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KRDO: Students Seek Service Academies

June 29, 2009

COLORADO SPRINGS - The competition for admission into the Air Force Academy and the other four U.S. service academies is so stiff, no more than five of the 108 area students who applied this year, will get in.

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Group Shot

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Black Hawk Flight Crew

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Congressman Doug Lamborn honors 2009 U.S. Merchant Marine Academy nominees.

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Congressman Doug Lamborn honors 2009 U.S. Naval Academy nominees.

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Rifle Team

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Color Guard and Rifle Team

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Congressman Lamborn delivers a message to the nominees

Washington, Dec 28, 2008 -

Article and video credited to KRDO in Colorado Springs.
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Students Seek Service Academies

Updated: Dec 28, 2008 04:14 PM EST

By SCOTT HARRISON

s.harrison@krdo.com

COLORADO SPRINGS - The competition for admission into the Air Force Academy and the other four U.S. service academies is so stiff, no more than five of the 108 area students who applied this year, will get in. But those odds didn't dim the hopes of 35 students at Peterson Air Force Base Saturday.

The students attended a nomination ceremony and received certificates from Rep. D