U.S. Rep Peter DeFazio, D-Springfield, announced Friday that several of his nominees have been accepted to military academies.
Kellen Petersen of Sweet Home and Robert Carney of Eugene have been accepted to the Military Academy of West Point. Luke Penner of Corvallis has been accepted to the Naval Academy. His brother, Tory, is in his second year at the Academy.
“I was extremely impressed with the high caliber of applicants this year, and I’m very…