*UPDATE: As of June 20, $41,500 has been given out to 75 families, with more applications coming. The funding changed to $500 per family. For their efforts helping families hurt by the Moore Tornado, AWCF members Mike Sloniker and Bill Schwertfeger have been selected to the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame for 2013.* From the East Coast’s Superstorm Sandy to the monster tornado of the Oklahoma City suburbs, the Air Warrior Courage Foundation is there to help airmen pick up the pieces of their lives. The foundation has already set aside funds for military victims to get back on their…
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Demolition and salvage operations are still happening across the East Coast because of Hurricane Sandy. And relief goes beyond foundations such as the American Red Cross. The Air Warrior Courage Foundation, holding the motto to “care for our own,” was formed back in 1998 as a charitable foundation, providing scholarships and aid to active duty, Guard, reserve, retired military personnel and their families and the families of deceased military members. But through the years they’ve taken on larger projects, including Sandy relief. The foundation allocated $100,000 for military members in need of lodging, rebuilding, clothing, bare essentials and equipment to…
