Big Bear’s Newest Military Graduates: Miranda Johnson-Bathurst, Stefania Thomas and Eric Riley
September 30, 2009 by Catherine Sandstrom
Filed under Current News, Government, Schools
Big Bear’s sons and daughters continue to enter into military service, and the Army and Air Force Hometown News Service has shared with us news of three recent graduations. Miranda Johnson-Bathurst, daughter of Dan Bathurst of Big Bear City and a 2008 graduate of Big Bear High School, and Stefania Thomas, former ward of Helen Brunson of Big Bear City, have completed their intensive eight-week training course at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, earning them credits toward an Associate in Applied Science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Chautauqua High School graduate Eric Riley, brother of Jason Cryder and Chris Washebek of Big Bear City, is now Army Private Riley, given his graduation from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, in Lawton, Oklahoma; Private Riley’s nine-week training included the study of Army history, core values and traditions, as well as first aid, rifle marksmanship, map reading and land navigation, and military justice.
Related posts:
- Alex Acheson, Elijah Solomon and Timothy Gatewood Graduate From Military Training
- BBHS Graduates Kenneth Webster and William Lewis Complete U.S. Army Training
- Mountain Communities’ Robert McKee and Robert Wilder Graduate from Military Training of the U.S. Army
- BBHS Graduate Thom DeGriselles Completes Basic Infantry Training at Fort Benning
- Big Bear’s Chief Master Sergeant Furniss Honored for 34-Year Career in Three Branches of the Military; Local Ceremony on April 11
After graduating from BBHS, Catherine moved to Los Angeles to attend Loyola Marymount University. In her 20 years off the mountain, most recently in Manhattan Beach, Catherine's career has included publishing, broadcasting, public relations and public education; she served as KBHR's News Director from April 2007 to July 2010.
