Military Spotlight: Benson is Naval Academy graduate

Travis Benson

Travis Benson, a graduate of Notre Dame High School, will receive a bachelor’s degree in economics from the U.S. Naval Academy today and will be commissioned an ensign in the U.S. Navy. He is the son of Mark and Beth Benson and the late Karen Benson.

The U.S. Naval Academy is a four-year service academy that prepares midshipmen to be professional officers in the naval service. More than 4,400 men and women representing every state in the U.S. and several foreign countries make up the student body, known as the Brigade of Midshipmen.

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Thomas earns Army commission

Danielle E. Thomas has been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army after successfully completing the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program and graduating with a bachelor’s degree from Columbus State University in Georgia.