MERIDIAN —
Army National Guard Pfc. Larry J. Boykin Jr. 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.
Boykin is the brother of Brittney Boykin of Meridian.
He is a 2011 graduate of Meridian High School.
Local News
March 2, 2013
Boykin graduates basic training
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