25 ROTC cadets receive military commissions

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25 ROTC cadets receive military commissions

Juan Dominguez Jr. stands to be recognized along with other ROTC members of the graduating class during the morning undergraduate commencement ceremony May 4 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army on May 4.
Craig Chandler | University Communication
Juan Dominguez Jr. stands to be recognized along with other ROTC members of the graduating class during the morning undergraduate commencement ceremony May 4 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army on May 4.

Twenty-five cadets in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Reserve Officer Training Corps received military commissions in ceremonies May 3 and 4.

Eight cadets in Air Force ROTC were commissioned second lieutenants in the U.S. Air Force on May 3; eight cadets in Navy ROTC received commissions on May 4, three as ensigns in the U.S. Navy and five as second lieutenants in the U.S. Marine Corps; and nine cadets in Army ROTC were commissioned second lieutenants in the U.S. Army on May 4.

Following is a list by hometown of new officers, with rank and service branch.

Nebraska:

  • Bellevue: 2nd Lt. Jarrod Michael Newman Conley, Air Force.
  • Gering: 2nd Lt. Kyle James Upp, Air Force.
  • Hastings: 2nd Lt. Samuel L. Lindblad, Air Force.
  • Henderson: Ensign Seth Andrew Adams, Navy.
  • Julian: 2nd Lt. Yaid A. Puente Jimenez, Army.
  • Lexington: 2nd Lt. Juan Dominguez Jr., Army.
  • Lincoln: 2nd Lt. Alaytra Autumn Beck, Air Force; 2nd Lt. Anne Verlaine Conley, Air Force; 2nd Lt. Jeffrey M. DeGarmo, Army; 2nd Lt. Hannah J. Huenink, Army; 2nd Lt. Joseph Anthony Stara, Air Force; 2nd Lt. Liam R. Wakeman, Army.
  • Mullen: 2nd Lt. Bethany Ann Karlberg, Air Force.
  • Omaha: Ensign Kaelin Thomas Bruning, Navy; 2nd Lt. Samuel Golden Hirsch, Air Force.
  • Papillion: 2nd Lt. Bradley James David Pelham, Marine Corps.
  • Waterloo: 2nd Lt. Jackson Michael Tews, Marine Corps.

Elsewhere:

  • Newbury Park, California: 2nd Lt. Curtis James Pollara, Marine Corps.
  • Lone Tree, Colorado: 2nd Lt. Molly S. Murphy, Army.
  • South Elgin, Illinois: 2nd Lt. Sarah A. Brown, Army.
  • Clarks Hill, Indiana: Ensign Seth Daniel Carithers, Navy.
  • Urbandale, Iowa: 2nd Lt. Grant Robert MacDougall, Marine Corps.
  • Leawood, Kansas: 2nd Lt. Connor M. Mohar, Army.
  • Holland, Michigan: 2nd Lt. Alexander Michael Kniowski, Marine Corps.
  • Lakeville, Minnesota: 2nd Lt. Keegan J. Smith, Army.

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