Lieutenant General Robert Foley Scholarship of Honor
United States Army Lieutenant General Robert Foley graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1963. He joined the infantry and went through Airborne and Ranger schools. By 1966, he was a twenty-five-year-old captain and company commander in the 27th Infantry in Vietnam. He earned the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War on November 5, 1966. President Lyndon Johnson awarded it to General Foley on May 1, 1968.
He remained in the Army until 2000, attaining the rank of lieutenant general. He ended his thirty-seven-year military career as the commander of the Fifth Army, then became president of Marion Military Institute in Alabama, the nation’s oldest military preparatory school and junior college. Today, he continues to serve U.S. Army soldiers and their families as director of Army Emergency Relief, a private nonprofit organization with headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Photo of General Foley by Nick DelCalzo
Recipients
2011
Cadet Brian McBee received the 4th Annual Robert Foley Scholarship of Honor at West Point. Brian is pictured here with Col. Dave Jones of West Point.
2010
Cadet Todd Lambka is pictured here with Col. Dave Jones who was key in the establishment of this award and Major Katherine Winans
2009
Cadet Nethaj Ranaweera, Sri Lanka Army is pictured here with General Foley at the award ceremony in May 2009.
2008
Cadet David Kennedy, United States Army
Photo left to right: Doug LaViolette, David Kennedy, David's Mom-Chris, brother-Geoff, and Dad-Edwin.Contributors
Endowment Sponsor
Brian LaViolette Foundation