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Captain James Ahn Memorial Scholarship

This is an annual scholarship that sponsors a student who served in the U.S. Army Special Forces and is now a full time student.  The award is for $1000.  It is named in honor of Captain James Ahn who died in a tragic parachuting accident while with his unit in Washington State in 2015.  Here is the following link: Captain James Ahn Memorial Scholarship

Note: The following information was presented to our post from Lieutenant Colonel Robert Kirkland (U.S. Army, Retired).  He is a life member of the VFW and a member of the American Legion.  LTC Robert Kirkland was James’ Army ROTC Professor of Military Science when he was a cadet at the University of California Riverside.