Published: May 01, 2008 01:45 pm            

Sharp graduates from basic

April 23, 2008 — Army Pvt. Rebecca J. Sharp has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

During the nine weeks of training, the soldier 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.

She is the daughter and stepdaughter of Laura and Curtis Wilburn of Lynnwood Drive, Grayson, Ky.

Her grandparents, Charles and Plina Blythe, reside on Highway Contract Route 60, Greenup, Ky.

Sharp is a 1986 graduate of Greenup County High School, Lloyd, Ky.

        

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