Jackson Wesley Brawner of Springfield Accepted To U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

From the Office of Sen. Roy Blunt:

June 23, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.)
congratulated Missourians who accepted appointments to attend U.S. military
service academies, including the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military
Academy (West Point), the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and the U.S. Naval
Academy.

The following 16 individuals were nominated by Blunt: Aubrey
Nicole Boatwright of Aurora; Jackson Wesley Brawner of Springfield; Jayden
Grace Browning of Goodman; Garrett Nathaniel Burton of Independence; Owen
Charles Carrillo of Liberty; Aidan Thomas Himmler Dougherty of Kansas City;
Brandon James Gibbs of Cuba; Hunter Melvin Hanes of Poplar Bluff; Madeline
Martins Klippenstein of Platte City; Benjamin Alexander Lahann of Kansas City;
Sebastian Alexander Neumann of St. Louis; Gabriel Bernard Spencer of Kansas
City; Pedro Luis Suarez-Solar III of Ballwin; Katherine Isabel Tharp of Farley;
Leo Patrick Wagner of St. Louis; and Harrison Verne Wepener of Hume. Please
click here for bios of the nominees.

“Securing an appointment to a military service academy is a
tremendous accomplishment, and each of these students and their families should
be incredibly proud of this achievement,” said Blunt. “The academies provide a
topnotch education and equip students with the tools and training they need to
become the next generation of military leaders. I wish them the best as they
begin this exciting and challenging new chapter.”

Applicants are considered on the basis of leadership skills,
academic success, physical ability, and extracurricular activities. A committee
of Missouri residents reviewed each application and made nomination
recommendations to Blunt. Blunt’s office has also begun accepting applications
for next year. Please click here for more information.

Blunt serves as a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations
Subcommittee on Defense; the Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs; and the U.S. Senate Select Committee on
Intelligence.

This press release was produced by the Office of Sen. Roy Blunt. The views expressed here are the author’s own.