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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.

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