[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 28, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E421-E422]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING ACADEMY NOMINEES FOR 2005 FROM THE 8TH CONGRESSIONAL 
                        DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

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                      HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 28, 2006

  Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, since 1830, Members of 
Congress have had the great honor and privilege of nominating 
outstanding young men and

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women to our military academies. Each year, I have the opportunity to 
meet students who have excelled in both their academic fields as well 
as their extracurricular activities. Each of these fine young men and 
women would excel at our finest private and public universities; 
however, they all share a singular distinction that separates them from 
their peers--they all share a deep commitment to their communities and 
their nation and so, they seek nomination to our prestigious military 
academies.
  This year the nominating board interviewed over 60 superb applicants 
from the 8th District of Pennsylvania to our service academies and I 
want to take time to recognize each one of them by name. I think it is 
also proper to acknowledge the board members who had the arduous job of 
interviewing so many exceedingly qualified students that the 8th 
District has to offer. I congratulate these students on their 
commitment and dedication. They all make our nation and our world a 
better place.


   ACADEMY NOMINEES FOR 2005 FROM THE 8TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF 
                             PENNSYLVANIA:

  United States Military Academy: Rocco C. Boccuti of Doylestown, 
Bronne Joseph Bruzgo, Jr. of Yardley, Evan Alexander Cumming of 
Yardley, Andrew Curtis Detwiler of Souderton, Thomas R. Dunn of 
Chalfont, David Edison Geib of Telford, William Paul Herbert of 
Dresher, Andrew Kim of Dresher, Charles Kenneth Ridge, Jr. of 
Langhorne, Alexander C. Shelby of Morrisville, and William Warren 
Zuber, Jr. of Newtown.
  United States Naval Academy: Eamon Emmett Coleman of Yardley, Carli 
Ann Dimino of New Hope, William Edwin Doar of Langhorne, Thomas Michael 
Kane of Doylestown, Rachael Elizabeth Koehler of Perkasie, Van Gordon 
Lawson of Doylestown, Aaron Christopher Marchant of Doylestown, Stephen 
William Ullrich, Jr. of Southampton, Andrew Ventresca of Chalfont, and 
William Warren Zuber, Jr. of Newtown.
  United States Air Force Academy: Kathryn Leigh Aden of Newtown, 
Bronne Joseph Bruzgo, Jr. of Yardley, Evan Alexander Cumming of 
Yardley, Andrew Curtis Detwiler of Souderton, Jason Robert Hallenbeck 
of Upper Black Eddy, Jacob Cody Hunt of Morrisville, Andrew Kim of 
Dresher, Daniel Andrew Lusardi of Holland, and Philip Michael Smith of 
Doylestown.
  United States Merchant Marine Academy: Jacqueline Elizabeth Bors of 
Willow Grove, Bronne Joseph Bruzgo, Jr. of Yardley, Evan Alexander 
Cumming of Yardley, John Anderson Geating of Roslyn, Stefan Nordtveit 
of Newtown, Haley Rae Wallace of Doylestown, and William Warren Zuber, 
Jr. of Newtown.
  USMA Board Members: Mr. Joseph R. Barkley '65, Mr. Scott Belveal '92, 
Mr. Dan Caraccio '84, LTC Willis C. Collett Jr. '58, Ms. Elizabeth W. 
Fineburg, Mr. Alex Gorsky '82, Mr. Frederick R. Gudknecht, Mr. Paul 
Pryor. USMA-MALO: Mr. Kevin J. Wallace '84, Mr. Robert J. Welch '84.
  USNA Board Members: Adm. Steven Chadwick, USN, Mr. James J. Gormley, 
Jr., Mrs. Barbara Z. Kolbe, Col. Tom Manion, USMC, Dr. Jonathan W. 
McCullough, Captain Dave Stacy, USN, Mrs. Suzanne M. Twiggs, Captain R. 
A. ``Skip'' Wiegand, USN, (Ret.).
  USAFA Board Members: Col. Harris H. Brooks, USAFR, Mr. Bob Campbell, 
Lt. Col. Janice B. Cope, USAFR (Ret.), Lt. Col. Sue DeGiovanni, USAFR, 
Lt. Col. Vincent DeGiovanni, USAFR, Maj. Wayne Fowler, USAFR, Mr. 
Raymond Fresella, Mr. Eugene Schaefer, Jr.

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