Recognition
Stanley H. Jones, Bassett Memorial Award 2025
STANLEY H. JONES (VETERAN MARINE) HONORED WITH JAMES E. "TED" BASSETT III SPIRIT OF THE CORPS AWARD Established in 2014 by the Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Kentucky as the “Spirit of the Corps Award,” but renamed in 2024 by…
Cletis S. Evans, Jr Humanitarian Award 2025
CLETIS S. EVANS, JR (VETERAN MARINE) HONORED WITH MARTIN G. HANSE, SR HUMANITARIAN AWARD Established in 2016 by the Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Kentucky (MCCCK) Board of Directors to recognize those individuals, whenever appropriate, who have demonstrated compassion, charity, and…
Edmund V. (Ed) Armento Navy Public Service Award 2020
EDMUND V. (ED) ARMENTO RECEIVES DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY AWARD Louisville, KY: During a belated commemoration of the 245th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps, on Friday, November 13, 2020, Edmund V. (Ed) Armento, longtime secretary of the Marine…
James E. (Ted) Bassett III Navy Public Service Award 2007
JAMES E. (TED) BASSETT III RECEIVES DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY AWARD Lexington, KY: On the 232nd birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps, Saturday, November 10, 2007, Keeneland Association, Inc. board member and decorated World War II veteran James E. (Ted) Bassett…




