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Bloomfield Marine awarded $200K scholarship

Lance Cpl. Eric Smith has been awarded a $200,000 scholarship through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program.

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Bloomfield Marine awarded $200K scholarship

The Daily Times staff Published 5:00 p.m. MT April 15, 2016

From left, Bloomfield Mayor Scott Eckstein; U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Dustin Coco, with the Farmington recruiting station; Lance Cpl. Eric Smith; Gunnery Sgt. Kevin Breaux, a recruiter instructor from Albuquerque; and Staff Sgt. Kenneth Thornton with the Farmington recruiting station, stand for a photo on March 24 at Bloomfield City Hall. Lance Cpl. Smith, who graduated in 2014 from Charlie Y. Brown High School in Bloomfield, was awarded a $200,000 scholarship through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program. He will attended the University of New Mexico, and, after graduation, he will become an officer in the Marine Corps.(Photo: Courtesy of Staff Sgt. Kenneth Thornton)