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Cadet Corporal David W. Townsend	Cadet Corporal David W. Townsend plans to pursue a commission throught the Navy ROTC program at Virginia Military Institute majoring in civil engineering. He graduated number 16 out of a class of 217 from Goochland High School, Goochland, Virginia, with an unweighted grade point average of 3.90. He plans to take the Marine option through the Navy ROTC program to become a Second Lieutenant. He hopes to become a combat engineer officer upon graduation from The Basic School, Quantico, Virginia.
Cadet Second Lieutenant Luke York has served as a platoon leader for the Marine Corps Junior ROTC program at John Randolph Tucker High School, Richmond, Virginia. He plans to major in architecture at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA. He ranks number fifty out of a class of 425 and earned an unweighted grade point average of 3.98. He hopes to embark on a career building structures that include positive long range environmental impacts.	Cadet Second Lieutenant Luke York
Cadet Captain Payton Raffensperger	Cadet Captain Payton Raffensperger plans to double major in psychology and criminal justice while earning a bacalaurate degree at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She graduated number 52 out of a class of 404 from Kelly Walsh High School, Casper, Wyoming, with a unweighted grade point average of 3.97. Payton plans to continue her education by working on a master degree in criminology. Her ultimate goal is to work as a criminal profiler with the Behavioral Science Unit of the FBI.
Cadet Captain Parker McHeard has served as the Commanding Officer of the Marine Corps Junior ROTC program at Amsterdam High School, Amsterdam, New York. He plans to pursue a degree in social science at Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland. After getting a bachelor's degree he plans to obtain a master's degree. He ranks number twelve out of a class of 223 and earned an unweighted grade point average of 3.90. His professional goals include serving as an officer in the military, being a social worker, and providing music therapy services.	Cadet Captain Parker McHeard
Cadet Captain Melissa Zaldivar	Cadet Captain Melissa Zaldivar plans to major in biomedical engineering at the University of California, Irvine. She has been chosen to take part in their honors program. She graduated number 6 out of a class of 469 from John C. Fremont High School, Los Angeles, California, with an unweighted grade point average of 3.923. She promises to do her best to seek out opportunities and serve as an example for other younger generations in her community that minorities can go to college and change society.
Cadet First Lieutenant Julian Rosario plans to major in mechanical engineering at Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia. He graduated number 91 out of a class of 402 from Glynn Academy High School, Brunswick, Georgia, with an unweighted grade point average of 3.947. Following receipt of a bacaleaurate degree he plans to pursue a master degree in mechanical engineering. He then plans to join the military-industrial complex to use his education to contribute to the advancement in military hardware and technology as his service to his country.	Cadet First Lieutenant Julian Rosario
Cadet Captain Valeria Martir-Luna	Cadet Captain Valeria Martir-Luna plans to major in business administration with a minor in psychology at Chico State University, Chico, California. She graduated number 91 out of a class of 496 from John F. Kennedy High School, Sacramento, California, with an unweighted grade point average of 3.50. Following graduation she intends to work in the business world and eventually establish her own business.