U.S. Army Reserve Pvt. Ruben R. Colon

U.S. Army Reserve Pvt. Ruben R. Colon has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Jackson, 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.

Colon is the son of Daniel Colon and grandson of Thomas Colon, both of Middletown, N.Y.

He is a 2015 graduate of Middletown High School, Middletown, N.Y.