LoDuca fulfilling a dream for military

T.R. Miller senior gets nominations and approvals to armed services academies

Growing up, Samuel Victor LoDuca had his sights set on joining the military. The dream for the T.R. Miller High School senior is close to becoming a reality with three nominations to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and a nomination and acceptance to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland.

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby recently announced he had nominated 58 students from across the state of Alabama to attend U.S. service academies, including LoDuca's nomination to West Point. LoDuca said he also received nominations from U.S. Sen. Doug Jones and U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne.

He has...