Seaman Apprentice E-2 Nathan M. Smith of Cedarville, a member of the Seabees 20th Readiness Group at Gulfport, Mississippi, was promoted to Petty Officer Third Class E-4 in March. He entered the U.S. Navy in May 2007, one year after graduation from Cedarville High School, and completed basic training at the Great Lakes Recruit Training Center near Chicago. He then attended school at Port Huememe, California, and was graduated at the top of his class. In October, he was transferred to Gulfport as a construction mechanic apprentice.

Seaman Apprentice Smith is the son of Randy McDonald and Nina McDonald of Cedarville. His brother, Dylan, and grandparents Donna Smith and Bill and Yvonne McDonald also reside in Cedarville.

At right: Nathan Smith recently was promoted to Petty Officer Third Class. (Photograph courtesy of Yvonne McDonald)