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Following our mission, the Board of Directors has established the
Silver Star Families of America Commendation Award. This award is to be given to an individual or organization that has had an exceptionally positive impact on our wounded and ill by one or more of the following:
1. Actions that directly impact the care and well being of the wounded and ill;
2. Actions at a policy level that have improved or provided services to our wounded and ill;
3. Actions that have increased the benefits provided our wounded and ill;
4. Actions that have had such a profound impact that they have actually prevented casualties.
This annual award can be given to military or civilian personnel, departments or organizations who meet the criteria.
The individual/organizational nominee must receive a substantial number of recommendations or is replaced by another nominee until the required recommendations are achieved.
It is the intention of the SSFOA that the highest standards are maintained and only the most qualified is nominated. The Founders and President will review and select nominees for the recommendation process.
The recommendation process will be open to the public in an open forum. All names of those making recommendations will be public.
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This year the Founders and President have selected as its first nominee, Army General David Petraeus. In its selection statement they stated:
“It is our opinion that through his decisive leadership, General David Petraeus has prevented a substantial number of not only U.S. and Coalition casualties, but has significantly reduced the number of Iraqi civilian casualties.”
“We are proud to place into nomination General David Petraeus, Commanding CENTCOM and wish him the best of luck in the nominating process.”
General David Howell Petraeus, USA (born November 7, 1952) is the 10th and current Commander, U.S. Central Command. He previously served as Commanding General, Multi-National Force - Iraq (MNF-I) from January 26, 2007 to September 15, 2008. As Commander of MNF-I, Petraeus oversaw all coalition forces in Iraq.Petraeus assumed his current assignment on October 31, 2008.
Petraeus was the General George C. Marshall Award winner as the top graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College—class of 1983.[4] He subsequently earned a M.P.A. degree (1985) and a Ph.D. degree (1987) in International Relations from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
He later served as Assistant Professor of International Relations at the U.S. Military Academy and also completed a fellowship at Georgetown University. He has a BS from the U.S. Military Academy—class of 1974—from which he graduated as a distinguished cadet (top 5% of his class).
GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS
HAS WON THIS YEARS 2009 NOMINATION FOR THE
SILVER STAR FAMILIES OF AMERICA
COMMENDATION AWARD
Commendation Award Ceremony
Attending:
General Petraeus and Mrs. Holly Petraeus
CENTCOM Staff
SSFOA President Janie Orman
SSFOA Executive State Director, Georgeine Marbeiter
Chaplain Stephanie Orman
and CENTCOM Staff
DISCLAIMER: Award and/or Photos in no way imply that the DoD or CENTCOM endorse The Silver Star Families of America. It is the SSFOA intention to honor General Petraeus for his outstanding leadership that has directly impacted the care and well being of the wounded and ill members of the USA Armed Forces.
