Rep. John Lewis Announces 5th District Military Service Academy Nominations

Dec 23, 2008

Each year, Rep. Lewis nominates qualified candidates from Georgia’s Fifth Congressional District to the five United States Service Academies: U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. The application and selection process is highly competitive with limited vacancies at each academy.

"Entrance to the service academies," said Rep. John Lewis, "can play a powerful role in shaping the lives and careers of young people. The service academies prepare youngsters not only to attain high-level military offices, but to be future corporate executives and outstanding public servants. It is a great pleasure to open the doors to this opportunity and recommend some of the most intelligent and capable students in this metropolitan area as potential candidates to the service academies."

Georgia’s Fifth District U.S. Service Academy Congressional Nominees:

West Point Military Academy

    • Robert McKerrow, Atlanta
    • Richard McPhee, Atlanta

United States Naval Academy

    • Benjamin Bondurant, Atlanta
    • Caroline Chandler Brown, Atlanta
    • Matthew Campbell, Atlanta
    • Brendan Haber, Atlanta
    • Andrew Klemperer, Atlanta
    • William O’Connor, Atlanta
    • Thomas Winter, Atlanta

United States Air Force Academy

    • Parker Hodges, Atlanta
    • Christopher Summins, Atlanta

United States Merchant Marine Academy

    • Mario Maddox II, Atlanta

 

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