Area man completes basic training

Army Pvt. Dustin T. Leipert has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill in Lawton, Okla.

During the nine weeks of training, Leipert studied the Army mission and received instruction and training exercises in drill and ceremonies, Army history, core values and traditions, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, rifle marksmanship, weapons use, map reading and land navigation, foot marches, armed and unarmed combat and field maneuvers and tactics.

He is the son of Ginger Walker of Mill Creek Crossing.

Leipert is a 2009 graduate of Holly Pond High School in Cullman.