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”