Saint Martin's recognizes its 10th America's Service Heroes Scholar

Saint Martin’s recognizes its 10 th America’s Service Heroes Scholarship recipient Staff Sgt. Michael A. Vidick, a member of the U.S. Air Force for more than 11 years.

The America’s Service Heroes Scholarship was created in partnership with America’s Credit Union to provide financial assistance to service members and their families who have sacrificed for our nation’s well-being and security.

Vidick, who is originally from Pueblo, Colorado, joined the Air Force right out of high school at the age of 18. He began his journey at the Air Force’s Basic Training Gateway, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Throughout Vidick's career, he has been on three combat tours; two in Iraq and one in Kyrgyzstan. Vidick also served as a Special Investigator with the Air Force’s Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI), where he worked on numerous felony-level investigations. He holds two Air Force Commendation Medals, one Army Commendation Medal, three Air Force Achievement Medals and two Army Achievement Medals that were earned throughout his Air Force career. Vidick completed an associate of applied science degree in police science in 2019 from the Community College of the Air Force. He is enrolled at Saint Martin’s University as a criminal justice major.