HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRO Archive - 05/15/2015Honoring Cambridge and Milton students who chose to serve their country in a
military career
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
one of the main responsibilities of our Federal Government is to provide for
the National Defense; and
the branches of the United States Military have a long and prestigious history
of shaping and producing the finest young minds in America -producing not
only soldiers, but also scholars, national leaders and diplomats; and
every year, thousands of students across America choose to pursue both higher
education and military service by attending U. S. military service academies,
military universities, or enrolling in officer training programs; and
in order to qualify for selection, these students must excel in academic, athletic
and leadership abilities; and
these students will be developed mentally, morally and physically and will be
imbued with the highest ideals of duty and loyalty, and with the core values of
honor, courage and commitment before being commissioned as officers; and
through their dedication, these students have displayed exemplary character by
choosing to better serve their country, their community, their families and
themselves at a time in their lives when such an important choice is honorable;
and
Cambridge High School students: Jaiden Carter will join the Marines;
Kassan Johnson will join the Navy; Ethan Jones will attend the Air Force
ROTC program at Georgia Tech; Brittain Spurka will attend the Army
ROTC program at the University of Georgia.
Milton High School students: Cory Amick will attend the ROTC program at
the University of Georgia; Connor Cole has been appointed to the United
States Merchant Marine Academy; Joseph Leckemby will join the Marines;
Nick Steinhaus will attend the Military Academy at West Point on
appointment.
NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Milton, hereby honor
Milton students who choose to serve their country in a military career.
Given under our hand and seal of the City of Milton, Georgia on this 18th day of May 2015.
JoeLo~r