The $1,000 scholarships are given in honor of Major Bruce Lawrence, an Air Force Pilot who was shot down in North Vietnam in 1968.
Two Phillipsburg High School seniors were awarded $1,000 each for the PHS Class of 1960/Bruce E. Lawrence Scholarship.
Devin Dowd (Courtesy photo) Sydney Solimani (Courtesy photo) Devin Dowd, a member of the National Honor Society and a soccer scholar athlete will be attending Wake Forest University majoring in business management; and Sydney Solimani, a member of the National Honor Society, and captain of the girl's soccer team will be attending John Jay College Criminal Justice, majoring in forensic science.
Major Bruce Lawrence, an Air Force Pilot was shot down in Dong Hoi, North Vietnam, July 5, 1968. After 43 years his remains were repatriated on Sept. 23, 2011, and he is buried in Raubsville cemetery.
Hundreds attend memorial service
The PHS class of 1960 holds a fundraiser five-class picnic each year to raise money. This year the picnic will be at Flynn's In the Glen Oct. 1, 2016.