Sgt. Maj. Richard Charron, right, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar sergeant major, congratulates Bryce R. Charles, left, scholarship winner, and his father Patrick Charles, center, for winning a $2,000 scholarship aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., June 19. Participants wrote essays about the difficulties military families face in order to win the scholarship. - Sgt. Maj. Richard Charron, right, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar sergeant major, congratulates Bryce R. Charles, left, scholarship winner, and his father Patrick Charles, center, for winning a $2,000 scholarship aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., June 19. Participants wrote essays about the difficulties military families face in order to win the scholarship.