More Awards & Recognitions
- ►The Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership, jointly awarded by the University of Virginia as its highest recognition for public service
- ►The American Legion Distinguished Public Service Award
- ►Asia-Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce (APCAC) Award for Advancing U.S. Business Interests in East Asia
- ►National Association of County Veterans Service Officers Legislator of the Year Award
- ►Marine Corps Reserve Association Frank M. Tejeda Leadership Award for Commitment to National Defense and Strong Support of the Marine Corps
- ►National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Outstanding Legislator Award
- ►Andrew Jackson Presidential Award for Commitment to Economic Fairness, Sound Principles of Governance
- ►Educational Policy Institute (EPI) Award for Strengthening U.S. Workforce through Education
- ►Atlantic Magazine, One of the World’s Brave Thinkers
- ►Military Order of the Purple Heart’s (MOPH) Special Leadership Award
- ►Marine for Life Award
- ►Esquire’s Magazine’s Most Influential People of the 21st Century
- ►The Military Coalition Award of Merit for Contributions to Military Families
- ►The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Gold Medal & Citation of Merit for Exceptional Leadership on Post-9/11 GI Bill
- ►The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Media Service Award
- ►The US Naval Academy Class of 1968 Leadership Award
- ►The Marine Corps Combat Correspondent Association’s Brigadier General Robert L. Denig Sr. Memorial Distinguished Service Award
- ►The Congressional Medal of Honor Society Patriot Award
- ►Major General John H. Russell Leadership Award
- ►The Marine Corps League’s Military Order of the Iron Mike Award
- ►The Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service
- ►Esquire Magazine, Men and Women Under 40 Who Are Changing America
- ►The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy Award (1984, for reporting as a war correspondent from Beirut, Lebanon in 1983)
- ►The American Legion National Commander Public Relations Award
- ►The Vietnam Veterans Civic Council’s Bicentennial “Outstanding Veteran Award”
Awards & Recognitions
The American Legion National Commander Public Relations Award
1979
A highly decorated Vietnam War Marine veteran, former staffer with the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and faculty member at the U.S. Naval Academy (his alma mater), Webb was presented with the award in 1979 after writing “Fields of Fire,” a novel about several Marines serving during Vietnam.
