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Portman congratulates service academy nominees

February 15th, 2013 Author: Administrator Filed Under: Community

Portman is pictured with the nominees from Southwest Ohio, from left, August Uecker: Mason, Ohio Nominated to Naval Academy; Matthew Krott: Cincinnati, Ohio Nominated to Air Force Academy; Samuel Mahle: Lebanon, Ohio Nominated to West Point; Sara Fishbein: Dayton, Ohio Nominated to Air Force Academy; Isabel Englehart: Cincinnati, Ohio Nominated to Air Force Academy; Mary Adeline Lewis: Xenia, Ohio Nominated to Air Force Academy; John McCormick: Cincinnati, Ohio Nominated to West Point; Jacob Theodor: Springfield, Ohio Nominated to Naval Academy; Dale Lakes: Cincinnati, Ohio Nominated to West Point; Alexander Kuvin: Loveland, Ohio Nominated to West Point; Timothy Barbera: Beavercreek, Ohio Nominated to Air Force Academy; Benjamin McDonough: Batavia, Ohio Nominated to Air Force Academy

This past weekend, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) delivered remarks at his reception to congratulate the Class of 2013 Service Academy nominees and their families.

He thanked the Adjutant General of Ohio, Major General Deborah Ashenhurst, for hosting the ceremony at the Ohio National Guard Headquarters, as well as the Service Academy Review Board members who volunteered much time and energy to assist his office in selecting the very best nominees.

This year’s Southwest Ohio nominees are from Clark, Clermont, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, and Warren Counties.

“Our nominees are among the best and the brightest from Ohio, and I would be proud to have them serve our country in the military,” Portman said. “The distinguished members of the Review Board have helped me and our office guarantee that young men and women like the ones we selected this year have a chance to get into one of the service academies, and I am grateful for their tireless and selfless dedication to continuing Ohio’s strong tradition of high acceptance rates.”