Bossier Press-Tribune Online

Army Pfc. Nicholas R. Rueffer has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.

During the nine weeks of training, the soldier 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.

Rueffer is the son of Kasey Ferguson of Avondale Lane, Bossier City. He is a 2012 graduate of Parkway High School.