Marine Corps Pvt. William J. Ammen, son of Patricia Ammen of Roanoke, Va. and Reid W. Ammen, of Roanoke, Va., earned the title of United States Marine after graduating from recruit training at Marine ...

Readstown’s Brendon Mabb had listened to his cousin tell him stories of how difficult U.S. Marine basic training had been. “I had it built up in my head,” Pvt. Mabb said, Monday, in Vernon County on ...