Tyran L. Askew

Army Cadet Tyran L. Askew received the George C. Marshall Award during an awards ceremony at the Marshall Center, Virginia Military Institute in Lexington.

The award is named in the honor of Gen. George C. Marshall, who served in World War II as the Army chief of staff and in the post-war era served as secretary of state and secretary of defense.
The award is presented annually to the most outstanding senior Army 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 is a national award and the highest award an ROTC cadet can receive.
The cadets participate in focus groups and roundtable discussions and lectures on the theme of the national security of the U.S. and the Army’s security role in the international arena. They also receive formal speeches from the highest echelons of the U.S. Army’s leadership ranks, scholars and experts in the area of national defense.
The cadet is a student at Virginia State University in Petersburg and a 2009 graduate of King’s Fork High School.
He is the son of Claudette Askew and grandson of Claude Askew of Suffolk.

Sean Debblay

Navy Seaman Sean Debblay, son of Debrah A. and Benjamin C. Debblay of Suffolk, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
During the eight-week program, Debblay completed a variety of training, which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness.
The capstone event of boot camp is “Battle Stations.” This exercise gives recruits the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the fleet. “Battle Stations” is designed to galvanize the basic warrior attributes of sacrifice, dedication, teamwork and endurance in each recruit through the practical application of basic Navy skills and the core values of honor, courage and commitment. Its distinctly ”Navy” flavor was designed to take into account what it means to be a sailor.
Debblay is a 2006 graduate of Nansemond River High School.

Shamilya J. Holloman

Navy Seaman Recruit Shamilya J. Holloman, daughter of Hope F. Scott of Suffolk, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
During the eight-week program, Holloman completed a variety of training, which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness.

The capstone event of boot camp is “Battle Stations.” This exercise gives recruits the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the fleet. “Battle Stations” is designed to galvanize the basic warrior attributes of sacrifice, dedication, teamwork and endurance in each recruit through the practical application of basic Navy skills and the core values of honor, courage and commitment. Its distinctly ”Navy” flavor was designed to take into account what it means to be a sailor.

Holloman is a 2007 graduate of King’s Fork High School.

Javonn M. Robinson

Army Pvt. Javonn M. Robinson 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, core values and 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.
 Robinson is the son of Verita Braswell of Suffolk.
 He is a 2010 graduate of King’s Fork High School.