This week is when America remembers DDay– June 6, 1944– and we at the Foundation remember those brave men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice against fascism. We hope to never be, as FDR said, “Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy [who] forget in time that men have died to win them.”
At the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia, home of the 20 “Bedford Boys” who are among the fatalities of the Normandy Campaign, there are 4,415 bronze plaques, each of which represents every Allied soldier, sailor, airman and coast guardsman who died on D-Day. As we all know, many of those men were, in fact, teenagers--some as young as sixteen. Many were the age of our recent Forney graduates.
And therefore we at the Foundation remember that those who came back from war often needed just a bit of support once they came home. One of the most enduring supports was the G.I. Bill, signed by FDR June 22, 1944, which gave the opportunity for returning service personnel to buy a home or, in this context, to go to college. We hope that our efforts to increase opportunities for our current high school students, high school graduates, and our Forney ISD residents and community follow in this tradition: giving a little extra support to give a hand up. By helping our community grow, learn, and be free, we hope that we are fulfilling the dreams of all of those who died so that their children would have a better life.
The Forney Education Foundation gratefully thanks all the contributors, sponsors, and individuals who have helped us continue the mission of lighting the way for teaching and learning through innovative education.
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