Each year, the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation presents a series of awards honoring the exemplary work of individuals in preserving Marine Corps history. The 2009 award presentation was held on Saturday, May 2nd and included guests of honors National Security Advisor to President Obama Gen. James Jones and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Conway.

2009 Awardees include:
 

The Master Sergeant Tom Bartlett Award The Master Sergeant Tom Bartlett Award, named for the late Managing Editor of Leatherneck magazine and leading Marine photojournalist, is given for the year’s best still photography related to a Marine Corps subject.		2009 Recipient: 1. Cpl Seth E. Maggard, USMC, 1st Marine Division Combat Camera 2. Cpl Tyler W. Hill, USMC, 1st Marine Division Combat Camera 3. Cpl Albert Hunt, USMC, 1st Marine Division Combat Camera Honorable Mention: LCpl Chad J. Pulliam, USMC, 1st Marine Division Combat Camera
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The Sergeant Major Dan Daly Award The Sergeant Major Dan Daly Award, funded by the Marine Corps Association's Leatherneck magazine, was established in memory of the legendary recipient of two Medals of Honor. The award is given for superior writing pertinent to Marine Corps history during the preceding year by an enlisted writer for a Marine Corps post or station periodical.		2009 Recipient: LCpl Ronald W. Stauffer, USMC, for his article “Telling History from the Front Lines” (published in the MARFORPAC News, April 2008).
The General Roy S. Geiger Award The General Roy S. Geiger Award was established by Colonel G.F. Robert Hanke, USMCR, in memory of his father, Wing Commander Ralph Hanke, Royal Air Force. It is named for General Geiger, the fifth designated naval aviator in Marine Corps history, who commanded both air and ground units during World War II. The award is given to the author of the best article published during the preceding year in the Marine Corps Gazette in the field of Marine Corps aviation.		2009 Recipient: Col. William Powers, USMC (Ret.), for his article “Our Last Manned Strike Aircraft?” (published in the Gazette, May 2009)
The Sergeant William Genaust Award The Sergeant William Genaust Award, named for the motion picture cameraman who filmed the 1945 flag raising on Mount Suribachi shortly before he was killed in action on Iwo Jima, is given for the best news story (less than four minutes) videotape dealing with a Marine Corps-related event.		2009 Recipient: LCpl Anibal Lugo, USMC, for his video “Fallujah Handover.” View video below
The Major Norman Hatch Award The Major Norman Hatch Award, named for the pioneer combat camera team leader whose color motion picture footage at Tarawa and Iwo Jima, among many other accomplishments, brought the Marine Corps story vividly to the American people, is given for the best mini-documentary (longer than four minutes) videotape dealing with historical or current Marine Corps subjects.		2009 Recipient: Sgt. Jeremy Vought, USMC, for his mini-documentary “Beirut Remembered.” View video below
The General Wallace M. Greene Jr. Award The General Wallace M. Greene Jr. Award is named for the 23rd Commandant of the Marine Corps, who during his distinguished Marine Corps career gave stature to the historical program, as we know it today. He is a founding member of the Heritage Foundation. The Greene Award is given to the author of the outstanding nonfiction book, published during the preceding three years pertinent to Marine Corps history.		2009 Recipient: Brig. Gen. Edwin H. Simmons, USMC (Ret.) & Col. Joseph H. Alexander, USMC (Ret.), for their non-fiction book “Through the Wheat.”
The Colonel Julia E. Hamblet Award The Colonel Julia E. Hamblet Award is named for the longest serving Director of Women Marines. The $500 award is funded by a bequest from the estate of Lotus Mort and judged by the Women Marines Association. It is given to the individual or team who has done the most to further the recognition of the history of women who have earned the title Marine.		2009 Recipient: Theresa M. Sousa
The Colonel Robert Debs Heinl, Jr. Award The Colonel Robert Debs Heinl, Jr. Award is given in memory of the distinguished Marine Corps officer, journalist, and historian. He was a founder of the Heritage Foundation and author of Soldiers of the Sea. The award is given to the author of the best article pertinent to Marine Corps history published in a newspaper, magazine, journal, or other periodical during the preceding year.		2009 Recipient: Col. Dick Camp, USMC (Ret.), for his article “Talking with the Enemy” (published in Leatherneck Magazine, October 2008).
The Colonel John H. Magruder III Award The Colonel John H. Magruder III Award is named for the first director of the Marine Corps Museum. It is given to an individual, institution, or organization for excellence in depicting Marine Corps history in exhibits or displays in a museum or similar setting.		2009 Recipient: CWO-5 Rodney C. Mooney, USMC (Ret.), for “Mini-Marine Corps Museum” and Parris Island Historical & Museum Society, for “Living History Detachment.”
The General Oliver P. Smith Award The General Oliver P. Smith Award is named for the Commanding General of the First Marine Division in Korea who, through his steadfast leadership in the field, created the circumstances for future viability and growth of the Marine Corps. It is given in recognition of a special contribution to the preservation of the heritage of the Marine Corps.		2009 Recipient: Gen. James L. Jones, USMCS (Ret.)
The Colonel John W. Thomason, Jr. Award Marine Corps Art		2009 Recipient: Col. Peter Michael Gish, USMCR (Ret.), for sustained and enduring contributions for Marine Corps Art.
The Distinguished Service Award The Distinguished Service Award is given in recognition of extraordinary contributions over an extended period to the work of the Foundation and to Marine Corps history.		2009 Recipient: Maj. Gen. Donald R. Gardner, USMC (Ret.)