Armed Forces News

Army Emergency Relief is accepting scholarship applications from soldiers’ spouses and dependent children through May 1 for the 2014-15 school year. Scholarships will be granted on a financial-need basis only, AER announced. Gone are the scholastic achievement and leadership scholarships of years past. “We’re trying to … help the neediest of our soldiers,” said AER manager Tammy LaCroix. For more application information, visit www.aerhq.org on the Internet.