On Duty for Sept. 1:

Army National Guard

Amanda Smith

PONTIAC - Army National Guard Pvt. Amanda L. Smith has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

Smith is the daughter of Lori Edens, Pontiac, and a 2005 graduate of Pontiac Township High School, Pontiac.

U.S. Air Force

Tyler Wahls

FAIRBURY - U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tyler H. Wahls has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

Wahls earned distinction as an honor graduate. He is the son of Steve and Becky Wahls, Fairbury. He is a 2006 graduate of Prairie Central High School, Fairbury, and a 2008 graduate of Parkland College, Champaign.

Simon Shelton

STANFORD - U.S. Air Force Airman Simon A. Shelton has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

Shelton is the son of Debbie (Danny) Sacry, Stanford. He is a 2003 graduate of Olympia High School, Stanford.

Bryan Payton

MINONK - U.S. Air Force Airman Bryan A. Payton has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

Payton is the son of Billie Stokowski, Minonk. He is a 2007 graduate of Fieldcrest High School, Minonk.