a mass shooting at 345 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan<\/a>, home of the league\u2019s headquarters.<\/p>\nWhat You Need To Know<\/p>\n
The National Football League and the nonprofit Folds of Honor will give the three sons of Detective Didarul Islam full-ride scholarships
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Islam was one of four people killed in July during\u00a0a mass shooting at 345 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, home of the league\u2019s headquarters.
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Folds of Honor has awarded 73,000 scholarships to military and first responder families<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really happy that they\u2019re talking about my dad. His ultimate sacrifice was really good,\u201d 8-year-old Ahyan Islam said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter Islam was gone. We thought it was over. No one is going to take care of the family anymore,\u201d Islam\u2019s brother-in-law Kamrul Hasan said.<\/p>\n
That changed the day after the funeral, when Hasan said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell showed up at their home.<\/p>\n
He told the family that if they needed anything, to reach out. Months later, he kept that promise.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is what true first responders do. And what true heroes do. They run to the fire. They run to the emergency with no questions asked,\u201d Goodell said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was about honoring the sacrifice of Detective Islam by educating the legacy of his three young boys,\u201d Folds of Honor Founder Dan Rooney said.<\/p>\n
Hasan said the hardest parts are the moments of trying to answer questions no child should have to ask.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I\u2019m stepping in the 47 Precinct, he saw one of the ambulances. He asked me, \u2018Is the ambulance coming back with my father today?\u2019\u201d Hasan said.<\/p>\n
And while the loss will never fade, knowing Islam\u2019s children are being cared for brings a small measure of peace.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the NFL to step up and give them that support, that means a lot to our family,\u201d Hasan said.<\/p>\n
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