Chapter 15 - The Base Named Nothing After Her

People proposed naming a room after Martha.
She refused.
A hallway.
No.
A scholarship.
Only if it honored civilian support workers generally.
That became the compromise.
The Bennett Civilian Service Scholarship supported dependents of
installation employees working in custodial, food service, maintenance,
transportation, and administrative roles.
Martha contributed fifty dollars.
Sam contributed much more.
She yelled at him.
He ignored her.
The first recipient was the daughter of a maintenance mechanic.
Martha attended quietly.
May you like
Nobody saluted.
She preferred it that way.