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Heroes’ Legacy Scholarship Searching for college scholarships is tough. That stress is often amplified for families of service members, but Fisher House Foundation is hoping to alleviate some of the burdens one faces when preparing for college. Fisher House Foundation has launched the “Heroes’ Legacy Scholarship,” established to provide educational aid to children of military members who have died or received a permanent and total disability compensation rating of 100% (or TSGLI) through active military service since September 11, 2001, whether in combat or under other qualified circumstances. These scholarship grants are made possible through proceeds from President Obama’s book, “Of Thee I Sing, A Letter to My Daughters.” Each year, the amount awarded will depend on the sum of royalties and other potential donations. Recipients of the award will receive a scholarship grant not exceeding the cost of tuition, books, lab fees and room and board, to any accredited U.S. post-secondary institution of higher learning.
A Thanksgiving to Remember Several Fisher House families celebrated an early Thanksgiving as guests of Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, on November 22, at their home at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. “This is our humble attempt to say thanks,” the vice president said. “Our only regret is that we can’t have 10,000 of your comrades here who have made similar sacrifices.”
Having a child in the military, Dr. Biden understands how hard the holiday can be. Vice President and Dr. Biden hosted a similar gathering last year. Their son, Beau, an Army National Guard captain, and now Delaware’s Attorney General, was deployed for nearly a year in Iraq in 2008. Having a child in the military, Dr. Biden understands how hard the holiday can be. “I know what it means to all those thousands of families who look down their table this Thanksgiving and someone they love is missing because that loved one is in Iraq or Afghanistan.”
Visit http://fisherhouse.org/programs/ scholarship-programs/ for dates on upcoming scholarships and next year’s deadline.
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THE PATRIOT • WINTER/SPRING 2011