Posted on June 19, 2013: LCpl Anthony F. Miranda from Chicago, Ill., was recognized with the award at the June 7, 2013, Alpha Company graduation for 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.
Posted on June 19, 2013: LCpl Anthony F. Miranda from Chicago, Ill., was recognized with the award at the June 7, 2013, Alpha Company graduation for 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.
LCpl Anthony F. Miranda, left, is the recipient of the "Chesty" Puller Recruit Company Honor Graduate Award and is pictured with his Senior Drill Instructor Sgt Christopher G. Woidt, right.
Photo credit by LCpl Hayden K. Howard-Browne.
Posted on June 19, 2013: "Chesty" Puller's legacy of leadership continues to inspire today's generations of new Marine recruits.
The Marine Corps Association & Foundation provides the "Chesty" Puller Recruit Company Honor Graduate Award for each graduating company at the Parris Island and San Diego Recruit Depots.
LCpl Anthony F. Miranda from Chicago, Ill., was recognized with the award at the June 7, 2013, Alpha Company graduation for 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.
The "Chesty" Puller Recruit Company Honor Graduate Award is presented to the Marine of each graduating company who demonstrated the highest potential for future leadership and responsibility in the Marine Corps. Approximately 90 recruit training companies graduate each year and one recruit honor graduate is selected from each company.
LtGen Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller was one of the most decorated U.S. Marines in history, and is the only Marine to be awarded five Navy Crosses. He received the nation's second highest military decoration a total of six times, and in addition to the five Navy Crosses he was also awarded the United States Army Distinguished Service Cross.
The "Chesty" Puller Recruit Company Honor Graduate Award, other honor graduate awards and awards for all the Marine Corps' formal schools are presented through the MCA&F Marine Excellence Awards Program. Each year the MCA&F provides nearly 11,000 awards recognizing nearly 9,000 Marines.
The "Chesty" Puller Recruit Company Honor Graduate Award.
Photo credit by Ron Lunn