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June 15, 2004



EMPHASIS: Trooper Brad Ream Promoted to Corporal



Captain John W. Elliott, Commanding Officer of Troop B, Macon, is pleased to announce the promotion of Trooper Brad Ream effective May 30, 2004.



Trooper Brad Ream of Livonia, Missouri, was promoted to corporal and designated the assistant zone commander of Zone 4, which serves the citizens of Putnam and Sullivan Counties.



Ream, a native of Unionville, Missouri, was appointed to the Patrol on January 1, 1999. After completing his training at the Patrol Academy, he was assigned to Saline County in Troop A. Prior to his appointment with the Patrol, he attended Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, Iowa, and worked at Premium Standard Farms. He is married to Leslie (Clinkenbeard) Ream, a native of Unionville, Missouri and they have three children: Trey, 9; Kelsie, 7; and Haiden, 4.