Special Recognition | Medal Winners | Summaries & Reviews

• Author of the Year - Bob Doerr

• President's Award- Maria Edwards

• Founder's Award    - Death in the Baltic, by Cathryn Prince

Historical Fiction 

Gold Medal

• Chosin File, by Dale Dye
• Dog Soldier Moon, by Mike McKendree Long, III
• Wedded to War, by Jocelyn Green

Silver Medal

• Solo Vietnam, by Jeanette Vaughan
• For God and Country, by Mark Bowlin
• Tullykillane, 1943, by David Andrew Westwood
• Pass in Review Honor, by Brain Utermahlen

Bronze Medal

• The Girl Who Swam to Atlantis, by Elle Thornton 
• Hamfist Down, by George Nolly

Thriller/Mystery 

Gold Medal

• The Renegades, by Tom Young

Silver Medal

• Tom Clancy Presents: Act of Valor, by G. Galdorisi & D. Couch 

Bronze Medal

• The Rendition, by Albert Ashforth

Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror

Gold Medal

• The Donors, by Jeffrey Wilson

Romance

Silver Medal

• Navy Rules, by Geri Krotow

Literary Fiction  

Gold Medal

• Flashes of War, by Katey Schultz

Silver Medal

• CIB - Combat Infantryman Badge, by Wilbur (Bill) Rambow

Bronze Medal

• A Quest for Skye, by John Rothdiener

Short Story Collection

Gold Medal

• Tying Up Water & Other Stories, by R. MacKenzie & M. Todd

Silver Medal

• My Corps: Short Stories & Reflections, by Z. Rackovitch

History

Gold Medal

• George 3-7th Marines, by James Nicholson

Silver Medal

• The Bad Boy Bert Hall, by Blaine Pardoe
• Blackhorse Riders, by Philip Keith

Memoir  

Gold Medal

• My Special Force, by H.S. Means

Silver Medal

• Thirty Days with My Father, by Christal Presley

Bronze Medal

• Love at First Flight, by Captain Stewart Orr & Fran Orr
• Back to Vietnam: Tours of the Heart, by R.B. Logan & E. Heart
• Sketches of a Black Cat, by Ron & Howard Miner

Biography

Gold Medal

• Still Having Fun, by Candace George Thompson
• Life on a $5 Bet, by Linda Swink & Maj. Gen'l E.J. Mechenbier

Silver Medal

• My True Course, by Suzanne Simon Dietz

Bronze Medal

• Silas Soule, by Thomas Bensing

Reference

Gold Medal

• Zarbul Masalha, by Edward Zellem

How-to/Business

Bronze Medal

• Get Rich in a Niche, by J.W. Bennett
• Insider's Guide to Security Clearances, by J.W. Bennett 

Creative Non-Fiction

Silver Medal

• Letters to Logan, by Debra Bastian

Bronze Medal

• The Night Sky, by Maria Sutton

Humor

Silver Medal

• Rapscallion Summer, by David Michaelson

Spiritual/Religious

Gold Medal

• Stories of Faith & Courage from the Vietnam War, by Larkin Spivey
• Stories of Faith & Courage from the Home Front, by Jocelyn Green

Silver Medal

• Listen for the Whispers, by Kim Kluxen Meredith

Graphical

Bronze Medal

• Code Word: Geronimo, by Dale Dye, Julia Dye, & G. Kissell

Poetry

Gold Medal

• Pass The Salt Doc, by Mike Mullins & jim greenwald
• Wishing for Rain, by jim greenwald

Silver Medal

• Mitakuye Oyasin, by jim greenwald

Children Ages 12 and Under

Gold Medal

• Haysoos the Honu, by Kristin Barnes

Silver Medal

• Pickysaurus Mac, by Sandra Miller Linhart

Bronze Medal

• Spanky a Soldier's Son, by Sue LaNeve
• Lion's Pride: A Tail of Deployment, by Grace Anne Remey

Young Adult

Gold Medal

• Butterfly Dust, by Nubby Grumpins (David Michaelson)
• Backcountry Fury, by Tom Zeiss

Silver Medal

• Famous Dogs, by Pat McGrath Avery

Bronze Medal

• Grand Slam Grooming Dogs Speak Out, by Pat McGrath Avery

Audio Book

Silver Medal

• USERNAME by Joyce Faulkner, Performed by Mike Mullins