Congressman Smith Recognizes Service Academy Freshman
Rep. Smith on Saturday with some of the 17 students from New Jersey’s Congressional District 4 who will be attending the service academies.
NEPTUNE, NJ—U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) commended a dozen students from the Fourth Congressional District who will soon be leaving to attend the nation’s prestigious military academies. Smith hosted a reception Saturday afternoon for the future cadets and midshipmen, and their families, as they prepare for four years of college at the military service academies and a commitment to serving in our nations Armed Forces upon completion of their education.
“It was hard work that got you here, it will take persistence, commitment, courage and devotion to God and our country to succeed,”Smith said to the nominees present at the forum. “And succeed you will—as the next generation of leaders in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Merchant Marine.”
Posted: June 12th, 2019 | Author: admin | Filed under: Chris Smith, Monmouth County News, New Jersey | Tags: Chris Smith, Congressman Chris Smith, Monmouth County News, Service Academies, U.S. Naval Academy, West Point | Comments Off on Congressman Smith Recognizes Service Academy Freshman