ABC POOL - AP CLIENTS ONLY Annapolis, Maryland - May 14, 2015 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Vice Admiral Walter E. ‘Ted’ Carter Jr., Naval Academy Superintendent: “On behalf of the entire United States Naval Academy, our faculty, our staff, our coaches and most especially the 4,400 strong brigade of Midshipmen, I’d like to express our deepest sympathies for thec loss of Midshipman Third Class Justin Zemser to the entire Zemser family. As many of you come to know in the recent hours Midshipman Zemser was an exceptional young man. He was a valedictorian of his high school from Rockaway Bay up in New York just outside of Queens. In his two years here at the United States Naval Academy he was an exception young wide receiver for our undefeated Sprint Football team. He was a proven academic as an English major and maybe most importantly he proved himself as a young man of character and consequence helping to lead the brigade and he was also a leader of the Jewish faith family here at the United States Naval Academy.” 3. Cutaway of press conference 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Vice Admiral Walter E. ‘Ted’ Carter Jr., Naval Academy Superintendent: “Whenever we lose a Midshipman or cadet it’s a tragic loss for our nation, these are the future leaders of our military and our nation and unfortunately in the military there is this experience of loss of life because of what we do. And it’s unfortunate that we have to teach these young men and women those facts of life at such a young and early age. But we teach, we take each loss of life and make sure that we honor that sacrifice above self that these young men and women come to our service academy’s with.”