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After serving as a Police Officer in Florida and with Prince William County, Mike Presutto decided to move closer to home taking a position with the Fredericksburg Police Department in 2000.

Like Herbert, his involvement with the Marine Corps Historic Half was from the very beginning as the Co-Chair for the Special Event Committee. Presutto first worked a traffic point in the early years of the event, but later he become even more involved in the planning aspects. “In 2014, they put me in contingency command because they were preparing for, the person at the time who was doing all the planning, his retirement,” explained Presutto. “In 2015, I shared his position in the command post and got involved with the planning portion of it. Been involved in the planning portion ever since.”

All the years of planning haven’t come without its challenges of course. Internally, Presutto was responsible for the law enforcement’s staffing and logistics, but he also attributes natural city growth as a hurdle. “I think working with the Marine Corps, the city and the constant movement of the start and finish line, especially with the baseball stadium and the development in that area,” explained Presutto. “Just development throughout the course with the circle being added down on Fall Hill Avenue.”

“It’s a true honor to be receiving this and it’s definitely going to be a lifetime memory for me.” presenting Presutto as one of this year’s Oscar Mike Award recipients.

Still, those challenges presented an even greater satisfaction year after year. “Just being part of the planning team and putting it all together while working with Bret (Bret Schmidt, operations manager at MCMO) and his team, and Angela (Angela Anderson, deputy director of business and marketing at MCMO), having it all come together and seeing it be successful and working out,” expressed Presutto. “It wasn’t just the Mike Presutto show. It was a team effort by everyone, all the other city department, the police department, Kim Herbert, fire department and then, obviously, your team up there at the half marathon.”

Now, it’s Presutto’s turn to train and sit back as this year will mark his last year as a member of the team. Like his former CoChair, Kim Hebert, Presutto will be enjoying retirement soon.

Before he enjoys a little rest and relaxation, the Marine Corps Marathon Organization is grateful to display our gratitude in

“I feel like I am being honored for everyone else’s work that they have done for me. I know I have been involved in it quite a bit, but I feel like everyone has as it’s been a team effort. Everyone has done it with me, but we have done it as a team,” expressed Presutto. “It’s a true honor to be receiving this and it’s definitely going to be a lifetime memory for me.” riCK

Congrats on crossing the finish line Kim and Mike - this time one of retirement and as an Oscar Mike recipient.

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