VVA500 SCHOLARSHIPS

     Each year the chapter awards four scholarships to deserving students who fulfill the requirements of the chapter. Three of the scholarships are for $500. each and one is for $1,000. and has additional requirements. Some of the requirements are:  they must be a relative of a Vietnam Veteran, provide their grade point average and also provide a substantial paragraph or statement as to what their educational goals are.
     The recipients of the awards are chosen by our scholarship committee and  we publish one winner's entry in each newsletter following the awards given out at the CA State Fair.  Following is the statement of Jordan Caruso.   His Grandmother was a Vietnam Veteran.
     "I could write a novel about my goals and personal ambitions.  If I had to pick one goal for this lifetime, I would set my whole career on taking down the sex trafficking industry.  I am prepared to give my life as a martyr in order to obliterate the billion dollar industry.  Of course if I were to go in "gun's blazing," I probably wouldn't get too far.  Right now college is in my horizon and I hope to acquire the skills there to do everything I want to do in this life, and most importantly raising hell in the human trafficking industry.
     I am bound for The Kings College, New York City, in the fall.  I plan to study for a B.A. in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PP&E), a major adapted from Oxford University and other Ivy League schools.  On top of that I desire to minor in Business, which will add to my people skills and other tools I will need to be successful.  I hope to learn how to navigate the world and its most powerful markets, specifically politics and economics, so that I can be an unstoppable force to causes such as stopping human trafficking.  My heart is strongly set on pursuing a Masters degree in Law, Divinity, or Business but that is still up in the air at this point in my life.
     I hope to acquire the skills and experience to start and lead multiple non-profit organizations and ministries completely driven to help the world.  I want to plant hundreds of rescue teams, safe houses, and rehabilitation centers worldwide for women in the sex trafficking industry.  I want to found multiple networks of medical support for orphans in Africa burdened by the Aids epidemic.  I want to unite the people of the world in one purpose and one spirit and speak out against corruption and the destruction greed causes in the world today.  I am headed for a career of hard work, perhaps little return, and maybe even lofty dreams, but I refuse to be just another man lost in history because his only goal in life was to acquire a higher standard of living.
     After college I plan to start my career with writing books and becoming a voice in politics.  I see so much corruption, weakness, and dishonesty in political leaders today.  It makes me want to be a lighthouse amidst the storms and move towards influencing a healthy culture where people can tap into the greatness within themselves and thrive from their own ability and responsibility.