presented to WWII Veteran Eddie Lambros

presented to Vietnam War Veteran Colonel Mark Gatanas

presented to current day serviceman Colonel Chris Countouriotis

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

For his lifelong service to humanity, inspiring compassion and the oneness of humanity and for his unwavering dedication to non-violent resolution in the pursuit of peace and a better world.

Victoria Roshchyna (posthumously)

For her unrelenting courage, despite detainment and significant risks, in insisting on returning to the front lines on numerous occasions to expose the atrocities in Russian prisons in which she later died.

Toomaj Salehi

For his extraordinary courage to use his lyrics as an Iranian rapper to call out the human rights abuses of the Iranian regime, despite numerous imprisonments and torture.