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Armed Forces Inaugural Committee
This award was given to me for being one of the select few chosen to be an active participant in the Presidential Inauguration ceremony and the events that followed.  This Inauguration was for President Reagan entering office.


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Meritorious Mast Dated August 31, 1984
This is the Marine of the Month award.  Each unit in the company appoints one man per month to represent the unit.  This man goes through a vigorous screening board of high ranking officers and enlisted personnel.  You are tested on knowledge, tactics, leadership skills, appearance and much more.  I received this at Marine Barracks at Eighth & I, Washington, DC.

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Meritorious Mast Dated March 20, 1991
This Award was given to only 6 Marines out of 1500, in the Battalion, for outstanding service above and beyond the call of duty.  I was given this for helping to secure the airport and stopping  Iraqi Republican Guard units, sending them back to Iraq and out of Kuwait.


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The Secretary of the Navy Award
This award was given to Marine Barracks at Eighth & I Washington, DC, which I was assigned to.  My part of this award was for my involvement in the Silent Drill Team and Presidential security force missions that were accomplished above and beyond the call of duty.


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The Unknown American Award
I was a proud member of the unit chosen to take the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from The Nations Capital Rotunda, march for miles through the streets of Washington, DC, to his final resting place in Arlington National Cemetery.