
Benzel-Select: Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund
After Colonel John “Johnny Mac” McHugh — a 24-year career Army aviator — was killed in action on a routine training mission in Kabul, Afghanistan, his West Point classmates united to ensure his spirit lived on. Education was always of the utmost importance to Colonel McHugh. He was married with five kids and wanted them to have the opportunity to receive a higher education. Friends of McHugh raised money to allow his kids to pursue this dream. In 2014, the Johnny Mac Soldiers