NMHS: A CAUSE IN MOTION Annual Awards Gala Honors Thomas F. Daly, Captain Don Walsh USN (Ret.), Captain Brian McAllister and Admiral Sir Jonathon Band GCB DL The National Maritime Historical Society was honored to have three corporate sponsors of this year's Annual Awards Dinner at the New York Yacht Club; we are grateful to Bouchard Transportation Co. Inc., Carnival Corporation and Lockheed Martin for their generous supporr. Ir was a gala event, and we were fortunate to have so many guests representing the diverse components of the maritime field. The custom-made glass centerpieces on each table made by Ships of Glass, Inc., sparkled in company with the hundreds of models in the Model Room.
Admiral Robert J. Papp Jr., Commandant of the US Coast Guard, set the standard for an evening of fascinating and memorable remarks, crediting his long association with the Society as his inspiration to preserve and maintain the history of the Coast Guard and to committing himself to building the Coast Guard Museum and making sure every cadet studies our country's maritime history. Admiral Papp was pleased to be at the dinner with those who had contributed so much to our history, particularly to share the experience with the cadets of the Coast Guard Academy Cadet Chorale, the next generation of Coast Guard mariners who will Recogn.ized as one of the most magnificent spaces in make their contribution to Manhattan, the Model Room of the New York Yacht maritime heritage m the Club is the perfect venue for the awards ceremony. future .
(right) The 2012 Distinguished Service Award recipients (l tor): CAPT Don Walsh, USN (Ret.), PhD; Admiral Sir Jo nathon Band GCB DL and Capt. Brian McAllister.
Thomas F. Daly modestly thanked the Society for recognizi ng him, and stated how much he app reciated the work of the Society. Vice chairman Rick Lopes, who had produced mini-documentaries of the awardees, pointed out how, while researching for the video, he learned just how important a person Tom Daly has been in every endeavor he was involved in and in what high regard he was held by everyone with whom the videographers had spoken.
Captain Don Walsh USN (Ret.), PhD, was introduced by co-master of ceremonies
Richard T. du Moulin as "Di rk" Walsh, because his many underwater expeditions and achievements were reminiscent of a Clive Cussler hero. Captain Walsh emphasized how Trustee and past dinner chairman David Fowler (left) important sea power and our understanding of and I greet Thomas Daly (right) as he arrives to accept the sea is in our lives. Honored for his lifetime the NMHS David A. O'Neil Sheet Anchor Award. commitment to educating the public and the academic community about the importance of ocean exploration, Captain Walsh has participated in diving operations with over two dozen manned submersibles since 1959, piloting seven of them.
(above) Dinner co-chair CAPT Sally McElwreath, USNR (Ret.) and chairman emeritus and treasurer Howard Slotnick.
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