Ruske & Casey
Grateful Nation Award recipient Sgt. Gregory S. Ruske, USAR, with Gen. George W. Casey Jr., U.S. Army Chief of Staff.
Grateful Nation Award recipient Sgt. Gregory S. Ruske, USAR, with Gen. George W. Casey Jr., U.S. Army Chief of Staff.
Ms. Kaylee Pierle and Miss Madison Marcum, respectively sister and daughter of Grateful Nation Award recipient Senior Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) John W. Marcum, with Adm. Gary Roughead, U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations.
Grateful Nation Award recipient Cpl. Richard S. Weinmaster, USMC, with Lt. Gen. George J. Trautman, USMC, representing Gen. James T. Conway, Marine Corps Commandant.
Grateful Nation Award recipient Lt. Cmdr. Thomas L. Boyles, USCG, with Adm. Thad W. Allen, Coast Guard Commandant.
Grateful Nation Award recipient Maj. Austin A. Moore, USAF, with Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Air Force Chief of Staff.
Grateful Nation Award recipient Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christopher B. Grove, representing the U.S. Special Operations Command, with Adm. Eric T. Olson, Commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command.
Country music performing artists “Ricochet” (left to right): Troy Nelson, Kenny Lewis, Heath Wright, Greg Cook, and Dwayne Dupuy. Ricochet performed their own a capella arrangement of the “Star Spangled Banner” at the Presentation of the Colors by the Color…
The Color Guard of the Military District of Washington presents the Colors.
Representing the IDF were Air Force Attache Brig. Gen. Ronen Dan (right) and Assistant Air Force Attache Lt. Col. Gil Boasson from the Embassy of Israel.