U. S. MILITARY ACADEMY

Salisbury grad completes cadet training

Eric Sean Tatum, son of Diane Roberts and Sam Tatum, of Allentown, completed cadet basic training at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, recently.

Tatum entered West Point on July 1. Areas of instruction included first aid, mountaineering, hand grenades, rifle marksmanship and nuclear, biological and chemical training.

Tatum graduated from Salisbury High School in June. He plans to graduate from the military academy in 2017 and be commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army.