New scholarship to help families of wounded, fallen soldiers
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A new scholarship has been established to help children of fallen or wounded Fort Campbell soldiers.
The Leaf-Chronicle reports that the Screaming Eagle Surviving Children’s Scholarships are the result of a new partnership between the Screaming Eagle and Patriot foundations.
Whit McCrary said Tuesday that he and fellow Patriot Foundation representative Land Deleot realized last year that the Patriot Foundation could expand its scholarship program beyond Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
The Patriot Foundation has awarded scholarships to families of Fort Bragg soldiers since it was founded in 2003. Children of soldiers who have been killed or wounded since Sept. 11, 2001, are eligible for the scholarships.
Since 2001, the Screaming Eagle Foundation has donated approximately $375,000 in scholarship money.
The deadline to apply for the scholarships runs from Feb. 15 to March 31.
