Giarusso will graduate in May from Cedar Falls High School. He is the son of Deborah and Richard Giarusso.
“Admission to the service academies is highly competitive and a great honor,” Grassley said. “Young people like Ryan Giarusso work very hard to earn this kind of opportunity, and I join many others, no doubt, in wishing him well and expressing appreciation for his commitment to serving our nation.”
Giarusso was among the Iowans Grassley nominated this year for appointments. Information about seeking a nomination is posted at /students/academy-nominations.
For more than 200 years, the U.S. service academies have educated and trained the best and the brightest to lead and command the U.S. armed forces.