Pfc. Timothy Lord-Timothy Lord, of Waynesville, was promoted to the rank of private first class in the Missouri Army National Guard during a rare field promotion in the town of Clarksville, where his unit was working to save the town from the flooded Mississippi River.
Lord is a member of the 1035th Support Maintenance Company, based at Jefferson Barracks.  The soldiers of the 1035th can carry out a variety of projects, including maintaining and rebuilding engines, transmissions, and other components.  The 1035th was in Clarksville as part of the Missouri National Guard’s flood relief efforts assisting local communities endangered by the flooded Mississippi River. 
During the state emergency duty, Lord’s primary mission was to fill sandbags and operate water pumps to keep the water levels behind the sandbag wall down in Clarksville.
“It’s truly an honor to promote soldiers in front of the sandbag wall they built in downtown Clarksville,” said Capt. Jamie Melchert.
“Pfc. Lord did an outstanding job while serving on state emergency duty,” Melchert said. “He demonstrated a high level of commitment and enthusiasm while working in Clarksville.”

Petty Officer Gregory Johannsen-Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Gregory S. Johannsen,  son of Erlinda and Allan Johannsen of St. Robert recently began a seven-month deployment to Camp Shields, Okinawa, Japan while assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 homeported at Naval Construction Battalion Center in Mississippi.
Johannsen’s unit deployed to relieve NMCB 5. NMCB 133’s main body will be providing construction support in order to improve military facility readiness in Okinawa. NMCB 133 will also be sending 11 details throughout the Pacific rim countries to do humanitarian construction in Palau, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia, while providing naval facility infrastructure improvements on U.S. bases in Guam, South Korea, and other parts of mainland Japan.
Johannsen is a 1995 graduate of Waynesville Senior High School of Waynesville, and joined the Navy in January 1996.

Cadet Michael D. Tollison-Army Reserve Cadet Michael D. Tollison is one of 267 cadets who attended the 2008 George C. Marshall Foundation Awards Seminar at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va.  The cadet received the George C. Marshall ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) Award at the seminar.  The award is named in the honor and legacy of General of the Army George C. Marshall, who served in World War II and outlined a post-war era program of economic assistance and recovery for worn-torn Europe.
The award is presented annually to the most outstanding senior Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) cadets in military science studies and leadership values in each battalion at host universities or colleges.  Top cadets from each cadet battalion represent the very best of a highly selective organization.  This national award is the highest award an ROTC cadet can receive.
At the seminar, cadets participated in focus groups and round table discussions and lectures on the theme of national security issues of the U.S. and the Army’s security role in the international arena.  Cadets received formal speeches from the highest echelons of the U.S. Army’s leadership ranks, scholars and experts, and civilian and government officials in the national defense and homeland security arena.
Upon graduation from the host college or university and completion of the ROTC program, the cadet will receive a bachelor’s degree and a commission of second lieutenant in the Army.  The senior cadet is a student at Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla.
He is the son of Lisa G. Tollison of Dixon and a 2002 graduate of Dixon High School.

Cadet Robert L. Rapone-Army Cadet Robert L. Rapone is one of 267 cadets who attended the 2008 George C. Marshall Foundation Awards Seminar at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va.  The cadet received the George C. Marshall ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) Award at the seminar.  The award is named in the honor and legacy of General of the Army George C. Marshall, who served in World War II and outlined a post-war era program of economic assistance and recovery for worn-torn Europe.
The award is presented annually to the most outstanding senior Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) cadets in military science studies and leadership values in each battalion at host universities or colleges.  Top cadets from each cadet battalion represent the very best of a highly selective organization.  This national award is the highest award an ROTC cadet can receive.
At the seminar, cadets participated in focus groups and round table discussions and lectures on the theme of national security issues of the U.S. and the Army’s security role in the international arena.  Cadets received formal speeches from the highest echelons of the U.S. Army’s leadership ranks, scholars and experts, and civilian and government officials in the national defense and homeland security arena.
Upon graduation from the host college or university and completion of the ROTC program, the cadet will receive a bachelor’s degree and a commission of second lieutenant in the Army.  The senior cadet is a student at St. Bonaventure University, N.Y.
He is the son of Joseph A. and Susan J. Rapone of Waynesville and a 2004 graduate of Waynesville High School.