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2005
Society of The 3rd Infantry Division Awards At the 86th
annual reunion of The Society of the 3rd Infantry Division in
San Diego, California, Lynn Ball, Society Awards Chairperson, presented
fourteen awards on behalf of The Society. Twelve of these awards
recognized recipient’s service to the Society and/or their past military
and civilian accomplishments, and humanitarianism. Two of the awards were
announced for presentation to the family of MOH Recipient SFC. Paul R.
Smith in honor of his heroic actions on April 4, 2003.
How Awards Were Determined:
The recipient of the recruitment award was determined based on outstanding
performance in recruiting new members, and the six President’s Special
Awards for specific contributions to the Society were designated by
Society President Jim Tiezzi. Recipients of the three Society Service
Awards, the Associate Member Award, and the Audie Murphy Achievement Award
were selected based on nominations sent to Lynn Ball who then prepared a
package for each judge. The package contained all nominations, rules
governing each award, and a ballot for each judge’s selections. The judges
were our then Vice Presidents: Jerome Daddato, Central Region, and Carl
Duncan, Western Region, with Society President Jim Tiezzi voting on behalf
of Eastern Region Vice President Don Daly, who was out of the country
during the voting period. The two MOH special tributes were announced for
presentation to the family of MOH recipient SFC Paul R. Smith. (Jim Tiezzi
accepted responsibility for delivering these awards, as no family
representative was in attendance.) A list of the recipients and the awards
received follows in the order in which they were presented:
·
LTC. Timothy R. Stoy,
Recruiting Award and Society Dues paid for two years:
Direct assistance in recruiting 21 LIFE
members: Outpost Europe #5845
·
Richard R. Guimond,
President’s Special Award
Outstanding Membership Committee Work
·
Monika Stoy,
President’s Special Award
Organizing Outpost Europe #5845 (Outpost
number represents May 8, 1945.)
·
M.B. Etheredge,
Director, H.E.A.R.T.S. Museum, President’s Special Award
Outstanding service in WWII and to the
community and state
·
Immediate Past President
Jerome A. Manley, President’s
Special Award
Service as Society President, Executive
Committee Member, and Outpost Officer
·
Sherman W. Pratt,
President’s Special Award
Service as Judge Advocate and service to
our country in WWII
·
Lynn D. Ball,
President’s Special Award
Developing Scholarship Foundation as
Not-for-Profit, serving as Awards Chairperson, service to the Constitution
and By-Laws Committee, and as an officer of Outpost #35
·
Bruce A. Monkman,
Society Service Award
Outstanding and Dedicated Service at Local
and National Levels
·
Robert D. Bailey,
Society Service Award
Outstanding and Dedicated Service at Local
and National Levels and for service to our active troops and their
families
·
Alta H. Milling,
Society Service Award
Outstanding and Dedicated Service at Local
and National Levels: Immediate Past Chairperson of the Society Awards
Committee and current Editor of The Watch on The Rhine.
·
Helen Miceli,
Associate Member Award
Outstanding and Dedicated service to the
Society and to Outpost #22, work on reunions, and fund-raising efforts on
behalf of worthy Society causes
·
Past President Jerry
Cunningham Audie Murphy
Achievement Award
Exemplary Military Service and Outstanding
Dedication to Our Country and The Society of The Third Infantry Division
and in the roles of President of the Society and Society Liaison to Fort
Stewart
·
SFC Paul R. Smith, MOH
Recipient
Special Gold Shield on Walnut plaque in
commemoration of SFC Smith’s heroic actions on April 4, 2003. The plaque
also featured an engraving of SFC Smith’s photograph
·
SFC Paul R. Smith, MOH
Recipient
Framed tribute: superimposed over
reproduction of MOH Medal and Ribbon was a certificate with details of
Smith’s heroic actions Lynn announced each
award and the name of its recipient. Society President Jim Tiezzi,
presented each award as the occasion was photographed. Following each
presentation, Lynn read the recipient’s nomination and announced the name
of its author. While the Awards Ceremony is a very solemn occasion, Lynn
shared the humor associated with her own award. At the insistence of
President Tiezzi, Lynn was to receive an award, also. However, since Lynn
builds the President’s Awards, she had to generate her own award—which she
referred to as a “Do-it-Yourself” award. Nevertheless, she is very proud
of the recognition she received. While not
so recognized at the Awards Ceremony but noteworthy nevertheless is the
fact that Outpost #35 Member Justin Valle, a graphic artist, contributed
his services in designing and producing the intricate artwork for SFC
Smith’s tributes. We thank him for this and past services to the Society.
—submitted by Lynn Ball |