Milford Resident Accepted to U.S. Naval Academy

U.S. Marine Corps LCpl Michael P. Shea, son of Michael F. Shea and Cherylann Shea of Milford, MA, has been appointed to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. LCpl. Shea received a nomination from the Secretary of Navy and Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III, 4th District of Massachusetts. The mission of the United States Naval Academy is to develop midshipmen morally, mentally, and physically for the privilege of serving as leaders of Sailors and Marines who have volunteered to serve our country.

Considered one of the top educational institutions in the country, the U.S. Naval Academy was founded in 1845 and has graduated more than 81,000 men and women as Naval and Marine Corps Officers. Its graduates include one President, 22 members of Congress, three Governors, 27 Chiefs of Naval Operations, nine Commandants of the Marine Corps, 73 Medal of Honor recipients, two Nobel Prize awardees, and 52 Astronauts.

The Brigade of Midshipmen is comprised of less than 1,500 students from every state in the union. The honor of attending a service academy comes with an obligation and commitment to serve in the military for a minimum of five years upon graduation.