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McMorris Announces Military Academy Nominations
1/31/06(Washington D.C.) Congresswoman Cathy McMorris (WA-05) announced today the nominations of 15 Eastern Washington students to the U.S. military academies. Interviews for the nominations were held on December 3, 2005 and conducted by a board of nine current and retired military officers.
“One of my top priorities is ensuring our national security, and that starts by making sure we have the best and brightest serving in our country’s military,” said McMorris. “These nominees are the future leaders of our Armed Forces and will be proud representatives of Eastern Washington. They will have the opportunity to become commissioned officers and will be entrusted to carry on the power and prestige of our military services.”
The following individuals were nominated to one or more of the military academies:
Yohannes Bennehoff, Colville
U.S. Naval AcademyJonathan Brateng, Spokane
U.S. Air Force AcademyAmanda Brown, Fairchild AFB
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U.S. Naval Academy
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Merchant Marine AcademyBrock Chavez, Medical Lake
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Merchant Marine AcademyDesarea Chessar, Spokane
U.S. Military AcademyFredrick (Lee) Franklin, Tonasket
U.S. Naval AcademyChad Himelspach, Spokane
U.S. Air Force AcademyBrian Loupe, Spokane
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U.S. Military AcademyJoseph Meyer, Colbert
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U.S. Military AcademySidney Morris, Harrington
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U.S. Naval AcademyJames Myers, Spokane
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U.S. Military AcademyAugust Pope, Spokane
U.S. Military AcademyAmber Scott, Chattaroy
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U.S. Naval AcademyJoshua Temple, Spokane Valley
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Merchant Marine AcademyBenjamin Wolfram, Walla Walla
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