Military news June 21

Published 12:10 am Sunday, June 21, 2015

Army Pvt. Nathan T. Toller 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.

Toller is the son of Ute B. Toller of Ruskin, Fla. He earned an associate degree in 2012 from Livingstone College.