Private Donald E. "Donnie" Wallen III graduated Army basic training April 9 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
He is the son of Donald E. Wallen II and stepmother Carolyn, Sidney, and Nanette Sturgess, Warsaw. His daughter is Kylie Wallen, and his fiancee is Courtney Rogers, Warsaw. Grandparents are Don and Marie Wallen, Winona Lake; Ron and Lydia Neal, Sidney; and Max and Evelyn Julian, Warsaw.The private is a 2007 Columbia City High School graduate.
He is attending Advanced Individual Training at Fort Jackson.
