Delahunt Announces Service Academy Candidates

12/08/2009
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Bill Delahunt announced today that he has nominated several local students for admission to United States Service Academies for the fall of 2010.

“Making a commitment to serve our country, particularly in a time of war, is a serious obligation. Given the variety of demands placed on our armed forces, I am privileged to nominate such accomplished students,” Delahunt said.  “All of these young people are deserving and I particularly wish to commend their families and teachers for fostering their sense of community and service.”

All the prospective nominees were reviewed by Delahunt’s Congressional Service Academy Selection Committee, comprised of eight distinguished area residents.  Receiving a nomination completes the first stage of the Service Academy process.  The applications of these students have been forwarded, without preferential listing, to the respective Academies, which make the final appointment decisions.

The following students were nominated by Congressman Delahunt for admission to U.S. Service Academies for the academic year 2010-2011:

U.S. Naval Academy

Gregory Auda              Duxbury
Mark Ellis                     South Weymouth
Ethan Hanks                 Hull
Stephen Kearney          Duxbury
Matthew Kwasnik        Norwell
John Maderosian          Hatchville
Devin Olmedo              Abington
Simon Ostrowski          Kingston
Joseph Passalugo          West Barnstable
John (Jack) Stanton      East Sandwich

Alternates:

Anthony Russo             Kingston
Paul Guinee                  Cohasset

U.S. Air Force
 
Vacancy 1

Joseph Bomar              Weymouth
Kristian Ciampa            Pocasset
Devin Olmedo              Abington
Joseph Passalugo          West Barnstable

Vacancy 2

Heather Charlton          Marstons Mills
Benjamin Cohen           Marstons Mills
Stephen Kearney          Duxbury

U.S. Merchant Marines

Shannen Dunn              Bourne
Tyler Evaul                   Marstons Mills
Kyle Gavoni                 Duxbury
Stephen Kearney          Duxbury
Devin Olmedo              Abington

U.S. Military Academy
 
Vacancy 1

Ethan Hanks                 Hull
Patrick Hart                  Vineyard Haven
Josephy Lawrence        Abington
Christopher LoBianco   Hingham
John Marderosian         Hatchville
Anthony Russo             Kingston
Daniel Shea                  Hull

Vacancy 2

Gregory Auda              Duxbury
Benjamin Cohen           Marstons Mills
Thomas Dugan             Brewster
Timothy Fowler            Centerville
Stephen Kearney          Duxbury
Timothy Young            Quincy

Serving on this year’s Tenth District  Service Academy Nomination Committee were: Col. Timothy Dilliplane of Sandwich, US Army Reserve, Retired; CDR Deborah Smith of Buzzards Bay, Staff Dental Office, United States Coast Guard/Air Station Cape Cod; LCDR James McLoughlin of Buzzards Bay, Blue and Gold Officer for the Naval Academy and Commanding Officer of the Cape Cod Naval Cadet program; Yarmouth native and Stonehill College Police Chief Peter Carnes; Michael McGurl of Quincy, a Massachusetts Maritime Academy graduate and Operations Manager for Harbor Express; Army Captain William  Ramsey of Hingham, who serves in the Department of Law at the US Military Academy; LT Jooyi Ryan, a Coast Guard Academy graduate stationed at Coast Guard Group Woods Hole; and Robert Coakley of Marshfield, Assistant Marshfield Harbormaster and retired Plymouth Public Schools Administrator and Educator.
 

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