Marine of the Year and Associate of the Year Award was presented on Monday, Feb. 17. This years awardees were recognized for their efforts in supporting the Detachment 1267 operations.
Marine Associate of the Year was presented to Ron Perich, along with a framed and signed print of Col. DeLong’s WWII Corsair.
Marine of the Year, for 2019 Award was presented to Mark Rhodes with a plaque.
The detachment, which was formed in 2007, has named a Marine of the Year every year since its inception. Past winners include:
2007: Jack Maiz
2008: Joe Olimpio *
2009: Ralph Hoffman *
2010: Fred Geier
2011: Daniel J. Smyczynski *
2012: Charles Miner
2013: G. Lee Radford
2014: Dennis J. Faillo
2015: Donald R. Westlake
2016: John L. Davies
2017: Nathan Pratt
2018: Reggie Nealy
* = Deceased