From the Office of Utah Congressman Jim Matheson

MATHESON NEWS
Second Congressional District

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December 08, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Matheson Announces Service Academy Nominees

Washington DC-Congressman Jim Matheson is pleased to announce that 13 young men and one woman from Utah's 2nd Congressional District have been selected as nominees to the United States Service Academies.  Their names have been submitted for consideration as members of the academy classes entering in July 2006.

Each U.S. Representative and Senator may have five cadets at each of the four service academies (Naval, Air Force, Military and Merchant Marine) at any one time.  All candidates must be U.S. citizens and legal residents of Utah and must never have been married.

"These represent some of the best and brightest young adults that Utah has to offer," said Matheson.  "But the high caliber of all the applicants really makes the selection process difficult."

Matheson thanked the volunteers-some of whom served in the military-that make up his Service Academy Selection Committee for their help with the nominations.

Ten young people were nominated for one appointment slot at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs; seven were nominated for one appointment slot at West Point; six were nominated for one appointment slot at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland and six were nominated for one slot at the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY.

The individuals and the academies to which they have been nominated are:  James Cushing, Sandy, Air Force; Parker Haycock, Sandy, Air Force; Jonathan Wright, Sandy, Air Force; Andrew Olsen, Salt Lake City, Air Force; Andrews McMinimee, Salt Lake City, Naval and Merchant Marine; Morgan Sayes, Salt Lake City, Air Force; Paul Heaton, Kanab, Military and Naval; David Cloward, Salt Lake City, Merchant Marine; Ronald Edwards, Midway, Military; Bryant Watson, Salt Lake City, Air Force, Military and Naval; Ryan Martelly, Murray, Air Force, Military, Naval and Merchant Marine; Michael Moore, Salt Lake City, Air Force, Military, Naval and Merchant Marine; David Lee, Sandy, Air Force, Military and Merchant Marine; and Brock Hashimoto, Sandy, Air Force, Military, Naval and Merchant Marine.

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