The Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF) will ride on the #71 TRG Motorsports Ford driven by Andy Lally for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series STP 400 to be run at Kansas Speedway on Sunday, June 5. SOWF provides immediate financial assistance to special operations personnel severely wounded in the global war on terror. Once notified of a special operations soldier, airman, sailor, or Marine hospitalized with a severe injury, SOWF immediately sends funds to the service member (or his/her designated recipient) so the family and loved ones can travel to be at their bedside. To date, the foundation has provided $1.2 million to the families of wounded special operations personnel. The foundation also provides college educations to the sons and daughters of fallen special operations warriors. Funding includes tuition, books, fees, room and board. Last year, the SOWF provided $4.8 million in scholarship grants, counseling and family support to the families of fallen warriors.(TRG)(6-3-2011)
