Gray Eagle Trophy.On 29 November 2004, the Gray Eagle Trophy was passed from Adm. Gregory G. Johnson Admiral Gregory G. Johnson (1946- ) is a retired U.S. Navy admiral, and former commander U.S. Naval Forces, Europe and Allied Forces, Southern Europe. Military career Admiral Johnson is a native of Westmanland, Maine. (left) to Lt. Gen. Robert Magnus General Robert Magnus (born April 28, 1947) is the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps and assumed his duties on September 8, 2005. Biography Magnus was born April 28, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York. , USMC. The award honors the Naval Aviator on the active duty list, not recalled, who has held that designation for the longest period of time. It is passed to the next earliest designated Naval Aviator on the active duty list, not recalled, when the incumbent retires. The inscription inscription, writing on durable material. The art is called epigraphy. Modern inscriptions are made for permanent, monumental record, as on gravestones, cornerstones, and building fronts; they are often decorative and imitative of ancient (usually Roman) methods. on the trophy reads: "In recognition of a clear eye, a stout heart, a steady hand, and a daring defiance Defiance, city (1990 pop. 16,768), seat of Defiance co., NW Ohio, at the confluence of the Auglaize and Maumee rivers, in a farm area; settled 1790, inc. 1836. Its manufactures include machinery and food, fabricated-metal, and glass products. Gen. of gravity and the law of averages." |
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