Leeds graduates Army basic training

Pvt. Patrick Leeds of Havre graduated Aug. 27 from U.S. Army Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

Leeds, the son of Jodene and Tim Leeds, joined the U.S. Army Reserves in the fall of 2014 in the Army's Future Soldier program. In the program, soldiers complete basic training between their junior and senior years in high school.

Leeds will complete his Advanced Initial Training next summer at Fort Lee, Virginia, after he graduates from Havre High School. He plans to attend college in the fall of 2016.