Rebecca Dolce, 17, receives a hug from retired U.S. Navy Chaplain Hamby Barton, right, after a Veterans Day event at Cambier Park in Naples. Dolce, a senior at Golden Gate High School, is senior class president, Battalion Commander of Golden Gate High School's JROTC, co-captain of the volleyball team and a varsity athlete in three sports. She recently learned that she is receiving a $350,000 scholarship to attend the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. She plans to become a Marine Corps officer. Lexey Swall/Staff






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