U.S. Army Pvt. Samantha D. Terwilliger 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. The soldier also received instruction and practice in physical fitness, rifle marksmanship and bayonet use, chemical warfare, unarmed combat, drill and ceremony, marching, map reading, military courtesy, basic first aid, field tactics and the military justice system.
Terwilliger is the daughter of Tim Terwilliger of Walden, N.Y., and Gina M. Terwilliger of Middletown, N.Y.
She is a 2015 graduate of Pine Bush High School, Pine Bush, N.Y.