NY Yankees to Pay Education For Children of Two Slain NY Police Officers [UPDATE]

UPDATE - Officer Ramos older son attends Bowdoin College, and the President of Bowdoin College released a email on Sunday, saying that the College appreciates the offer of the Yankee's Silver Shield Foundation, but they will cover the entire cost of the educational expense themselves. To read more, click HERE

The next time you're tempted to join in the chant "Yankees Suck" remember this! George Steinbrenner the former owner of the Yankees, established the Yankees Silver Shield Foundation in 1982. The purpose of this foundation is to pay the education costs of children of New York City and Port Authority Policemen and Firefighters who have lost their lives on duty. It also covered the costs of education for 700 children who lost a parent in the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center.

Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were shot and killed in by Ismaaiyl Brinsley in Brooklyn Saturday. Officer Ramos had a 13 year old child and another in college. Officer Liu was just recently married and had no children.