and were addressed as "Marines" for

the first time since boot camp began.

Navy Chief Petty Officer James R.

Crowe , son of Sue Crowe of Fayetteville,

recently completed a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean

Sea, Indian Ocean and Arabian Gulf with the amphibious

transport dock USS Duluth as part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group.

The 1983 graduate of Fayette County High School joined

the Navy in March 1984.

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