The Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard in Newtown recently celebrated the graduation of its first recruit class of 2000. Having survived 16 weeks of basic training at the company’s headquarters at Fairfield Hills, the six newest members of the troop received their spurs and certificates of graduation and have been assigned among the unit’s three calvary squads. Pictured above, from left, flanking their trainers are privates Paul B. Dzielinski, James M. Soper, George H. Marks Jr, second lieutenant Chris D. Davison (training officer), Sergeant Dan W. Messner (drill sergeant), first lieutenant Paul N. Mazzara (platoon leader), and privates Jose L. Melendez Jr, Kellie J. Aloisi, and Janis Arena (recruit squad leader).