University of Idaho student Nicholas Bosse was recently presented a $500 check by Moscow, Idaho, American Legion Post 6 Commander Rose Sharp. The check was part of a $500,000 grant given to The American Legion by the Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes. The American Legion distributed 1,000 grants of $500 each to disabled veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

In addition to the check, Bosse, who was wounded in Iraq, received a 2008 American Legion membership card for Post 6.

“The grants are gone, but the need to care for those who have borne the cost of battle remains,” National Commander Marty Conatser said in December when the last application was awarded. “I am grateful to the Coalition for this generous gift. These vets certainly deserve it.”