Samantha DeCapua of Barnegat, NJ Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army

2017 May 16

Samantha DeCapua of Barnegat, NJ, was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army during the Dauntless Battalion ROTC Commissioning Ceremony at Widener University on May 14. DeCapua will graduate from Widener on May 20 with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice/sociology.

As a member of Widener's Dauntless Battalion,DeCapua served as the Aviation and will enter active duty in Ft Rucker, AL..

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