RAY MABUS
NORMAN LEAR
HONORARY GRAND MARSHAL
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
HONORARY MARSHAL
U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS, WORLD WAR II
Ray
Mabus is the
75th United
States Secretary of the
Navy,
the
longest
to
serve as leader of the Navy
and Marine Corps since
World War I.
As Secretary, Mabus
has improved the quality
of life of Sailors, Marines
and their families; decreased the Department’s
dependence on fossil fuels;
strengthened partnerships;
and increased the size of
the Navy fleet.
Before his appointment
to Secretary, Mabus served
as Governor of Mississippi
from 1988-1992, the youngest elected to that office in
more than 150 years. He
was Ambassador to the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
from 1994-1996 and later
was Chairman and CEO of
a manufacturing company.
Secretary Mabus is a
native of Ackerman, Mississippi, and received a
Bachelor’s Degree from the
University of Mississippi,
a Master’s Degree from
Johns Hopkins University,
and a Law Degree from
Harvard Law School. After Johns Hopkins, Mabus
served in the Navy as an
officer aboard the cruiser
USS Little Rock.
Nor m a n
Lear has enjoyed a long
career in television and
film, and as
a
political
and social activist and philanthropist.
Mr. Lear served in the
U.S. Army Air Corps
during World War II as a
radio operator/gunner on
B-17 bombers. He flew 52
combat missions, receiving
the Air Medal with four
Oak Leaf Clusters.
Mr. Lear began his television career in 1950. In 1970,
he created All in the Family
for CBS. The groundbreaking show earned four
Emmy Awards, a Peabody
Award, and spawned multiple other hit shows.
In 1999, President Clinton bestowed the National
Medal of Arts on Mr. Lear,
noting that “[he] has held
up a mirror to American
society and changed the
way we look at it.”
Mr. Lear has founded
multiple nonprofit organizations promoting citizenship and other causes.
In October 2014 he published his memoir, Even
This I Get To Experience.
Mr. Lear is married to
Lyn Davis Lear and lives in
Los Angeles, California. He
has six children and four
grandchildren.
MCPON MIKE D. STEVENS
LTGEN RICHARD MILLS (RET’D)
HONORARY GRAND MARSHAL
MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER OF THE NAVY
HONORARY MARSHAL
FORMER COMMANDER, MARINE FORCES RESERVE
M a s t e r
Chief Petty
Officer of the
Navy Mike
D. Stevens
was
born
and raised
in Montana. He graduated
from Arlee High School in
May 1983 and immediately
entered the U.S. Navy.
Stevens advanced to
Master Chief Petty Officer in October 2002. He
served a number of operational tours, including as
the 16th Fleet Master Chief
for Commander, U.S. Fleet
Forces Command.
Stevens’
academic
achievements include a
Bachelor of Science from
Lieutenant
General
Richard
Mills
(Retired)
recently
concluded
a long and distinguished
career in the U.S. Marine
Corps.
A native of Huntington, New York, Lieutenant
General Mills served in a
wide range of commands
in the Marines, including
with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU
SOC) in operations off Bosnia and Somalia.
He then commanded the
24th MEU (SOC) during
Excelsior College; Harvard
John F. Kennedy School of
Government; and the National Defense University
Keystone course.
Personal awards include
the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (four
awards), Navy Commendation Medal (five awards),
Navy Achievement Medal (six awards), the Coast
Guard Achievement Medal with operational “O”,
Enlisted Aviation Warfare
Specialist Insignia, and
Enlisted Naval Aircrew
Wings.
Stevens became the 13th
Master Chief Petty Officer
of the Navy on September
28, 2012.
Operations Joint Guardian
and Enduring Freedom,
and as part of Task Force
Tarawa. He then served in
Europe before commanding 1st Marine Division. He
deployed to Iraq as Commander, Ground Combat
Element, Multi-National
Forces – West, then to Afghanistan where he was
the first Marine Corps General Officer to command
NATO forces in combat.
In August 2013, Lieutenant General Mills assumed command of Marine Forces Reserve and
Marine Forces North. He
retired from the United
States Marine Corps in
September 2015.
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