SEEN IN KINGSPORT Kingsport Center For Higher Education
Austin Jones and Bill Long
Blaike Releford, Savannah Hunter, Jordan Feagins, Dustin Waugh, and Michael McLaughlin
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oday’s students are tomorrows heroes. Congressman Phil Roe hosted the 4th annual Military Service Academy Day recently at the Kingsport Center for Higher Education. The successful turnout of students and parents were given the opportunity to speak with representatives from the United States Air Force Academy, United States Coast Guard Academy, United States Merchant Marine Academy, United States military Academy, United States Naval Academy as well as the Army, Navy and Air Force ROTC. Tennessee residents between the ages of 17 and 23 may apply to any of the four service academies if they meet eligibility requirements in leadership, physical aptitude, scholarship and character. According to Roe. “Our nation’s service academies provide and excellent education to qualified young men and women who want to serve their country, it is inspiring each year to see young people in our state who want to serve, and I encourage those interested to apply. I look forward to recommending some of our state’s best and brightest student this year.’ The attendees were treated to a plethora of breakfast goodies from Chick-fil-a and Seavers donuts while picking of propaganda from all the academies to help aid in their decision process.
Frank Barrera, Samuel McNeal and Joshua McDaniel
Frank Lunsford Jr. and Frank Lunsford Sr.
Mark and Luke Collins
Caleb Worley and Cole Tester
Tennesseans interested in being nominated to one of the four service academies for the Class of 2018 should apply by November 1, 2013.
PHOTOGRAPHY AND STORY BY LYNDA FONTAINE
Chaz and Chuck McCracken
Seleste, Robert and Gerry Hambrick
Blaike Releford and Rick Washburn
Bill Bellew, RADM Frank Anderson, DC USNR 9Ret), RADM John McKinley, USNR (ret)
Kaye Evans and Savannah Hunter
Congressman Phil Roe, student and Col. Vogt
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Alec Boye and Rusty Wilkerson
Dustin Waugh Sr. and Dustin Waugh Jr.
Kenneth Byrd, Andrew Vick, and Anne Herndon
Patterson Cox, Congressman Roe, Shannon Scott
Felix Gampe and Stacy Perseghin