Sinise to receive AUSA’s highest honor

The Association of the United States Army (AUSA) announced March 15 that actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise had been selected as the 2017 recipient of the George Catlett Marshall Medal for his commitment to the men and women of our nation’s armed forces. Sinise will receive the award, AUSA’s highest award for distinguished public service, at the Marshall Dinner during AUSA’s Annual Meeting and Exposition in October 2017.

Gary Sinise speaks during the CGSC Foundation dinner June 13 in celebration of the inaugural Lt. Col. Boyd McCanna “Mac” Harris Leadership Award presented in the CGSC Class of 2014-01.

Gary Sinise speaks during the CGSC Foundation dinner June 13, 2014 in celebration of the inaugural Lt. Col. Boyd McCanna “Mac” Harris Leadership Award presented in the CGSC Class of 2014-01.

“I am honored to be invited to receive the George Catlett Marshall Medal from the Association of the United States Army,” Sinise said. “It has been a great blessing to know there is something I can do to support the men and women in uniform who defend our nation and I will look forward to expressing my gratitude in person…”

Mr. Sinise has been a friend of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) and the CGSC Foundation for many years, helping to establish the Lt. Col. Boyd McCanna “Mac” Harris Leadership Award at CGSC in 2014. The CGSC Foundation and the Simons Center congratulate Mr. Sinise and thank him for his dedication to the our military men and women and their families.

For more information about the 2017 George Catlett Marshall Medal, see:
Gary Sinise to Receive AUSA’s Highest Award, Association of the United States Army