WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Jim Himes (CT-4), and Jahana Hayes (CT-5) today released the names of the Connecticut men and women who have accepted offers of appointment to one of the four United States service academies. 

“We congratulate these remarkable students for answering the call to serve our country and defend our democracy,” said the delegation. “These young leaders represent the best and brightest that Connecticut has to offer, and we are so grateful to them and their families for their commitment to service. It is a privilege to have played a role in this prestigious appointment, and we wish these talented young men and women well as they embark on this honorable path.”

Each year, Members of Congress are able to nominate candidates for appointment to four of the nation’s U.S. service academies: The U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York; the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland; the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado; and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York. Graduates are commissioned as officers in the active or reserve components of the military or Merchant Marine and serve for a minimum of five years. 

The nominees were chosen by each Member’s Selection Committees, a nonpartisan board made up of service academy graduates and retired military personnel. Those nominees who have accepted appointment are listed below. 

 

U.S. Military Academy at West Point

Blanchard, Jackson  - Riverside

Bos, Pier - West Hartford

Cruz, Edgardo – Norwich

Fay, Connor – Darien 

Foodman, Alana – Redding 

Fredericks, Jordan – Roxbury 

Graham, Abigail – New Canaan

Guzzi, Louis – Fairfield 

Harker, Trevor – Fairfield

Jang, Jordon – Stamford 

Kondapalli, Sumanth – Milford

Kuhr, Alexander – Plantsville 

Lamb, Hannah – Stonington

Matsas, Hannah – Woodstock

Obrzut, Andrew – Canton

Schuddeboom, Willem – Darien

Symonette, Philip – Westport 

Williams, Margaret – Greenwich

 

U.S. Naval Academy

Anastasio, Matthew – Woodbridge

Ballesteros, Andres – West Hartford

Bartlett, Ian - Fairfield

Brady, Annika – Sandy Hook

Calabrese, Brian – Wilton 

Cassidy, James – Greenwich

Corroon, Ashley – Greenwich 

Dabney, Eleanor – Cos Cob

Duffy, William - Fairfield

Moore, Lauren – Danbury 

Plum, Max – New Canaan

Robinson, Audrey – Oxford

Rodriquez, William – Bridgeport

Schlein, Max – Berlin

Viggiano, Gabriella – Ridgefield 

 

U.S. Air Force Academy

Faulkner, Elliot – New Haven 

Gonzalez, Josue - Bridgeport

Grandolfo, Ethan – Wilton

Hellman, Thomas – Darien 

Lord, Allison – Madison 

Lukowski, Emily – Amston 

Morris, Walker – Middlebury

Olsen, Cooper – Stonington 

Previte, Tyler – Wilton 

Wasilefsky, Devin – South Glastonbury        

Wojcik, Luke – Salem 

 

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Bueno, Miranda – Middlebury

Edelman, Abigail – Windham

Stanley, Evan – Broad Brook

Thorpe, Thomas – Middlebury 

Wood, Griffin – Windsor Locks

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