We had many awards to hand out at the 2023 Department of New Jersey Banquet in recognition of our members who give beyond what is needed to make our organization work.
Newsletter Awards:
1st place – Basilone Detachment
2nd place – Lakeland Detachment
3rd place – West Hudson Detachment
Eagle Scout Awards:
1st place – Semper Fidelis
2nd place – Burlington Detachment
Alexander P Hornsby Award:
Less than 125 members – Passaic County Detachment
More than 125 members – John Basilone Detachment
Recruiter of the Year:
Scott Seymour – Hunterdon County Bulldogs Detachment
Commandant of the Year:
Jack Engdahl – West Hudson Detachment
District Vice of the Year:
Scott Seymour – Hunterdon County Bulldogs Detachment
Department Commandants Award:
Gary Watson – PFC Daniel Giordano Detachment
Paul Thompson – Lakeland Detachment
Victor T. Fischer:
Mike Waluk – Central Jersey Leathernecks Detachment
Lifetime Acheivement Award:
Joeseph White – Passiac County Detachment
Murray J. Sklar Role Model Award:
Janet Misak – John Baslinone Detachment
Marine of the Year:
Tracy Diminick – Hunterdon County Bulldogs Detachment
Tilly Lanner Award:
Jan Reed
Pack Dog of the Year:
Jay Hauck – West Hudson Detachment
Associate of the Year:
Joeseph Leone – Basilone Detachment
Updated 6/14/23