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HONORING 2026 SERVICE ACADEMY APPOINTEES

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On 2026-06-08, Representative Chip Roy (R-TX-21) delivered a floor speech titled "HONORING 2026 SERVICE ACADEMY APPOINTEES" in the House.

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HONORING 2026 SERVICE ACADEMY APPOINTEES

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 96 (Monday, June 8, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 96 (Monday, June 8, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E541] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HONORING 2026 SERVICE ACADEMY APPOINTEES _____ HON. CHIP ROY of texas in the house of representatives Monday, June 8, 2026 Mr. ROY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 2026 Service Academy Appointees from the 21st Congressional District of Texas. I include in the Record the names of the following individuals who have accepted Academy Appointments: Cecilia Rose Burris, Fr. Joseph T. O'Callahan School, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States Military Academy; Zachary Allan Jaster, Smithson Valley High School, New Braunfels, Texas, United States Military Academy; Marlee Beatrice Lightsey, Canyon High School, New Braunfels, Texas, United States Military Academy; Jacob Lee Olson, Bracken Christian School, Bulverde, Texas, United States Military Academy; Mason Alexander Sutton, Geneva School of Boerne, Boerne, Texas, United States Military Academy; Wes Thomas Anderson, Dripping Springs High School, Dripping Springs, Texas, United States Naval Academy; Michael Reid Poole, Westlake High School, Austin, Texas, United States Naval Academy; Brandon Ells Tragord, Alamo Heights High School, San Antonio, Texas, United States Naval Academy; Catherine Kennedy Drummond, Westlake High School/Georgia Military College, Austin, Texas, United States Air Force Academy; Karina Deylen Mendivil, Madison High School, San Antonio, Texas, United States Air Force Academy; and Javan Warren Bammel Penniman, New Braunfels Christian Academy, New Braunfels, Texas, United States Air Force Academy. These outstanding students have much to contribute to their chosen Academy and to our country. We appreciate their talents and their patriotism. I hope my colleagues in the House of Representatives will join me in congratulating these truly heroic young men and women. ____________________

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HONORING 2026 SERVICE ACADEMY APPOINTEES Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 96 (Monday, June 8, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 96 (Monday, June 8, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E541] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HONORING 2026 SERVICE ACADEMY APPOINTEES _____ HON. CHIP ROY of texas in the house of representatives Monday, June 8, 2026 Mr. ROY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 2026 Service Academy Appointees from the 21st Congressional District of Texas. I include in the Record the names of the following individuals who have accepted Academy Appointments: Cecilia Rose Burris, Fr. Joseph T. O'Callahan School, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States Military Academy; Zachary Allan Jaster, Smithson Valley High School, New Braunfels, Texas, United States Military Academy; Marlee Beatrice Lightsey, Canyon High School, New Braunfels, Texas, United States Military Academy; Jacob Lee Olson, Bracken Christian School, Bulverde, Texas, United States Military Academy; Mason Alexander Sutton, Geneva School of Boerne, Boerne, Texas, United States Military Academy; Wes Thomas Anderson, Dripping Springs High School, Dripping Springs, Texas, United States Naval Academy; Michael Reid Poole, Westlake High School, Austin, Texas, United States Naval Academy; Brandon Ells Tragord, Alamo Heights High School, San Antonio, Texas, United States Naval Academy; Catherine Kennedy Drummond, Westlake High School/Georgia Military College, Austin, Texas, United States Air Force Academy; Karina Deylen Mendivil, Madison High School, San Antonio, Texas, United States Air Force Academy; and Javan Warren Bammel Penniman, New Braunfels Christian Academy, New Braunfels, Texas, United States Air Force Academy. These outstanding students have much to contribute to their chosen Academy and to our country. We appreciate their talents and their patriotism. I hope my colleagues in the House of Representatives will join me in congratulating these truly heroic young men and women. ____________________