Helping a military child

“Mom” as some soldiers call her, has always helped military families in need.

Stacy Morton, president of Friends of the 133rd, a nonprofit organization that helps military families, has raised funds and helped countless people.

When Cpt.Bruce Hays died in combat and the $17,000 he paid a mechanic for restoring his 1959 Apache truck disappeared, Stacy helped fund the unfinished restoration project. When soldiers could not afford to buy Christmas presents for their children, she was there to help.

Stacy said she didn’t always personally know the people she was helping. She did it simply because...