Military kids scholarship program launched

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The Associated Press

MORGANTOWN, WV – SEPTEMBER 24: Young fans play football outside of Mountaineer Field prior to the game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Louisiana State University Tigers on September 24, 2011 in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A new scholarship at West Virginia University will assist student-athletes whose parents or siblings are on active duty in the U.S. military or serving as law enforcement officers.

The Marc Bulger Foundation Athletic Scholarship will provide a yearly scholarship to those students, according to the Mountaineer Athletic Club.

The foundation’s namesake is Marc Bulger, a former Mountaineer and NFL quarterback.

Bulger says his grandfather was a city police officer and the endowment is a way to give back to WVU.

For more information, visit TheMarcBulgerFoundation.com.