Marion Military Institute (MMI) congratulates Darreon Tyrun Brooks, of Marion, for earning an Associate’s Degree and becoming an Army officer on May 10. A Francis Marion School graduate, who completed MMI’s Early Commissioning Program, Brooks was one of 63 cadets participating in the college’s Commencement Ceremony. Later that afternoon, Brooks also commissioned as a U.S. Army second lieutenant in a separate ROTC ceremony. He graduated with honors on the dean’s list his last semester.