The 2009 Grateful Nation Award Recipients Are...

"The 2009 Grateful Nation Award Recipients Are...

Grateful Nation Award

JINSA's 2008 Grateful Nation Award honorees have been selected by their respective services and will honored by JINSA on November 2, 2009. The 27th Annual Henry M. 'Scoop' Jackson Distinguished Service Award will also be presented that evening. The 2009 Grateful Nation Award recipients are:

Sergeant Gregory S. Ruske, United States Army Reserve

Corporal Richard S. Weinmaster, United States Marine Corps

Senior Chief (SEAL) John W. Marcum (posthumous), United States Navy

Lieutenant Commander Thomas L. Boyles, United States Coast Guard

Major Austin A. Moore, United States Air Force

Technical Sergeant Christopher B. Grove, USAF, United States Special Operations Command

The Grateful Nation Award is presented annually to six young heroes recognized for having distinguished themselves through superior conduct in the War on Terrorism. Honorees are chosen by their respective service and come from the enlisted, noncommissioned officer and junior officer ranks. Honorees represent each of the five branches of the U.S. military and the U.S. Special Operations Command."

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