A Nebraska Army National Guard Soldier with Company B, 2-135th General Support Aviation Battalion, holds a U.S. flag on the back of CH-47 Chinook helicopter, (Nebraska National Guard photo by Sgt. Lisa Crawford)
WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the names of the Nebraskans she is nominating for U.S. service academies.
“All of these students have proven themselves to be dedicated leaders, excelling within their classrooms and communities. It is my pleasure to nominate this impressive group of students for our nation’s prestigious military academies. I know they will go far and serve Nebraska and the United States with honor,” said Senator Fischer.
Below are Senator Fischer’s nominees for the Class of 2029:
• William Berol of North Platte to U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Naval Academy
• Patrick Bursaw of Ravenna to U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and U.S. Naval Academy
• Andrew Calub of Omaha to U.S. Air Force Academy
• Mason Curtis of Bellevue to U.S. Air Force Academy
• Amelia Engle of Bennington to U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and U.S. Naval Academy
• Jaxson Gates of Lincoln to U.S. Air Force Academy
• Leo Geck of La Vista to U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Military Academy
• Chloe Grabenbauer of Bellevue to U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Military Academy, and U.S. Naval Academy
• Piper Hagen of Omaha to U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Military Academy, and U.S. Naval Academy
• Henry Hansen of Omaha to U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, U.S. Military Academy, and U.S. Naval Academy
• Colson Hazen of Fremont to U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
• George Ivanov of Lincoln to U.S. Naval Academy
• Ayla Janssen of Columbus to U.S. Air Force Academy
• Adrian Lauer of Lincoln to U.S. Air Force Academy
• Grace Leininger of Omaha to U.S. Air Force Academy
• William McDermott of Omaha to U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and U.S. Naval Academy
• Zander Miller of Elkhorn to U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Military Academy
• Christian Mundt of La Vista to U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and U.S. Naval Academy
• Julian Newbauer of Omaha to U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Military Academy, and U.S. Naval Academy
• Casey Olson of Omaha to U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, U.S. Military Academy, and U.S. Naval Academy
• John O’Neill of Papillion to U.S. Air Force Academy
• Hayden Overgaard of Dakota City to U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Military Academy, and U.S. Naval Academy
• Nicholas Phelan of Lincoln to U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
• Alexander Poole of Omaha to U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Military Academy, and U.S. Naval Academy
• Adam Pugh of Omaha to U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Military Academy, and U.S. Naval Academy
• Aiden Robertson of Omaha to U.S. Air Force Academy
• Cohen Sand of Lincoln to U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
• Elijah Sharrar of Gering to U.S. Naval Academy
• Ayden Shook of Milford to U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
• Hendrick Shradar of Omaha to U.S. Military Academy
• Virginia Skybo of Omaha to U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Naval Academy
• Teagen Smith of Bloomfield to U.S. Military Academy and U.S. Naval Academy
• Sarah Spahr of Milford to U.S. Naval Academy
• Lydia Stewart of Springfield to U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Military Academy, and U.S. Naval Academy
• Justin Wenzel of Arthur to U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Military Academy, and U.S. Naval Academy
