**See more photos from this evening’s reception HERE**

Concord, N.H. – Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander – a former intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve for over a decade and a member of the House Armed Services Committee – announced the names of 25 young Granite Staters she has officially nominated to attend a United States Service Academy. These nominations include: 10 to the U.S. Naval Academy, one to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, nine to the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), and five to the U.S. Air Force Academy. Goodlander hosted a reception to honor the nominees and their families. 

“One of the greatest honors of my job is to nominate remarkable young Granite Staters to our nation’s Service Academies,” said Congresswoman Goodlander. “At a time when our country needs principled, mission-driven leaders more than ever, these young women and men give me tremendous hope. I am grateful for their willingness to serve, and I know they will make New Hampshire and America proud.”

The full list of students nominated includes:

Naval Academy

• Ms. Anna E. Boyer, Plymouth Regional High School, Ashland, NH
• Mr. Jacob Bradley Daley, Bishop Guertin High School, Nashua, NH
• Mr. Eamon V. Griffin, Bishop Guertin High School, Amherst, NH
• Ms. Ciara Kerley, Kearsarge Regional High School, Wilmot, NH
• Mr. Colin Magnuszewski, Hollis Brookline High School, Brookline, NH
• Ms. Ruby A. Neutra, Northfield Mount Hermon School, Marlborough, NH
• Mr. Reilly Alexander O’Brien, Salem High School, Salem, NH
• Mr. Samuel Solomon Sanders, Hanover High School, Hillsboro, NH
• Mr. Cameron R. Vaillancourt, Bishop Guertin High School, Hudson, NH
• Mr. Kipling Thomas Hedquist, Hopkinton Middle/High School, Hopkinton, NH

Merchant Marine Academy

• Mr. Samuel Henry Kellner, The Derryfield School, Hollis, NH

West Point (U.S. Military Academy)

• Mr. Justin Baldridge, Salem High School, Salem, NH
• Mr. William Michael Bellerose, Concord High School, Chichester, NH
• Ms. Caidyn Grace Carter, Winnisquam Regional High School, Northfield, NH
• Mr. Ryan Anthony Cowher, Keene High School, Keene, NH
• Mr. Troy Joseph Hayes, St. George’s School, Windham, NH
• Mr. Jacob Levesque, Conant High School, Jaffrey, NH
• Ms. Charlotte R. Lund, Proctor Academy, New London, NH
• Mr. Kyle A. Paolino, Our Lady of Mercy Academy, Rindge, NH
• Mr. Wade T. Plaskiewicz, Keene High School, Surry, NH

Air Force Academy

• Mr. Kevin William Benard, Pembroke Academy, Pembroke, NH
• Mr. Gavin C. Niemela, Contoocook Valley Regional High School, Dublin, NH
• Mr. Nathan Daniel Ferreira, Concord Christian Academy, Pembroke, NH
• Ms. Ashlie L. Klawes, Pembroke Academy, Allenstown, NH
• Mr. Cooper Victor Mack, Plymouth Regional High School, Holderness, NH

Congresswoman Goodlander, a member of the For Country Caucus and House Armed Services Committee who served for more than a decade in the United States Navy Reserve, is an outspoken advocate for America’s servicemembers and their families. 

**In May, Congresswoman Goodlander co-hosted a Service Academy Day for young Granite Staters interested in pursuing a career in our Armed Forces.**

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