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Leandre Anthony Speaks at U.S. Service Academy Forum
October 12, 2009
Leandre Anthony, an associate in Womble Carlyle’s Capital Markets Practice Group, was invited by U.S. Congressman John Lewis to represent West Point at the U.S. Service Academy Forum on October 3, 2009 at the Georgia Power Auditorium in Atlanta. Leandre and other representatives from the country’s five service academies spoke to interested students and answered questions about the highly competitive application and nomination process.
The Forum is hosted annually by Congressman Lewis of the Fifth Congressional District of Georgia, and this is the second time that Leandre has been asked to participate. Leandre is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and served our country from 2001-2006, including a rotation in Iraq.
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