Favorite Sons & Daughters

Matthew Lockwood, 18, has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.

He is now stationed at Fort Lee, Va.

A 2012 graduate of Desert High School on Edwards Air Force Base in California, Lockwood is the son of Paul Lockwood of Las Vegas.

Brandon Lawson has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.

A 2009 graduate of Kapolei High School in Hawaii, Lawson is the son of Michelle Lawson of Las Vegas.

Brent Landis has graduated from One Station Unit Training at Fort Leonard Wood in Waynesville, Mo.

A 2006 graduate of Durango High School, he earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2010.

Landis is the son of Jenice Landis of North Las Vegas.

Alex Souza has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C.

A 2011 graduate of Sierra Vista High School, Souza is the son of Chandra Purpura of Las Vegas.

Marvin Campas has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C.

A 2011 graduate of East Career and Technical Academy, Campas is the son of Maria Preciado of Las Vegas.

Travis Schossow has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.

A 2009 graduate of Mojave High School, Schossow is the son of Troy Schossow of North Las Vegas.

Paige Nezat has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C.

Nezat is a 2011 graduate of Centennial High School.

Brandon Young has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning in Columbus, Ga.

Young is the son of Melissa Waldbilling of Bremerton, Wash., and the grandson of Sandra Arney of Las Vegas.

Leon Vanzyl has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.

Vanzyl is the son of Mariana Larson of Las Vegas and Francois Vanzly of San Antonio.

Barry Williams II has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.

A 2012 graduate of Las Vegas High School, Williams is the son of Barry Williams Sr. of Las Vegas.

Kyle Gregory has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.

Gregory is the son of Steve and Mary Gregory of Las Vegas.

Joseph McMorris has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.

McMorris is the son of Allen Sta-Ana of Las Vegas.

Gabriel Tamayo-Soto has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.

A 2009 graduate of Eldorado High School, Tamayo-Soto is the son of Maria Tamayo of Las Vegas.