Speak Up: Smyrna grad proves hard work pays off

She’s a future Marine Corps pilot upon graduation next spring. In the upcoming semester, U.S. Naval Academy senior Lindsey Asbury will serve as a company commander within the brigade. The leadership role earns her the rank of midshipman lieutenant. The 2017 Smyrna High graduate is also closing in on a mechanical engineering degree in Annapolis, Maryland.

• No one can stop this lady. She is so focused. — John R. Burris

• Congratulations! — Kathy Telford

• My grandson will be graduating this spring, also, then off to flight school in Florida. I am one proud grandpa. — Leon Pravitz