This group was started in 1990 by LtCol Oliver L. North, yes the same Oliver North I mentioned in another article, Of Fathers and Flags. They are an educational and charitable 501(c)3 foundation. Their mission statement is:
“The Mission of Freedom Alliance is to advance the American heritage of freedom by honoring and encouraging military service, defending the sovereignty of the United States and promoting a strong national defense.” Freedom Alliance
There is a scholarship fund set up for the children of our servicemen and women who were wounded or killed, to aid them when it becomes time for them to go to on to college. They donated substantial funds to USS Cole Memorial Fund, to the children of the 21 soldiers and 33 sailors killed in the Pentagon attack, along with scholarships each year since then. Be sure to check out the guidelines to apply to these scholarships.
Freedom Alliance is involved in Troop Appreciation dinners, Gifts from Home (care packages, phone cards, gift cards to restaurants and more) at Christmas time, GameTime! events occurring monthly where our wounded enjoy time away from the hospital.
They have set up Military Leadership Academy Classes each year where they teach the foundations of leadership skills, provide military leader role models and encourage each teenager to believe in themselves and their own potential. They are helping these teenagers to lay a foundation on which they can become successful adults and provide a positive influence in their own communities. In short, they are providing the means to help them grow into productive members of society!
There is a page where you can send an email message to our troops overseas or to one who is wounded and in a hospital.
There are many ways that this foundation helps and supports our military, both deployed, those back home and those in the hospitals. Be sure to check it out for yourself at their website.
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