The Lieutenant General John A. Lejeune Recognition for Exemplary Leadership recognizes an individual who has demonstrated leadership in their chosen profession, or appointed or elected position that is clearly exemplary and worthy of emulation.The recipient must epitomize the core values of honor, courage, and commitment, and practice the leadership traits and principles ascribed to by General Lejeune and the United States Marine Corps.
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For a distinguished work of biographical or autobiographical literature about a Marine.
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For superior writing pertinent to Marine Corps history during the preceding year by an enlisted writer in an medium.
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2019 Recipient:
Robert M. Adams For his play Place of Angels which chronicles Bob's year in Vietnam from February 1968 to February 1969 serving as a combat hospital Corpsman with Gulf Company, 2nd Battalion, First Marines in Northern I Corps. |
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2019 Recipient:
SSgt Daniel D. Kujanpaa USMC For his documentary MAWTS-1 40th Anniversary on the founding of Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, created to address a lack of trained pilots and poor communication between air and ground forces during the Vietnam War. |
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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 Marine Corps Heritage Foundation. This award is given for distinguished non-fiction dealing with U.S. Marines or Marine Corps life.
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Named for the longest serving Director of Women Marines. This 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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2019 Recipient:
Blink Films UK (Producers Justine Kershaw and Georgia Braham) For their submission “We'll Meet Again: Korean War Brothers in Arms," one segment of a documentary series broadcast on PBS and hosted by journalist Ann Curry. In this episode, Marine Jim Owens searches for the two heroic lieutenants who bravely led him in battle in Korea while Navy Corpsman Tony looks for his best friend and confidante aboard the hospital ship USS Consolation. |
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2019 Recipient:
Kyle Watts For a series of two articles "The Flying Ladder," detailing the combat debut of a cable ladder device in Vietnam and the heroic effort to successfully extract eight members of a Marine Force Recon team and "The Flying Ladder: A Reunion" which explores how Kyle connected three veterans of that mission 49 years later. Click here to view "The Flying Ladder" and here to view "The Flying Ladder: A Reunion." |
For a distinguished example of still photography by an individual, in black and white or color, which consists of a single photograph capturing the character of the individual Marine and the core values of the U.S. Marine Corps.
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2019 Recipient:
Stars and Stripes For their exhibit “The Marines and Tet: The Battle That Changed the Vietnam War," located in the Newseum in Washington, D.C. |
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The Major Megan McClung Award is given for distinguished example of reporting by an individual covering U.S. Marines abroad.
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For superior historical scholarship by a public historian. Presented by the USMC History Division.
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For a distinguished example of local news reporting by an individual that illuminates the U.S. Marine Corps' relationship with local communities.
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Is given to an individual for a distinguished work depicting some aspect of Marine Corps Life. Media may include sculptures, paintings, drawings and illustrations in color or black and white. Computer graphics are considered, but art used must be original work.
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