Service Academy Nominees Announced
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement announcing the names of his nominees to the United States Service Academies:
“Each year I have the honor to nominate a limited number of young men and women to United States Service Academies. These outstanding students deserve our thanks for their willingness to serve our country. I am proud to nominate them and wish them all the best in their future endeavors.”
Ninth District Nominees:
United States Air Force Academy
Canon Jake Adkins – Bristol, John S. Battle High School
Clara Faith Harding – Roanoke, Hidden Valley High School
Gavin Isaac Littrell – Lebanon, Richlands High School
Delaney Lyn McLaughlin – Roanoke, Cave Spring High School
Sydney Nicole Taylor – Saltville, Patrick Henry High School
Morgan Elizabeth Tipton – Gate City, Gate City High School, New Mexico Military Institute
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Samuel Joseph Reilly – Blacksburg, Blacksburg High School
Sydney Nicole Taylor – Saltville, Patrick Henry High School
United States Military Academy
Clara Faith Harding – Roanoke, Hidden Valley High School
Delaney Lyn McLaughlin – Roanoke, Cave Spring High School
Samuel Joseph Reilly – Blacksburg, Blacksburg High School
Sydney Nicole Taylor – Saltville, Patrick Henry High School
United States Naval Academy
Canon Jake Adkins – Bristol, John S. Battle High School
David Worthington Brooks III – Bristol, Homeschooled
Clara Faith Harding – Roanoke, Hidden Valley High School
Tanner Glenn Long – Christiansburg, Auburn High School, The Citadel
Delaney Lyn McLaughlin – Roanoke, Cave Spring High School
Sydney Nicole Taylor – Saltville, Patrick Henry High School
*In order to receive an appointment, nominees must meet all entrance requirements of the specific Academy. Nominees will be notified by the individual Academies upon appointment.
