Washington, June 3 -- Rep. George Whitesides issued the following press release:
This weekend, Rep. George Whitesides celebrated the students across California's 27th District who received appointments to Military Service Academies and Preparatory Schools with a send-off ceremony. The Congressman spoke alongside Colonel Thomas M. Tauer, 412th Test Wing Commander at Edwards Air Force Base, and Naval Academy Midshipman Brett Dawson, a current service academy student from California's 27th District, to highlight the hard work it takes to secure an appointment, and the journey ahead.
"Today, we are thrilled to celebrate some of the best and brightest students who received appointments to our nation's Service Academies. Getting to this point t...