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WYOMING ANNOUNCES MILITARY ACADEMY NOMINATIONS
  by MONTANA NEWS ASSOCIATION

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Craig Thomas (R-Wyo.) has announced his nominees for appointments to the U.S. military service
academies. Thomas' nominations are for the graduating class of 2010 at the Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, the Military Academy at West Point, the Naval Academy at Annapolis, and the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point.

"One of the distinct honors of representing Wyoming as a U.S. Senator is having the opportunity to nominate some of our brightest
students to serve their country and attend a military academy. The academies are challenging both academically and physically for those
selected, and their commissioning after graduation is a testimony to their character," Thomas said.

Young men and women interested in U.S. service academies apply to members of Congress for nominations. Those nominated are
screened by academy officials; and students with the best scholastic and personal credentials are selected for admission. Final appointments
will be announced over the next few months as the selections are made, Thomas said.

Listed by Academy, names are below (students whose name appears more than once applied to multiple academies):

Air Force Nominees



Gregg Griffith - Rock Springs

Benjamin Hansen - Green River

Eric Hutto - Colorado Springs (parent in the military)

Randy William Jones - Bear River

Andrew Morrison - Gillette

Marshall Nye - Powell

Richard Pince - Shoshoni

Sean Reiter - Rock Springs

Douglas Scott Katein-Taylor

Robert Volsey - Rock Springs



Military Academy at West Point



Travis Clay Bostick - Cody

Gregg Bowen - Norway (parent in the military)

Gregg Griffith - Rock Springs

Benjamin Hansen - Green River

Eric Hutto - Colorado Springs, CO (parent in the military)

Gregory Knopik - Casper

Zane Macy - Sinclair

Marshal Nye - Powell

Richard Pince - Shoshoni

Zachary Reiter - Rock Springs

Douglas Scott Katein-Taylor - Colorado Springs, CO (parent in the
military)

Robert Volsey - Rock Springs



Naval Academy



Gregg Bowen - Norway (parent in the military)

Gregg Griffith - Rock Springs

Benjamin Hansen - Green River

Eric Hutto - Colorado Springs, CO (parent in the military

Gregory Knopik - Casper

Richard Pince - Shoshoni

Sean Reiter - Rock Springs

Zachary Reiter - Rock Springs

Douglas Scott Katein-Taylor - Colorado Springs, CO (parent in the
military)

Robert Volsey - Rock Springs



Merchant Marines



Gregg Griffith - Rock Springs

Benjamin Hansen - Green River

Eric Hutto - Colorado Springs, CO (parent in the military)

Gregory Knopik - Casper