U.S. Representative Dale Strong recently expressed that appointing 22 students from Alabama’s Fifth Congressional District to the U.S. Academy of Service is one of his “biggest honors as a member of Congress.”
He highlighted that this accomplishment ranks among the top in the nation.
In fact, the district placed fourth nationally for the number of West Point candidates accepted from a single council district and took second place in the Southeast region.
Interestingly, Madison’s Bob Jones High School was the first to achieve a tie nationally, ranking first overall in the Southeast for West Point appointments from one high school.
Strong (R-Huntsville) remarked, “Each year, North Alabama nurtures young, patriotic leaders eager to step up and guide the next generation of military forces.” He added, “As a member of Congress, it is truly one of my greatest privileges to appoint students from across the Tennessee Valley to attend our nation’s prestigious service academy.”
He also extended gratitude to the cadets, midshipmen, and families of the class of 2029 for their commitment and service.
Strong will host their annual Academy Day, which includes recruiters from all military branches and admissions staff from each service academy.
This year’s event is scheduled for August 2nd, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Here’s a list of students from the Fifth District who received appointments to the U.S. Service Academy:
U.S. Military Academy
- Matthew Barle, Harvest, Westminster Christian Academy
- Charlotte Droughe, Madison, Bob Jones High School
- Molly Halter, Madison, Bob Jones High School
- Charles Jacobs, Decatur, Providence Classic School
- Cricket Johnston, Madison, Bob Jones High School
- Nicholas Rozano, Madison, Bob Jones High School
- Name Miller, Madison, Sparkman High School
- William Mitchell, Huntsville, Alabama Cyber Technology and Engineering
- Julian Reed, St. John Paul II Catholic High School, Huntsville
- Jacob Sigler, Madison, Bob Jones High School
- Thomas Sigler, Madison, Bob Jones High School
- Thomas von Eschenbach, Madison, Saint John Paul II Catholic High School
U.S. Air Force Academy
- Isaac Achenbach, Madison, James Clemens High School
- Jack Mesherby, Huntsville High School, Owens Crossroads
- Jason Park, Madison, James Clemens High School
- Logan Jackson, Madison, Bob Jones High School
- Brendan Martin, Huntsville, Grissom High School
U.S. Naval Academy
- Colton Burton, Huntsville, Alabama Cyber Technology and Engineering
- Joshua DeFure, Madison, Sparkman High School
- David Hudry, Decatur, Decatur Heritage Christian Academy
- Heinrich Hanada, Huntsville, formerly of Tokyo International School, Germany
- Ellen Vegerita, Brownsboro, Huntsville High School
