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MILITARY & VETERANS AFFAIRS
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| IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (22 July, 2004) |
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Jersey City Resident Joins New Jersey Army National Guard
Photo Caption: Jersey City resident Rickey Davis (left) is congratulated by Staff Sgt. Manzueta (right), Recruiting and Retention NCO, after Davis enlisted in the New Jersey Army National Guard at Fort Hamilton Military Entrance Processing Station July 21.
Pvt. Davis, a graduate Dickenson High School, has been assigned to D Company, 2nd and 113th Infantry Battalion located at the National Guard Armory in Jersey City. After completing Basic Training at Ft. Benning, Ga., he will attend Advanced Individual Training as a Infantryman. The Infantryman's role is to be ready to defend our country in peacetime and to capture, destroy and repel enemy ground forces during combat. Anyone interested in joining the New Jersey Army National Guard and wants to attend college tuition free, while earning a part-time income and serving their community, state and nation should call Sgt. 1st Class Greene at (201) 433-3871 or visit the New Jersey Army National Guard website at www.state.nj.us/military/army/ |