Applications can be downloaded from the Mike Colalillo Medal of Honor Scholarship webpage. NOW OPEN CLOSES: OCT0BER 19, 2026 2026 Mike Colalillo Medal of Honor Scholarship Veterans Memorial Hall (VMH), a program of the St. Louis County Historical Society, is connecting students, soldiers, and the public with the legacy of Duluth native and Medal of Honor recipient Mike Colalillo through its annual scholarship and a recent exhibit loan to Colalillo’s historic 398th U.S.

Ely Young of Hermantown Awarded 2025 Mike Colalillo Medal of Honor Scholarship by the St. Louis County Historical Society The St. Louis County Historical Society is pleased to announce the winner of its 2025 Mike Colalillo Medal of Honor Scholarship. Mr. Young wrote his winning essay about his great aunt, Shirley Hedin (nee, Armstrong), who landed on the cover of LIFE Magazine in 1943 as part of the Women’s Land Army. Ely Young, a 2023 Hermantown High School graduate , is

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