From left, scholarship recipients are Anna Skrip, Colin Kowalczyk, Andrew Radtke, Annalise Leitner and Natalie Knight. Not pictured is Alexa Boada.
From left, scholarship recipients are Anna Skrip, Colin Kowalczyk, Andrew Radtke, Annalise Leitner and Natalie Knight. Not pictured is Alexa Boada.
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Cumming Chapter 1030 of the Vietnam Veterans of America honored the service and sacrifice of six Georgians killed in action in the Vietnam War on June 4 with scholarships presented in their memory to Forsyth County high school graduates.
The graduating seniors received $5,000 checks and a certificate which included a photo of the individual who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam.
Those receiving the scholarships are:
“Our members feel a sense of obligation to remember and honor the sacrifice of our fallen comrades from the Vietnam War, and we believe this scholarship program helps to accomplish that,” said Ed Shoemaker, Chapter 1030 president.
Shoemaker said the scholarships serve to educate young people about the war and the service members who served and sacrificed so much in Vietnam.
The families of Sgt. Nations, Spc. Cruse and Lance Cpl. Hodges attended the ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Cumming.
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