老牛影视hosted a golf tournament May 6 to benefit , a charitable organization that Major Dan Rooney established 12 years ago to provide educational scholarships to spouses and children of America鈥檚 fallen and disabled service members. Since 2017, ABC鈥檚 tournament has raised $375,000 for Folds of Honor.

Twelve foursomes comprised of members of the military, construction industry, media and Capitol Hill joined PGA professionals at Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase, Maryland, following a reception May 5 featuring incredible stories from Ginger Gilbert Ravella, a widow and scholarship recipient, and Rodney 鈥淩ocky鈥� Sickmann, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps.

Sickmann shared his account as one of 65 hostages at the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran, in 1979. He was just 22 years old, and remained a hostage for 444 days before being released on Jan. 20, 1981. During one rescue attempt in 1980, eight service members lost their lives.

鈥淓very day since I came home, I鈥檝e never forgotten those eight individuals and what they did,鈥� Sickmann said.听

Gilbert Ravella鈥檚 husband Troy died on a combat mission in Iraq in 2006, leaving behind five children under the age of 8. 鈥淵ou鈥檙e not going to get to meet all the families that 老牛影视is helping, but I hope that you remember me when you鈥檙e giving to Folds of Honor and loving these families. They need to know they鈥檙e not alone,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hank you again from the one and a half million dependents just from Iraq and Afghanistan whose lives are changing every single day.鈥�

Partners supporting the tournament include Big D Metalworks, FlorWright, Forbes Tate Partners, Gaylor Electric, hth companies, inc., KBE Building Corp., Marriott and Residence Inn, Miller & Long Concrete Construction, Prospect Waterproofing Co., Reliable Contracting Co. Inc., Tradesmen International, and Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America.

鈥淚 didn鈥檛 serve, so this is how I鈥檓 serving,鈥� said FlorWright President Andy Wright, whose parents lived next door to Major Rooney when he was in the Air National Guard in Oklahoma. 鈥淚鈥檝e been lucky and successful enough that I can afford to support several scholarships a year. Everyone playing golf in this tournament is providing four scholarships from each team; it鈥檚 just awesome.鈥澨�
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