11 Local Students Picked To Attend U.S. Military Academies

ST. CHARLES, IL - From Congressman Randy Hultgren: U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (IL-14) is proud to announce that eleven students from the 14th Congressional District have been selected to attend the United States military service academies this year as class of 2022. The Congressman hosted the selected students at a formal reception at the Campton Hills District Office. Factors such as academic achievements, strong character, leadership skills, physical aptitude and exceptional motivation are taken into consideration for service academy selection.

“I am incredibly proud of these eleven students who embody the best of the 14th District through their upright character and academic achievements thus far,” said Rep. Hultgren. “I was honored to nominate these individuals to our nation’s top military education institutions and look forward to following the progress of their careers.”

Photo: (Back from left to right): Eubin Kim, Hawthorne Woods, (U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis); Joseph Moore, McHenry, (U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs); James Stefo III, Antioch, (U.S. Air Force Academy); Sean Adams, Batavia, (U.S. Air Force Academy); Congressman Randy Hultgren; Brennan Hare, Sugar Grove, (U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point); Phillip Koenig, Crystal Lake, (U.S. Air Force Academy); Noah Herdman, Naperville, (U.S. Merchant Marine Academy) Front: Mackenzie Adkins, Geneva, (U.S. Air Force Academy); Therese Hein, Geneva, (U.S. Air Force Academy); James Durant IV, Plainfield, (U.S. Military Academy Prep School).

Not pictured is Ethan Barangan of Plainfield, (U.S. Military Academy at West Point).

Photo courtesy of Representative Randy Hultgren