America is free because there are heroes who are willing to sacrifice life and limb to protect its people, ideals, and borders.Robert Kross, a veteran of the United States Army is one of those heroes.
Robert Kross is a former E-4 who served in the Infantry during the Vietnam War.Whole serving as the point man on patrol he spotted an enemy rocket position, engaged them, and saved his battalion from walking into an ambush.
Today his daughter is able to go to college because of the sacrifices he made for this country.Thanks to the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund, Nina Kross, a freshman at the University of Vermont, has been awarded a scholarship.Majoring in political science, Nina is a resident of Brooklyn.
Kross became 100% permanently disabled as a result of a service connected incident.He was awarded a number of medals and commendations for his service including the Bronze Star Medal with “V” device.
“My father is so thrilled to know that his service to his country is making it possible for me to get a college degree,” explained Nina.“He said it means more to him than his Bronze Star.”
Nina graduated high school with the highest SAT scores.She has been active with the running club, taken classes at the New York Museum of Natural History, and been a volunteer at the Fennimore Art Museum.
The Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund has awarded more than $3 million to the sons and daughters of military heroes.To learn more about Freedom Alliance and the Scholarship Fund visit www.FAScholarship.com or www.FreedomAlliance.org.
