Michael and Annette Fournier are proud to announce that their son, Dakota, has graduated from U.S. Marine Corps basic training at Paris Island South Carolina. He will be taking advanced infantry training at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina and hopes to be deployed overseas.

Michael and Annette would like to thank the Justin Monroe family and Denise Showalter for their positive influence on Dakota. Dakota is very happy and proud to have achieved his life dream of becoming a U.S. Marine. They would also like to thank the twenty-two friends and family members that made the trip to support Dakota.