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Memorial Day Reflections

Every year on Memorial Day, our country pauses to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the freedoms we all enjoy each day. At the same time, we should thank the Veterans that served alongside their sisters and brothers and reflect on the sacrifice of the families they left behind. 

In this great Nation, we live freely, safe in the knowledge that these liberties are protected by those willing to voluntarily stand up and join our Nation’s military. At the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, we work every day to honor the legacy of our Country’s Marines, Navy Corpsmen, and Religious Program Specialists by guaranteeing scholarships for their children to attend college or technical school. By ensuring their children can secure their own futures through the promise of higher education, we help to deliver the American promise their parents took an oath to defend.

On behalf of the Scholarship Foundation, our board of directors, staff, the thousands who support our mission, and Marine and Navy families across the Nation, I wish you and your family a meaningful and safe Memorial Day. Never forget.

Sincerely,

General Robert B. Neller USMC (Ret.)

Chairman

Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

If You Can, You Must Scholarship Initiative

More than 14 years ago, Dakota Meyer, a U.S. Marine serving in the War in Afghanistan, risked his life to bravely save the lives of U.S. and Afghan forces in the Battle of Ganjgal. For his actions, he was awarded the Medal of Honor, the first living Marine in more than forty years to receive the award. Since leaving active duty, Dakota has embraced opportunities for continued service. Through his partnership with the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, the “If You Can, You Must” Scholarship will provide educational scholarships to the children of Marines and inspire the future leaders of America.

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