Photo Caption: Phillipsburg resident Victor Pludowski (left) is congratulated by Sgt. 1st Class Donald Clarke, Recruiting and Retention NCO (right) after Pludowski enlisted in the New Jersey Army National Guard at Fort Hamilton Military Entrance Processing Station Sept. 28.

     Pvt. Pludowski, a senior at Phillipsburg High School, has been assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 102nd Armor, located at the National Guard Armory in Port Murray.  After completing Basic Training at Fort Jackson, S.C., he will attend Advanced Individual Training as a Light Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic.