Gray Stone senior earns West Point appointment

Last month Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-08) hosted a Service Academy Nomination Ceremony in Concord at the Cabarrus County Library in Concord to congratulate students for being nominated to a U.S. Service Academy.

Hudson has the privilege of nominating a limited number of young men and women each year to four of the five service academies: U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy,and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Ben was this year’s only nominee from Stanly County.

“I was thrilled to nominate Ben to West Point and to deliver the good news to him,” Hudson said. “As a dedicated student, a leader of his peers and a selfless community servant, Ben embodies all the prestigious characteristics West Point looks for in a cadet, and I know he’ll continue to make Stanly County proud.”