Logansport native and Marine Corporal Humberto Sanchez was killed in Afghanistan last year as the U.S. pulled troops out of the country. He'll now be honored through a tournament that raises money for Marine Corps scholarships.
On September 8, the 27th annual Indiana Golf Tournament for the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation will be held in memory of the fallen marine.
“The last thing you want is for your loved one to be forgotten and this tournament, certainly, believe me, the focal point of this year's tournament will be Corporal Sanchez, and we will wrap our arms around Coral [Humberto’s mother] and her family, and make her feel welcome and, and honor him in every way we can. But there's also there will be evidence out there of the past 11 honorees,” Rankel said.
The money raised at the 27th annual tournament will go towards scholarships for children of Marines to use in post-high school education. The foundation is working towards establishing a scholarship in Sanchez’s name. Weisman said in the latest foundation’s fiscal year, it awarded more than $10 million in scholarships to 2,600 families. She said 40% of those recipients are first-generation college students.
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