Each issue in this section, the editorial staff of Military Embedded Systems will highlight a different charity that benefits military veterans and their families. We are honored to cover the technology that protects those who protect us every day. To back that up, our parent company – OpenSystems Media – will make a donation to every charity we showcase on this page. This issue we are highlighting the Children of Fallen Patriots foundation, a nonprofit national organization that focuses on funding college scholarships and educational counseling for children who have lost a parent in the line of military duty.
Harnett County, NC- The cost of a college education can be overwhelming, with $1.4 trillion in outstanding student loan debt in the United States, according to the Student Loan Report. One Overhills Elementary School first grader is guaranteed a college scholarship thanks to his father, who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of the United States.
Air National Guard Sgt. Gregory Skurupey was on a plane in 2001, hours from ringing in his 35th birthday. He was heading back to his home base of Camp Pendleton, soon to see his wife, Kathryn Tidwell, and their two children, Sheridan and Logan. A party was set and some guests had already arrived.
FALLEN HERO: Haley Hartwick was a 10-year-old girl living in Belton when her dad was killed in Iraq while stationed at Fort Hood. Today, she's working with the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation in D.C. to carry on his honor and help other families who have paid the ultimate the price.
Two decades after her father died in a Fort Bragg training accident, Hannah Davis isn’t quite sure what memories are real.The faint recollections of her childhood — Davis was 3 when her father died — have merged with stories shared with the family over the past 20 years.
