Rangers gift $10,000 scholarship to family of late Army veteran

The New York Rangers honored Veterans Day by hosting the family of the late Louis Edward Allen, a First Lieutenant of the U.S. Army National Guard who was killed in action in Iraq.

The team presented a $10,000 scholarship check to the Allens during the game and the Madison Square Garden crowd gave the family, all clad in No. 18 Rangers jerseys with their last names on the back, a standing ovation.
Barbara Allen and Tom O'Connor, president of the New York Chapter of Folds of Honor, which provides educational scholarships to spouses and children to fallen and disabled service members, joined John Giannone on MSG television during first intermission.
Barbara Allen spoke of her late husband's extreme love of the Rangers.
"This would mean so much to him," Barbara Allen said during the interview. "For the support and the fact that it's the New York Rangers. He was the biggest Rangers fan ever."
As part of "Salute Our Troops" night, the Rangers also wore special jerseys during warmups.

The West Point Glee Club performed the "Star-Spangled Banner" before the game.