Carrington native commissioned as Captain in Washington, D.C., ceremony

During a formal ceremony at Patton Hall on the grounds of Fort Meyer, Va., Carrington native Garrett Boyer was commissioned as a Captain in the United States Army.

Boyer, 32, was sworn in by Retired Colonel Daniel Gall, a former Medical Services Officer of 30 years. Gall served with the 44th Medical Brigade and the 82nd Airborne Division and now serves at the Pentagon as a key staff advisor to the...