Serving the nation

New Jersey Army National Guard Capt. Benjamin Stoner gets his new rank of captain placed on his uniform by his mother, Georgine Stoner (l), and his wife, Louise, as the couple’s children, Aubrey, 5, (l) and Aidan, 3, stand by their dad’s side during the pinning ceremony held at Fort Dix. Stoner is a Jackson resident and works full time for the New Jersey Army Guard as Educational Services Officer, managing the Montgomery GI Bill entitlements. He has deployed to Iraq with the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team as commander, G Company 250th Brigade Support Battalion.

KRYN P. WESTHOVEN, DMAVA-PA KRYN P. WESTHOVEN, DMAVA-PA