NHF Historian to Receive Recognition By Wendy Paggiotta
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t gives us great pleasure to share with you Washington University, and a B.A. from Penn State. that retired Navy commander Dr. David F. A retired Surface Warfare Officer, having served a Winkler, the Naval Historical Foundation’s total of 28 years on active duty and in the reserves, Dr. historian for the past quarter century, will be Winkler has authored several significant books and honored with a Distinguished Service Award at has lectured internationally. For over two decades, his the 11th annual National “Historical Perspective” column Maritime Awards has been a popular feature in Dinner on Wednesday, April the Navy League’s Sea Power 27, 2022, at the historic National magazine, and he has published in Press Club in Washington, numerous other journals including DC. Vice Adm. Sean Buck, Sea History. He has served as the USN, Superintendent, U.S. program chair for three Maritime Naval Academy, has been invited Heritage Conferences, encourto present the award. The dinner aging maritime professionals is sponsored by the National who work in every discipline in Maritime Historical Society the field to join together to learn (NMHS). NMHS has been from and inspire each other. He the voice of America’s maritime has also performed committee heritage for almost 60 years. work with the North American The Society will also recogSociety for Oceanic History, Naval nize the contributions made Order of the United States, and to our maritime heritage by Surface Navy Association and is “I’m deeply humbled by this honoring Lonnie G. Bunch past president of Oral History III, secretary of the SmithsoMid-Atlantic Region (OHMAR). recognition and proud of the nian Institution, and Kristen L. Gary Jobson, America’s Naval Historical Foundation’s Greenaway, president and CEO Cup winner and America’s long-standing partnerships with of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime “Ambassador of Sailing,” will Museum. be the master of ceremonies. organizations such as the National Dr. Winkler is a leader in NMHS vice chairman Richardo Maritime Historical Society, the the naval and maritime heritage Lopes and Voyage Digital U.S. Naval Institute, the U.S. Navy communities. He served as the Media will provide the video 2020–2021 Smithsonian Air introductions. Please join Rear Memorial Foundation, Navy League and Space Museum Charles Adm. Edward Sonny Masso, of the U.S., Historic Naval Ships Lindbergh Fellow in Aerospace USN (Ret.), Executive Director Association and other maritime History following a year as the of NHF, along with dinner U.S. Naval Academy Class of co-chairs Amy Lent and Samuel heritage organizations. Together we 1957 Chair of Naval Heritage. Byers, in this gala in celebration all work to raise public awareness He continues to serve as the of Dr. Winkler’s remarkable of the seas vital importance to the NHF’s staff historian and is contributions. To register please an adjunct professor with the visit www.seahistory.org/ nation’s commence and security. I Naval War College’s College of washington2022 or contact me at hope to see you on April 27th. “ Distance Education. Winkler vicepresident@seahistory.org for Dr. David Winkler holds a Ph.D. from American more information. University, an M.A. from
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