U.S. Army National Guard Pvt. Juwon Kim has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Jackson, SouthCarolina.

During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values,physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfareand bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, mapreading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches and field trainingexercises.

Kim is the son of Heejae Kwon and Hyung Kim of Federal Way. He is a 2015 graduate of Decatur High School.