Alaska’s Congressional Delegation Wishes Success to This Year’s Service Academy Appointees
ANCHORAGE, AK – Senator Lisa Murkowski, Senator Mark Begich and Representative Don Young issued the following statement of appreciation today for the young Alaskans who have been nominated for and accepted to the nation’s top military academies.
“We commend this outstanding group of young Alaskans for their patriotism and commitment to service to this great nation. Although Alaska is a young state, we have a tradition of producing outstanding leaders. We are confident that this group of remarkable young Alaskans will carry on this tradition.”
Each year, members of the delegation have the privilege of nominative outstanding Alaska students for appointment to the nation’s service academies. Nominees are selected through a highly competitive process and are officially appointed by the President of the United States.
This year’s appointees are:
For U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA):
Brandon Williams
For U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA):
David Harland
For U.S Merchant Marine Academy - New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI)
Dylan Magnusen
For The United States Air Force (USAFA):
Bailey Patricia DeSaussure
Jordan Weum Clifford
Kiowa Richardson
Rebekah Diotte
Sydney Sulte
Edson Tung
For The United States Naval Academy (USNA):
Willa Claire Nagel
Thomas Krasnican
Jason Prince
Nicholas Curtin
For The United States Military Academy (USMA):
Mitchell Sanderson
Liam Fulton
Michael Garrett
David Huff
Joseph Brown
Justin Chamblee
Nicholas Roth
For Northwestern Preparatory School
Nicholas Fleming
