Native Federal Way Army Pvt. graduates

Army Pvt. Marcus S. Fielder recently graduated from basic combat training at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Army Pvt. Marcus S. Fielder recently graduated from basic combat training at Fort Benning, Georgia.

During the nine-week training period, Fielder received instruction in drill and ceremony, weapons, rifle marksmanship and bayonet training, chemical warfare, field training and tactical exercises, armed and unarmed combat, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, traditions, and core values.

The airman graduated in 2013 from Federal Way High School and is the son of Don and Elizabeth Fielder of Auburn.