| 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. |
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| 2006 Recipient: |
Cpl Paul W. Leicht, USMC, for “Miramar Veteran of HMH-463 Remembers Bitter End in Vietnam” published in Flight Jacket (MCAS Miramar, April 2005).
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| 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. |
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| 2006 Recipients: |
The Officers of Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadrons 1 & 3 for “Air-Ground Integration and Electronic Fires” published in the May 2005 issue.
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| 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. |
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| 2006 Recipient: |
Nathaniel Fick for One Bullet Away, The Making of a Marine Officer
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| 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. |
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| 2006 Recipient: |
BGen Margaret A. Brewer, USMC (Ret)
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| 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.
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| 2006 Recipients: |
SSgt Travis Gregg and SSgt Karen Summers for “Playing America’s Music,” a video about the United States Marine Band.
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| 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. |
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| 2006 Recipient: |
Leo J. Daugherty III for “Bluejackets and Bolsheviks” published in the Journal of Slavic Military Studies.
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| 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. |
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| 2006 Recipient: |
G.G. Sweet Veterans Memorial Park in Pahrump, Nevada
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| 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. |
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| 2006 Recipients: |
Col H. Avery Chenoweth, USMCR (Ret) and Col F. Brooke Nihart, USMC (Ret) for their book Semper Fi, The Definitive Illustrated History of the U.S. Marines.
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| 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. |
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| 2006 Recipient: |
Senator John W. Warner, Jr.
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