Today, we salute the organization “Folds of Honor”. It all began with Lt Col Dan Rooney’s flight home from his second tour of duty in Iraq. An F-16 fighter pilot in the Oklahoma Air National Guard, he became painfully aware of the realities families face when a loved one in uniform is fallen or disabled. Since that flight home, Lt Col Rooney has committed his life to meeting sacrifice with hope through the Folds of Honor. Since 2007, Folds of Honor has provided life-changing scholarships to the spouses and children of America’s fallen or disabled military. And now, their mission expands to the families of America’s first responders.

This weekend during “Frontiers of Flight” at McConnell AFB, Budweiser’s iconic Clydesdales and Folds of Honor will be on hand to present a scholarship check to a local recipient, so that they may continue their mission to remind those who protect our freedoms and our families that they are not forgotten.

Thank you Lt. Col Dan Rooney for creating Folds of Honor and to all the Veterans, First Responders and their families that Folds of Honor has helped, THANK YOU for your service.