FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:
M.C. Dunn
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United States Navy Memorial
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Julia Hobbes
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Linda Roth Associates, Inc.
(703) 417-2709
Former U.S. Senator and Coast Guard Veteran Sam Nunn
To Receive Coveted Lone Sailor Award
Prominent Sea Service Veteran to be Recognized by the U.S. Navy Memorial for
Service to Country and Community at September 17 Dinner Gala
WASHINGTON, D.C. [September 3, 2014] – Sam Nunn, a Coast Guard veteran and former U.S.
Senator, will be honored for his service to country and community at the United States Navy
Memorial’s 2014 Lone Sailor Awards Dinner on Wednesday, September 17. The black tie gala
will be held at The National Building Museum located at 401 F Street NW, Washington, D.C.
Throughout his 24-year-long tenure in the U.S. Senate as a member of the Democratic Party,
Senator Nunn received recognition for being a leading expert in Congress, and all of the United
States, on national security and foreign policy. Senator Nunn currently serves as the cochairman and CEO of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), a charitable organization working to
reduce the global threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.
After attending Georgia Tech and graduating from Emory University, Senator Nunn received his
law degree from the Emory University School of Law in 1962. He actively served in the U.S.
Coast Guard, and then went on to serve six years in the Coast Guard Reserve while practicing
law and managing his family farm in his hometown of Perry, Georgia.
“I am honored and humbled to receive such a prestigious award," said Senator Nunn. “The
Coast Guard protects our nation and our citizens every hour of every day, and I am proud of the
dedicated men and women of the Coast Guard who carry out its many responsibilities with
courage and commitment. To be recognized by this group is a very special honor.”
Senator Nunn began his political career as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives
in 1968. Four years later, he was elected to the U.S. Senate where he served as chairman of the
powerful U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent Subcommittee on
Investigations. His most notable legislative achievements include the landmark Department of
Defense Reorganization Act and the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program which
has deactivated more than 7,500 nuclear warheads to date. In 1994, along with President
Jimmy Carter and General Colin Powell, Senator Nunn successfully managed to force the
departure of military dictator Lieutenant General Raoul Cédras from Haiti.
Senator Nunn, along with Republican Senator Richard Lugar, received multiple Nobel Peace
Prize nominations for the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program. In 2004, they
were jointly awarded the Heinz Awards Chairman’s Medal for their work. In addition to his work
with NTI, Senator Nunn is a distinguished professor in the Sam Nunn School of International
Affairs at Georgia Tech where he hosts the Sam Nunn Policy Forum.
The Lone Sailor Award is given to Sea Service veterans who have excelled with distinction in
their respective civilian careers while exemplifying the Navy core values of Honor, Courage and
Commitment. In receiving the Lone Sailor Award, Senator Nunn joins an impressive list of men
and women who have distinguished themselves by drawing upon their military experience.
Other 2014 Lone Sailor Award recipients include Bob Stevens, Executive Chairman of Lockheed
Martin and Marine Corps veteran, and Jim Skinner, former McDonalds CEO and Navy veteran.
For more information on the U.S. Navy Memorial’s 2014 Lone Sailor Awards Dinner, including
sponsorship and ticket prices, or for a list of award recipients, visit the Navy Memorial’s website
at www.navymemorial.org or contact M.C. Dunn, Director, Corporate Relations & Special
Events, at 202-380-0728 or mcdunn@navymemorial.org. To arrange an interview or to access
images of the awardees, contact Julia Hobbes at (703) 417-2709 or julia@lindarothpr.com.
About the United States Navy Memorial
The U.S. Navy Memorial is the pre-eminent Navy memorial in the country and through its ceremonies,
band concerts and other public offerings, honors and celebrates the service of Sailors, Marines, Coast
Guardsmen, and Merchant Mariners. For more information on the Navy Memorial, please visit
www.navymemorial.org or call (202) 737-2300.
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