Photo Caption: Browns Mill resident Mammoud Z. Elsammak (left) is congratulated by Maj. William A. Heineman (right), Executive Officer, Recruiting and Retention, New Jersey Army National Guard, after Elsammak enlisted into the New Jersey Army National Guard at Fort Dix on August 29.

Spc. Elsammak, has been assigned to Company A, 642nd Aviation located at the National Guard Armory in West Trenton. He will attend Basic Training at Fort Knox, Ky., and after completing basic; he will begin Advanced Individual Training as a Unit Supply Specialist. The Unit Supply Specialist performs duties involving request, receipt, storage, issue, accountability, and preservation of individual, organizational, installation, and expendable supplies and equipment.

Anyone interested in joining the New Jersey Army National Guard and wants to attend college tuition free, while earning a part-time income and serving their community, state and nation should call Sgt. 1st Class D’Angelo at (732) 349-6090 or visit the New Jersey Army National Guard website at www.state.nj.us/military/army/