The Army Scholarship Foundation

Release date: July 30, 2018

For more information contact: Jeff Gault at 703-587-5181 or jeff.gault@ArmyScholarshipFoundation.org

The Army Scholarship Foundation has awarded its 2017-2018 Lieutenant Scott Love Memorial Scholarshipto Mr. Kevin M. Diette of Richford, Vermont.   Kevin’s father is Sergeant First Class Kevin Diette, who is serving on active duty with the Vermont National Guard.  Kevin is a freshman at the Northern Vermont University in Johnson, VT, he is majoring in theater arts.  

Scott M. Love was born at Fort Campbell, Kentucky and graduated from high school in Huntsville, Alabama.  He graduated from Florida State University in 1996 and enlisted in the US Army in 1999 as a military intelligence specialist.  In 2003, Scott attended Officer Candidate School. Following completion of OCS and other courses at Fort Benning, Scott was assigned as a platoon leader with 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry stationed at Baumholder, Germany. His unit deployed to Kuwait in November 2005 with Scott's platoon assigned as part of Task Force 1-35 Armorwhen he was killed at Ar Ramadi, Iraq in 2006.  

The Army Scholarship Foundation was founded in 2001 to provide scholarships to deserving sons and daughtersof US Army soldiers and Army veterans, and to spouses of enlisted active duty soldiers. The Foundation is sustained by the generous donations of its supporters.  Tax deductible contributionscan be sent to the Foundation at 11700 Preston Road, Suite 660-301, Dallas, Texas 75230.  Those wishing to learn more about the Army scholarship Foundation or to make a tax deductible donation may visit www.ArmyScholarshipFoundation.org.