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Army Pvt. Philip B. Johnson has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.
During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission and received instruction and training exercises in drill and ceremonies, Army history, core values and traditions, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, rifle marksmanship, weapons use, map reading and land navigation, foot marches, armed and unarmed combat, and field maneuvers and tactics.
Johnson is the son of Terry Johnson of Kane St., South Elgin, Ill., and Blair Johnson of Royal Oak St., Lake In The Hills, Ill.
The private is a 2009 graduate of St. Edward High School, Elgin.
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