The 26th Annual NYC Gala in Celebration of the USMC 248th Birthday
WE ARE BACK ON THE INTREPID!
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2023
Military Guest of Honor: GENERAL ERIC SMITH
The Corporal Allen J. Striffler USMC Marine for Life Award: GENERAL JOSEPH F. DUNFORD, JR.
The Honorable David Dinkins Vanguard Award: SERGEANT MAJOR CARLTON KENT
39th Commandant of the Marine Corps
The Honorable David Dinkins Vanguard Award: SERGEANT MAJOR CARLTON KENT
The Corporal Allen J. Striffler USMC Marine for Life Award: GENERAL JOSEPH F. DUNFORD, JR.
The Honorable David Dinkins Vanguard Award: SERGEANT MAJOR CARLTON KENT
(USMC ret.), 16th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
The Corporal Allen J. Striffler USMC Marine for Life Award: GENERAL JOSEPH F. DUNFORD, JR.
The Corporal Allen J. Striffler USMC Marine for Life Award: GENERAL JOSEPH F. DUNFORD, JR.
The Corporal Allen J. Striffler USMC Marine for Life Award: GENERAL JOSEPH F. DUNFORD, JR.
(USMC ret.), 36th Commandant of the Marine Corps, 19th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
THE HONORABLE DAVID DINKINS VANGUARD AWARD
The Montford Point Marines were the 2020 Inaugural Recipient of the Honorable David Dinkins Vanguard Award. Our 2023 recipient is SERGEANT MAJOR CARLTON KENT, a retired United States Marine, who served as the 16th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps.
PAST RECIPIENTS
2022: Montel Williams, graduate of the US Naval Academy, Navy & Marine Corp Veteran, TV Host, MS warrior, stroke survivor, cannabis activist and passionate snowboarder
2021: Honorable Charles F. Bolden Jr., Major General, US Marine Corps (Ret.), 12th NASA Administrator, Founder & CEO Emeritus, The Charles F. Bolden Group
This award is sponsored by Gerry Byrne & Penske Media Corporation
scenes from the 244th NYC USMC Birthday Gala
