Students nominated to military service academies

Statement issued Thursday by the office of Marlin Stutzman:

Washington, D.C. ? This week, Congressman Marlin Stutzman (IN-03) sent news of an early Christmas present to thirteen Northeast Indiana high school seniors and one Air Force Airman. Students were notified of their nomination to one of the U.S. Service Academies ? the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Each candidate has maintained a record of academic excellence, developed leadership, and demonstrated outstanding potential to be a successful officer in the United States Military.

?I?m proud to nominate each of these students,? said Stutzman. ?The world looks to America as the ?shining city on the hill? because men and women of character defend freedom. These students have worked hard for a chance to test themselves at the academies. Out of the many applicants who contacted my office, this group stood out. After a thorough and difficult review process, these young men and women have earned their nominations.?

The service academies will make their final appointment decisions.

The following students received news of their nominations this week:

Allen County

• James Corbat ? Fort Wayne, Carroll High School
• Joshua Jones ? Fort Wayne, Leo Junior-Senior High School
• Christien Oman- Fort Wayne, Concordia Lutheran High School
• Brett Luithly- Roanoke, Homestead High School
• Mitch Dutton ? Fort Wayne, Snider High School
• Eric Rowe- New Haven, Snider High School
• Anna (Kate) Kinley ? Fort Wayne, Bishop Dwenger High School
• Maxwell Doak ? Fort Wayne, Air Force Academy Prep School

DeKalb County

• Nicholas Haberly ? Waterloo, DeKalb High School

Elkhart County

• Warren Kay ? Goshen, Goshen High School
• Julie Jesse ? Goshen, Goshen High School

Kosciusko County

• Erika Goshorn- Warsaw, Lakeland Christian Academy
• Nathaniel Stone ? Winona Lake, Warsaw Community High School

Noble County

• Miles Merriman- Albion, Central Noble High School

Congressman Stutzman represents the 3rd Congressional District of Indiana and serves on the House Committee on Agriculture, the House Committee on the Budget and the House Committee on Veterans? Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Indiana?s 3rd District contains all of DeKalb, Kosciusko, Lagrange, Noble, Steuben, and Whitley counties, as well as parts of Allen and Elkhart counties.

Source: http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20111222/BLOGS01/111229812

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