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2020-2021 AWARDS

LEGION OF HONOR PAST NATIONAL PRESIDENTS’ THIRD RUNNER UP
Not Awarded AWARD (GROWTH) Hampton Roads #6
Lycoming #509
HOUGHTON AWARD YOUTH EMPHASIS AWARD
William A. Hickey, III FIRST RUNNER UP Arrowhead #421
Indianapolis-Ft Harrison #66
HORTON-TOURTILLOTT FIRST RUNNER UP
AWARD SECOND RUNNER UP Mountain #564
Thomas M. Lewis, Sr. Monterey Bay #136
SECOND RUNNER UP
MEMPHIS CUP AWARD THIRD RUNNER UP
John J. Hillyer, III Fort Campbell #177 Zenith #566

ANTHONY J. NATALI AWARD PAST NATIONAL PRESIDENTS’ THIRD RUNNER UP
Not Awarded AWARD (DEVELOPMENT) Fort Campbell #177
Indianapolis – Fort Harrison #66
DALLAS L. KNOLL BULLETIN CHAPTER EXCELLENCE
OF THE YEAR AWARD FIRST RUNNER UP AWARDS
Old Dominion #364 Lycoming #509 Not Awarded
Mark W. Underwood, Editor
SECOND RUNNER UP CHAPTER OF THE YEAR AWARD
COMMUNIQUE OF THE YEAR Grand Masters #996 Not Awarded
Not awarded
THIRD RUNNER UP ODIE HOWELL BOL AWARD
MELVIN W. BYERS Old Dominion #364 Not Awarded
OUTSTANDING SECRETARY OF
THE YEAR PAST NATIONAL COMMANDERS’ WAINWRIGHT AWARD
William A. Hickey, III, #37 AWARD Not Awarded
(% ACTIVE DUTY)
FIRST RUNNER UP Narragansett Bay #14 VAN DEVENTER AWARD
Thomas E. Gordon, #76 John J. Brown

SECOND RUNNER UP FIRST RUNNER UP
Dean R. Grimes, #177 Redstone #353 GRANDE DAMES
Floretta Barnes
THIRD RUNNER UP SECOND RUNNER UP Carmie Powell
James F. Helt, #45 Salt Lake #114 Betty Wallens

HEROES AMONG US BROTHER COL FRANK W. HARRIS III PNP LOH

A special program was conducted on the evening of July 17,
2021, in the Martha Washington Building at Freedoms
Foundation Valley Forge. The narrator of the program was
Colonel Ly T. Fecteau USMC. The program goals were to
Honor Brother Colonel Frank W. Harris III for his great
accomplishments during his thirty-four years in the U.S.
Marine Corps and his continued commitment to the service
of others after his retirement from the Marine Corps.
A review of his USMC career was presented and among his
numerous awards are the Legion of Merit with Combat “V”,
the Bronze Star Medal with Combat “V”, the Meritorious
Service Medal, and the Purple Heart with two Gold Stars.
His involvement with the Boy Scouts and other youth or-
ganizations to include Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge
were mentioned.
The highlight of the evening was when David Harmer, CEO
of Freedoms Foundation, presented Brother Harris with the
“George Washington Honor Medal”. This is a very prestig-
ious award and Brother Harris is well deserved of having
received it.