Congratulations to the inaugural recipients of the 2026 Price of Freedom Scholarship!

We are thrilled to honor these outstanding local students. Head over to the Price of Freedom Scholarship recipients page to see this year's winners and watch their interview video.

Thank you to everyone whose generous support of the Commission made this scholarship possible for Madison County residents!

In August 2025, the Madison County Military Heritage Commission partnered with the Space & Missile Defense Symposium to host a special Whiskey Night fundraiser in Huntsville. Guests enjoyed curated tastings and fellowship while raising funds to support MCMHC’s mission of honoring local veterans and preserving Madison County’s military heritage. We raised $3,000 toward the Price Of Freedom Scholarship project (https://pofscholarship.org). Big thanks to our generous sponsors: GovConPay (https://www.govconpay.com/), Merrill Lynch (https://advisor.ml.com/sites/al/huntsville-al), and Omni Federal (https://omnifederal.com/).

Congratulations to the 2024 Hall of Heroes Inductees and their families! We appreciate your willingness to serve, defend, and support our nation.

The three veterans inducted into the Madison County Military Heritage Commission’s Hall of Heroes are:

• Marine Corps Lt. Col. Grayson Story
• Army Lt. Col. Malcolm Otis
• Army CSM Robert “Spider” Parks

In addition to the photos on our website, you can find more information from various news sources here:

• https://www.theredstonerocket.com/news/article_761d0aba-a16a-11ef-a7c6-4b1b38e16c02.html
• https://www.waff.com/2024/11/07/2024-hall-heroes-lt-col-grayson-story/
• https://www.waff.com/2024/11/06/2024-hall-heroes-sergeant-major-robert-spider-parks/
• https://www.waff.com/2024/11/05/2024-hall-heroes-lt-col-malcolm-mac-otis/