COLUMBIA, S.C. — Army Pfc. James C. Bourgeois has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson.
During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, 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.
Bourgeois is the son of Christopher Bourgeois of Spruce Street, Rumford, and brother of Megean Bourgeois of Devonshire Street, Portland.
He is a 2007 graduate of Mountain Valley High School, Rumford.
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