Recipients

Brady Gustafson

Brady Gustafson represents a fourth-generation military family. He received his award in front of his parents, older brother, both sets of grandparents and his pastor…
Stephen Bass

During the same battle for which Stephen Bass became the first Navy SEAL to earn the Navy Cross since the invasion of Panama in 1989,…
Dominic Esquibel

Marine Lance Corporal David Houck, one of Dominic Esquibel’s closest friends and who was involved in the fire fight that earned Esquibel the Navy Cross,…
Brian Chontosh

Brian Chontosh graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology, and was honored as that institution’s 2005 Outstanding Alumnus. He was made an honorary alumnus of…
Joseph Perez
Justin LeHew

Justin LeHew served in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. In October 1996, he graduated Drill Instructor School at MCRD San Diego.…
Bradley Kasal

A photograph of Bradley Kasal, taken by photographer Lucian Read, the First Sergeant blood soaked and still holding his pistol and K-Bar knife while being…
Britt Slabinski

The mission for which Britt Slabinski initially received the Navy Cross was called the “Battle of Roberts Ridge,” named for Neil Roberts, a SEAL who…
Aubrey McDade

As a Drill Instructor training new Marine Corps recruits, Staff Sergeant McDade’s Navy Cross was presented in formation during graduation of one of the recruit…
Scott Montoya

Scott Montoya grew up in a family of five, raised by his single mother. He worked in the Corrections Facilities of the Orange County Sheriff’s…
Brent Morel

Brent Morel earned a military scholarship established by the parents of Marine Sergeant and Medal of Honor recipient Walter Singleton, who was killed in action…
Jarrett Kraft

Jarrett Kraft was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps and was a cadet in the Fresno Police Department’s academy when his Navy Cross was approved…