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Article: $10,000 RAISED FOR SEAL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- November 14, 2007
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The U.S. Navy issued the following press release:
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class (SW) Tyler JonesFleet Public Affairs Center Atlantic
A fundraiser, benefiting the Mike McGreevy Memorial Scholarship Fund, drew more than 200 supporters and raised approximately $10,000 Nov. 10 at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens.
The scholarship is named in honor of Lt. Mike McGreevy, a SEAL who was killed in action June 2005 while attempting to rescue four fellow service members under enemy fire.
"Mike was just an amazing person," said Laura McGreevy, his widow and organizer of the event. "He made everyone around him want to be better, and I always thought that there needed to be more people in the ...