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Womack Congratulates Class of 2019 U.S. Service Academy Appointees

Washington, June 4, 2015

Each year, members of Congress have the privilege of making nominations to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (USMA), the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA), and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA). The honor of attending a Service Academy comes with the obligation to serve in the military for a minimum of five years upon graduation.

Today, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) announced the appointments of 14 students from the Third District of Arkansas to our nation’s prestigious Service Academies for the class of 2019:

USMA:	Jordan Cascio, Homeschooled (Bella Vista) Elisha Conner, Harrison High School William Farrell, Northside High School Jason Hunt, Bentonville High School Harrison Rooney, Bentonville High School
USNA:	Amanda Agana, Fayetteville High School/Naval Academy Preparatory School David Carnahan, Gravette High School/Naval Academy Preparatory School Jackson Mitchell, Fayetteville High School Bennett Moehring, Bentonville High School Michael Peyton Wood, Har-Ber High School
USAFA:	Alexandra Bochart, Bentonville High School Dillan Hett, Pottsville High School James McMahon, Fayetteville High School
USMMA:	Haley Galloway, Bentonville High School

Additionally, Congressman Womack announced the appointments of two Third District students to the Air Force Academy Preparatory School (USAFAPS):

USAFAPS:

Joseph Saucier, Rogers Heritage High School
Mitchell Williams, Bentonville High School

Following the announcement, Congressman Womack released the following statement congratulating the 2015 appointees:

"These young men and women represent America’s finest, and I am proud that they will not only represent Arkansas’s Third District with honor and distinction at our prestigious U.S. Service Academies, but that they will become future leaders in our military. Their patriotism is humbling. I extend my most sincere congratulations and gratitude to the 2015 appointees.”

On Saturday, June 6, 2015, Congressman Womack will hold a reception honoring the Service Academy appointees. All appointed students – as well as 2015 service academy graduates, any other alumni residing in Arkansas’s Third District, and their families – are invited to attend. Those interested in attending may contact Congressman Womack’s Rogers office at (479) 464-0446.

Congressman Womack’s office is accepting applications for Service Academy class of 2020 nominations through November 1, 2015. For more information, please visit: /constituentservices/servicefaqs.htm.

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