2LT Zachariah Robert Miller (USMA '02)
Second Lieutenant Zachariah R. "Zac" Miller, age 22, of Stoneboro, PA (Sandy Lake Township) died on Monday, July 1, 2002, while on a land navigation exercise at Fort Benning, Georgia. He was born June 19, 1980, in Franklin, PA, to Keith R. and Rosalyn A. Miller.
A 1998 graduate of Lakeview High School, he was valedictorian of his class and served as Student Council President. He was active in the concert band and captained the football, basketball, and track teams. He attended Grove City College as a special student beginning at age thirteen and was also selected to attend the PA Governor's School for the Sciences in 1997.
He was always community oriented and in high school served as chairman for the Lakeview chapter of the Shenango Valley Foundation "Students for Charity". At West Point, he was a volunteer for Special Olympics and the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program.
He was a member of the Sandy Lake Presbyterian Church where he served as Assistant Sunday School Superintendent, a youth group leader, and member of the youth group.
An honors graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, he received his diploma on June 1st from President George W. Bush. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and computer science and was named West Point's top graduate in math, computer science and the basic sciences. At graduation, he was also commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army and branched Infantry. In addition, he served as secretary for West Point's Bicentennial Class of 2002, was captain of the Army Rugby Team and received the 2002 Rugby Scholar/Athlete Award.
During the summer of 2000, he graduated from the U.S. Army Airborne School in Fort Benning and also served as a platoon leader for the Air Defense Artillery unit in Wackernheim, Germany. Last summer he completed an internship in Baku, Azerbaijan, where he worked with refugee children and counseled local citizens concerning human rights abuses.
He was selected as a Truman Scholar in 2001 and that December, a recipient of a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. He was scheduled to leave in October for Oxford University in England where he was to study politics, philosophy, and economics. Between Ranger School and his departure for England, Zac was to serve an internship in Washington, DC with Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania.
Zac Miller believed in living life to its fullest and always excelled at doing his best. He enjoyed traveling, reading, and sports, especially rugby. He wanted to make a difference in the world and hoped to make it a better place.
Proceeds from the sale of each 2LT Miller memorial bracelet will be donated to Legacies Alive.
Second Lieutenant Zachariah R. "Zac" Miller, age 22, of Stoneboro, PA (Sandy Lake Township) died on Monday, July 1, 2002, while on a land navigation exercise at Fort Benning, Georgia. He was born June 19, 1980, in Franklin, PA, to Keith R. and Rosalyn A. Miller.
A 1998 graduate of Lakeview High School, he was valedictorian of his class and served as Student Council President. He was active in the concert band and captained the football, basketball, and track teams. He attended Grove City College as a special student beginning at age thirteen and was also selected to attend the PA Governor's School for the Sciences in 1997.
He was always community oriented and in high school served as chairman for the Lakeview chapter of the Shenango Valley Foundation "Students for Charity". At West Point, he was a volunteer for Special Olympics and the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program.
He was a member of the Sandy Lake Presbyterian Church where he served as Assistant Sunday School Superintendent, a youth group leader, and member of the youth group.
An honors graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, he received his diploma on June 1st from President George W. Bush. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and computer science and was named West Point's top graduate in math, computer science and the basic sciences. At graduation, he was also commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army and branched Infantry. In addition, he served as secretary for West Point's Bicentennial Class of 2002, was captain of the Army Rugby Team and received the 2002 Rugby Scholar/Athlete Award.
During the summer of 2000, he graduated from the U.S. Army Airborne School in Fort Benning and also served as a platoon leader for the Air Defense Artillery unit in Wackernheim, Germany. Last summer he completed an internship in Baku, Azerbaijan, where he worked with refugee children and counseled local citizens concerning human rights abuses.
He was selected as a Truman Scholar in 2001 and that December, a recipient of a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. He was scheduled to leave in October for Oxford University in England where he was to study politics, philosophy, and economics. Between Ranger School and his departure for England, Zac was to serve an internship in Washington, DC with Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania.
Zac Miller believed in living life to its fullest and always excelled at doing his best. He enjoyed traveling, reading, and sports, especially rugby. He wanted to make a difference in the world and hoped to make it a better place.
Proceeds from the sale of each 2LT Miller memorial bracelet will be donated to Legacies Alive.
Second Lieutenant Zachariah R. "Zac" Miller, age 22, of Stoneboro, PA (Sandy Lake Township) died on Monday, July 1, 2002, while on a land navigation exercise at Fort Benning, Georgia. He was born June 19, 1980, in Franklin, PA, to Keith R. and Rosalyn A. Miller.
A 1998 graduate of Lakeview High School, he was valedictorian of his class and served as Student Council President. He was active in the concert band and captained the football, basketball, and track teams. He attended Grove City College as a special student beginning at age thirteen and was also selected to attend the PA Governor's School for the Sciences in 1997.
He was always community oriented and in high school served as chairman for the Lakeview chapter of the Shenango Valley Foundation "Students for Charity". At West Point, he was a volunteer for Special Olympics and the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program.
He was a member of the Sandy Lake Presbyterian Church where he served as Assistant Sunday School Superintendent, a youth group leader, and member of the youth group.
An honors graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, he received his diploma on June 1st from President George W. Bush. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and computer science and was named West Point's top graduate in math, computer science and the basic sciences. At graduation, he was also commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army and branched Infantry. In addition, he served as secretary for West Point's Bicentennial Class of 2002, was captain of the Army Rugby Team and received the 2002 Rugby Scholar/Athlete Award.
During the summer of 2000, he graduated from the U.S. Army Airborne School in Fort Benning and also served as a platoon leader for the Air Defense Artillery unit in Wackernheim, Germany. Last summer he completed an internship in Baku, Azerbaijan, where he worked with refugee children and counseled local citizens concerning human rights abuses.
He was selected as a Truman Scholar in 2001 and that December, a recipient of a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. He was scheduled to leave in October for Oxford University in England where he was to study politics, philosophy, and economics. Between Ranger School and his departure for England, Zac was to serve an internship in Washington, DC with Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania.
Zac Miller believed in living life to its fullest and always excelled at doing his best. He enjoyed traveling, reading, and sports, especially rugby. He wanted to make a difference in the world and hoped to make it a better place.
Proceeds from the sale of each 2LT Miller memorial bracelet will be donated to Legacies Alive.
