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The 2010 Recipient of the GySgt John Basilone Award for Courage and Commitment has been awarded to:
GUNNERY SERGEANT BRIAN M. BLONDER
Since 2008 the Scholarship that is attached to the Award would not be possible without the gracious contributions and five year commitment of New Jersey Based C&H Agency.
Please visit C&H Agency
783 Riverview Drive
Totowa, NJ 07512
973.890.0900
info@chagency.com
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Thank you for visiting the Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone Stamp Campaign Website. The original purpose for the site was to help procure a United States Postage Stamp honoring GySgt. John Basilone while supporting the Chesty Puller Stamp Campaign. This mission was accomplished.
Today, the site houses for historical purposes all efforts that went into both Campaigns. In addition, there are many links relating to events honoring John Basilone. We encourage visitors to click on the Semper Fi Fund page and do all they can to support our wounded service members and their families.
Please check back often as there will be many updates including those on the GySgt. John Basilone Award for Courage and Commitment. The Award is presented annually on 19 February.
31 July 2007: Scholarship is now attached to the Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone Award for Courage and Commitment.
Before deploying to Iwo Jima, Gunny Basilone married Marine Sergeant Lena Riggi. Their hope for the future was to raise a large family, similar to the families in which they had grown up in. However, this dream was never realized because Gunny Basilone lost his life on Iwo Jima 19 February 1945.
Thus, as a way to honor the Basilones' loss of their dream and because schooling for young John Basilone was a constant struggle, the Basilone Award Committee has applied for and received a 501[c][3] charity status from the Internal Revenue Service. The EIN # is 30-0404212
It is the hope and goal of the Basilone Award Committee that a $1000.00 Scholarship will be made available to every recipient of the Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone Award for Courage and Commitment [past, present and future].
This scholarship may be used toward acquiring an Associate, Bachelor, Masters, PhD degree and/or a Trade Certification.
Donations can be sent to:
First Midwest Bank
Account# 1302060502
320 West Kimberly Road
Davenport, IA 52306
or
The Gunnery Sergeant Basilone Award
619 East 15th Street
Davenport, IA 52803
Please make checks out to The Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone Award
The GySgt Basilone Award Cte would like to thank Trophy King & Pro Shop for their assistance in procuring and designing the actual awards since 2008. Please visit Trophy King at 2902 East Kimberly Road Davenport, IA 52807-2365 - (563) 359-0305
The GySgt John Basilone Award/Scholarship is now registered with Good Search http://www.goodsearch.com/ Please use Good Search for all your Internet Searches and enter the GySgt Basilone Award as the charity of your choice; a donation will be made to the Scholarship Fund. One hundred percent of all donations are used for the Scholarship. No money is ever taken out for the overhead of the Scholarship and the Award.
