Private First Class John Burgmeier, of Sparta, has been named Battalion Trooper of the Month for the 1-73 Reconnaissance Surveillance Target Acquisition Squadron, a reconnaissance unit of the famed 82nd Airborne Division.. PFC. Burgmeier is currently attending a five-week reconnaissance and surveillance leadership course at Fort Benning, Ga., after which he is scheduled to attend the Army Ranger School. (Photo provided)