This is some good news for Guyanese.

US Ambassador, Hardt; Errol Van Lange, Czerda Frank and Col.Lovell

Dennis Chabrol reporting:

Two Guyanese soldiers are about to leave for the United States to pursue studies at two of the most prestigious academies there, the American embassy said Thursday.

Errol Van Lange will be a Cadet at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York and Czerda Frank will be a Midshipman at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. The leave Guyana in June to pursue four year programmes for BSc degrees in Engineering.

These academies only accept 15 international students each year and have had a number of distinguished graduates, including six Heads of State, two Nobel Peace awardees, 116 Rhodes Scholars, and many Ambassadors and Generals.  Both Van Lange and Frank will be studying engineering while they are in school.

Family members proudly watched on as their sons were honored by United States Ambassador, D. Brent Hardt.  The GDF’s Colonel Bruce Lovell also addressed the cadets, noting that once their education is completed, they will return and continue their honorable service to Guyana, the embassy here said in a statement.

The two cadets followed other accomplished candidates from the GDF who have participated in personal and professional development in the United States under continuing partnership programs. 

The ceremony ended with the remarks by the young cadets and future students.  According to the US embassy, both Frank and Van Lange thanked the GDF and the United States for the great opportunity to study in the United States and promised to apply what they learn at these elite academies in service to their country upon their return to Guyana.