Larry E. Thompson
Cadet Matthew L. Miller, son of Tim and Nancy Miller of
Monument, has earned the Superintendent’s Award for Achievement at
the U.S. Military Academy for the spring semester which ended in
June. To be selected for the award, a cadet must simultaneously
achieve excellence in all programs – academic, military and
physical. The cadet is awarded a gold wreath, which signifies the
top 15 percent of cadets in each class.
Miller graduated from Lewis-Palmer High School in 2003. He is
concentrating his studies in mechanical engineering and
aeronautical systems; plans to graduate from West Point in 2007 and
be commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army.
The mission of the U.S. Military Academy is to educate, train
and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a
commissioned leader of character committed to the values of duty;
honor country and prepared for a career of professional excellence
and service to the nation as an officer in the United States
Army.
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Larry E. Thompson, a 1988 graduate
of Doherty High School, Colorado Springs, and his fellow shipmates
completed Maritime Security Operations (MSO) while on a scheduled
deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism while assigned
to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge homeported in Norfolk,
Va.
Marines and sailors of the USS Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike
Group conducted MSO in the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden,
Gulf of Oman and Indian Ocean.
MSO sets the conditions for security and stability in the
maritime environment, as well as complements the counter-terrorism
and security efforts of regional nations. MSO denies international
terrorists use of the maritime environment as a venue for attack or
to transport personnel, weapons or other materials.
USS Kearsarge supports amphibious assault operations using
landing craft air cushions, which are specially-designed hovercraft
that travel above land and sea surfaces to deliver vehicles and
equipment. The ship also has conventional landing craft and
helicopters embarked, and is equipped with medical facilities
staffed by Navy doctors, dentists, nurses and corpsmen.
Thompson joined the Navy in February 1989.