Three active-duty servicemembers and four Army veterans graduated from the SMART Heroes program Monday, March 9, at the Colorado location, 4003 N. Weber St. in Colorado Springs. Sgt. Aidan Richtig, Sgt. Carvens Romain, Sgt. 1st Class Eliseo Salazar and Army veterans Anthony Joseph Abato Jr., Daniel Bowser, Raymond Diaz and Heinrich Felgar completed a seven-week course to earn the equivalent

Soldiers get advanced training toward trades career with SMART Heroes program
Four active-duty members of the U.S. Army became the latest graduates of the SMART Heroes program Monday, Jan. 19 at Western Washington Sheet Metal, 2725 Williamson Place, in DuPont. Graduates included Staff Sgt. Marc Sutton, Spc. Evgeny Gourinovich, Spc. Quintine Blue and Spc. Logan Dirker. SMART Heroes provides active-duty service members and recent veterans an opportunity to learn skills in

SMART Heroes honors active-duty military, veteran during graduation
Three active-duty members of the U.S. Army and one Navy veteran graduated from the SMART Heroes program Friday, Oct. 24, at the Colorado location, 4003 N. Weber St. in Colorado Springs. Army Staff Sgt. Casey Naumann, Spc. Ruben Medina-Meza, and Spc. Jon’Terria Powell and Navy Veteran Matthew Moody completed a seven-week course to earn the equivalent of their first-year sheet

Soldiers, veterans get jump on civilian career through SMART Heroes program
Four active-duty members of the U.S. Army and two veterans graduated from the SMART Heroes program Monday, Sept. 8 at Western Washington Sheet Metal, 2725 Williamson Place, in DuPont. SMART Heroes allows active-duty service members and recent veterans to learn skills in HVAC, welding, fabrication and more, which can lead to a civilian career once they’re discharged from the military.

Two soldiers get head start on civilian career through SMART Heroes program
Two active-duty Army soldiers, Sgt. Adolfo Preciado and Spc. Enrique Olivio, graduated from the SMART Heroes program July 14 at Western Washington Sheet Metal, 2725 Williamson Place, in DuPont. SMART Heroes allows active-duty service members and recent veterans to learn skills in HVAC, welding, fabrication and more, which can lead to a civilian career once they’re discharged from the military.

Active-duty soldiers, veterans learn trade in fast-paced SMART Heroes program
Two active-duty soldiers and four recently discharged veterans completed an accelerated training schedule to become the latest graduating class of the SMART Heroes program at the Western Washington location on May 19 at 2725 Williamson Place, in DuPont. Graduates included Sgt. Mason Herrin and Sgt. Alice Diaz, both active-duty members of the U.S. Army; Maj. Alan Vargo, Sgt. 1st Class

SMART Heroes welcomes service members to ranks
Three active-duty members of the U.S. Army graduated from the SMART Heroes program Friday, May 9, at the Colorado location, 4003 N. Weber St. in Colorado Springs. Sgt. Tony Santoro, Spc. Kevin Williams and Spc. Jaray Strauss completed a seven-week course to earn the equivalent of their first-year sheet metal apprentice training (224 hours). This fast-paced training paves their way

SMART Heroes Western Washington graduates 45th class
Three Army soldiers and one Marine Corps veteran completed the 45th class of SMART Heroes — a concentrated, seven-week course, equivalent to a first-year sheet metal apprenticeship — March 24 at the Western Washington Sheet Metal training center, 2725 Williamson Place, in DuPont. Graduates included Sgt. Keegan Wohltman, Spc. Sean Rallos and Sgt. Jesse Auger, from the U.S Army; and

SMART Heroes honors graduates, welcoming soldier from U.S. base in Japan
Five active-duty members of the U.S. Army graduated from the SMART Heroes program Friday, March 14, at the Colorado location, 4003 N. Weber St. in Colorado Springs. Staff Sgt. Tyler Becker, Sgt. Freemon Woods, Spc. Jai Williams, Spc. Serge Bakiti and Spc. Pedro Alvarado completed a seven-week course to earn the equivalent of their first-year sheet metal apprentice training (224

Veterans graduate SMART Heroes Program, gain head start on sheet metal career
Four recently discharged veterans representing the Army, Navy and Air Force completed an accelerated training schedule to become the 44th graduating class of the SMART Heroes program on Jan. 27 at the Western Washington at 2725 Williamson Place, in DuPont. Graduates included Staff Sgt. Travis Banks and Spc. Nathan Ivanchuk, veterans of the U.S. Army; Senior Airman Chukwunoso Onwumere, veteran
