MODERN DAY MARINE
June 27-29th 2023 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Connecting to develop the technologies, requirements, and solutions which advance the capabilities of America's Expeditionary Force.
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Iron Mike & Dickey Chapelle Award
MILITARY ORDER OF THE IRON MIKE AWARD
This award was conceived by the Marine Corps League for the purpose of recognizing annually that person who has contributed the most to the United States of America and the United States Marine Corps. Previous award winners include:
This award was conceived by the Marine Corps League for the purpose of recognizing annually that person who has contributed the most to the United States of America and the United States Marine Corps. Previous award winners include:
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Howard K. Smith
General Lewis W. Walt General Louis B. Wilson Ed McMahon Lee Marvin H. Ross Perot Bob Hope Donald T. Regan Congressman John P. Murtha Congressman Gerald B. H. Solomon Senator Dirk Kempthorne Senator Charles S. Robb Senator Zell Miller General Raymond G. Davis (MOH) Colonel Harvey C. Barnum (MOH) Congressman Jerry Lewis Major General Donald R. Gardner Chairman Buck McKeon Robert Simmons (Former HASC Dir) Senator Pat Roberts Senator Jack Reed |
John Wayne
John W. Warner (SecNav) Ambassador Kenneth Taylor (Canada) Senator Dewey Bartlett Major General Walter A. Churchill James H. Webb, Jr. (SecNav) Congressman David O'B. Martin Congressman C. W. "Bill" Young General Al Gray Senator Conrad Burns James F. Jordan, Esq Alfred Lerner Senator James Warner (2d Award) General Peter Pace Arnold Fisher Sergeant Major Carlton Kent Chairman Mac Thornberry Senator Thomas R. Tillis Congressman Rob Wittman Senator James Inhofe |
The award is named after the landmark statue, Iron Mike, located at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina. The bronze rendering depicts a World War I vintage Marine figure familiar to millions who have served as Marines.
DICKEY CHAPELLE AWARD
This award was conceived by the Marine Corps League for the purpose of recognizing annually a lady who has contributed substantially to the morale, welfare and well-being of Marines and the United States Marine Corps. Previous award winners include:
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Martha Raye
Esther Clark Jeane J. Kilpatrick Colonel Hazel Benn Sally Ride Major Robin Higgins Congresswoman Beverly B. Byron Linda Mundy Katie K. Dixon Diane J. Jones Karen Guenther Brenda Nyland Senator Kay Hagan Cathy Lanier Congresswoman Susan Davis Ellyn Dunford Doctor Betty Moseley Brown |
Marjorie Merriweather Post
Kate Smith Sister Veronica Rear Admiral (Amazing) Grace Hopper Lucy Caldwell Susan Braaten Betty Cooper Zandra Meyers Krulak Clara J. Miller Rita McMichael Carol Sefton Linn Ezell Shannon Maxwell Debbie Paxton Congresswoman Niki Tsongas Senator Mazie K. Hirono Senator Tammy Duckworth |
This award is named to honor the memory of the late Dickey Chapelle, an American foreign correspondent who was killed while covering the actions of Marine infantrymen engaged in combat operations against enemy forces during the Vietnam War.
The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.
The Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem and the name Marine Corps® are registered trademarks of the USMC. The Marine Corps League supports the USMC and its veterans, however it is not officially connected to or endorsed by the USMC, and the name and emblem are used with permission.
The Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem and the name Marine Corps® are registered trademarks of the USMC. The Marine Corps League supports the USMC and its veterans, however it is not officially connected to or endorsed by the USMC, and the name and emblem are used with permission.
