Christian’s father, SSG Ronald Richerson, was killed in action in 1993, when Christian was just two years old. Looking to begin a career in the Army like his father, he has been accepted into the Virginia Military Institute. The military tradition in the family does not end with Christian’s father, as his mother, and stepfather, SGT Thomas Latham a chaplain stationed at Ft. Bragg all served in the US Army. The North Carolina Heroes Fund is pleased to honor his father’s ultimate sacrifice to our country by awarding him a partial scholarship to VMI.
Christian Richerson
Christian’s father, SSG Ronald Richerson, was killed in action in 1993, when Christian was just two years old. Looking to begin a career in the Army like his father, he has been accepted into the Virginia Military Institute. The military tradition in the family does not end with Christian’s father, as his mother, and stepfather, SGT Thomas Latham a chaplain stationed at Ft. Bragg all served in the US Army. The North Carolina Heroes Fund is pleased to honor his father’s ultimate sacrifice to our country by awarding him a partial scholarship to VMI.


