Taking his oath

Swearing in a family affair

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Captain Nishan Campbell of the United States Marine Corps Reserve (left) administers the official oath of office to his cousin Caleb Markosian, of Phoenix, at Page’s Gunfighter Canyon indoor shooting range Aug. 23. Markosian, 18, will be enlisting in the United States Army to become an Airborne EOD specialist, and will be attending basic training this September at Fort Lee in Virginia. Campbell invited Markosian to do the official ceremony at the range to make the occasion a special one and to give him a proper send off. A recent addition to the Page cityscape, Gunfighter Canyon is family-operated business that gives hiring preference to local veterans. Markosian was surrounded by friends and family during the ceremony and was gifted a custom handgun at its conclusion. “We’re really proud to send one of our own off,” Campbell said. “It was a great moment for all of us.”