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OCW. With social-distancing orders put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, 166 men and women recovering at the Warrior Transition Battalion Liberty Barracks at Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, have spent more time in their personal room. With no televisions in the individual rooms, this has left little entertainment options for the patients.

Thanks to a recent $42,000 grant from The American Legion Operation Comfort Warriors program, 166 Samsung 43-inch smart televisions were delivered.

Visit www.legion.org/ocw to learn more about the program, how to apply for a grant and ways to donate.

Legacy Scholarship. In the fourth year of its eligibility expansion, The American Legion Legacy Scholarship has awarded over $667,000 in financial aid to 35 children of post-9/11 veterans. The 2020 Legacy Scholarship application deadline was April 15, and the awardees were determined by the Americanism Commission on May 9.

The 35 recipients met the scholarship’s eligibility requirements, which is for children of veterans who died on active duty since Sept. 11, 2001, or children of post-9/11 veterans who have a combined VA disability rating of 50 percent or higher. Up to $20,000 will be awarded to the recipients for the expense of graduate or post-graduate tuition, books, room and board, meal plans and other supplies.
Since the Legacy Scholarship’s first grant in 2004, 401 military children of the fallen and disabled have received over $3.6 million in aid.
 

legion.org/scholarships