A 2010 graduate of Prince Avenue Christian School currently enrolled at Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania was appointed to the US Military Academy at West Point this week.
Congressman Paul Broun announced the Fully Qualified Appointment of William Alexander Dempsey on Feb. 15.
An Athens native, Alex is the son of Lawrence and Rebecca Dempsey.
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“I am pleased to congratulate Alex for the second year in row,” Broun said in a released statement. “After he received an appointment last year, Alex deferred attending West Point due to an injury. However, he now is fully recovered and has proven himself truly deserving of this opportunity. We wish him well in this endeavor, confident that he will make a fine cadet and achieve a successful military career.”
A signing ceremony for Alex wil take place at 1 p.m. on Feb. 22 in Broun's Athens district office, according to a news release.
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Alex is the second student from the 10th Congressional District of Georgia to receive an appointment this year. In January, Broun congratulated Andrew Bartek, a senior at Jefferson High School, for his appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy.
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