by Kristen Wong

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM — Soldiers preparing to re-enter the civilian sector graduated from the Career Skills Program, Dec. 1, in a ceremony at the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, here, at Pearl Harbor Visitor Center.

These nine Soldiers, from various units, took a 12-weeklong course with Concrete Preservation Institute (CPI). The participants learned about concrete construction, repair and other aspects of the concrete industry.