Corporal Matthew Bradford USMC (Ret.) has always felt that his calling in life was to serve. As a high school senior he enlisted in the Marine Corps, and after completing boot camp at Parris Island he was swiftly assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, and deployed to Anbar Province, Iraq, in 2006. Just a few […]
Last month, we had the honor of spending time with two very special members of the Marine Corps family, Heather and Christian Golczynski. They joined us for our ninth annual Patriots at Pebble golf tournament – an event dedicated to showing our appreciation for Marines. It was a great weekend with a clear highlight: the […]
by Marine Scholar, Nina Allen My name is Nina – and I’m a proud recipient of a scholarship from the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation. I wanted to take a moment to share my story with you. Becoming a nurse has always been my dream. When I was 13 years old, my mother was diagnosed with […]
by Lieutenant General George J. Trautman III USMC (Ret.), Chairman, Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation On November 10, Marines across the globe will commemorate the 243rd birthday of the United States Marine Corps. The next day, our nation will come together to salute service members from all branches on Veterans Day. For Marines, these two days […]
Marines make legendary sacrifices. On and off the battlefield, we strive to honor their selfless devotion to duty. On Monday, we will honor the legacy of 1stLt Robert Kelly USMC and other Marine families at our annual Capital Area Golf Tournament. Since its inception 15 years ago, this tournament has raised a total of $1.5 […]
by Sergeant Dakota Meyer USMC Last week, I had the honor of speaking at the Scholarship Foundation’s National Scholarship Announcement Ceremony, where I had the opportunity to meet some of the incredible scholarship recipients from the 2018-2019 class of Marine Scholars. It was particularly meaningful to meet some of the recipients of the memorial scholarships […]
Honor, Courage, and Commitment – core values of the Marine Corps, and words that come to life each February on the fairways at Pebble Beach. Started in 2011 to assist Marine families all over the country, this year’s Patriots at Pebble golf tournament raised over $3 million to help educate the children of Marines and […]
by Scholarship Foundation alumna, Shakeelah J. Sutton I was so honored to speak at the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation’s 2018 Washington, D.C. Celebratory Gala and share how scholarship support impacted my life. With the Scholarship Foundation’s generous support, I became the first person in my family to attend college. I earned my bachelor’s degree, with […]
by Lieutenant General George J. Trautman III USMC (Ret.), Chairman, Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation This Memorial Day, we pause to pay our respects, as Americans, to the sailors, soldiers, airmen, and Marines who gave their lives for us all – brave men and women defined by their dedication to country and a call to serve. […]
Last month, the DeBartolo Family Foundation presented the Scholarship Foundation with a generous $35,000 gift for children of Marines at their Celebrity Charity Night event held at the Sacred Pepper restaurant in Tampa, Florida. Chairman of the Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors, Lieutenant General George J. Trautman, attended the event and accepted the check from […]
