Posted on 02/20/2025 10:34:22 AM PST by george76
Daniel Penny was honored Wednesday by the Marine Corps League at an Iwo Jima Day in Boston — where the former Devil Dog received the prestigious Semper Fidelis achievement award.
Penny — who was acquitted last year of criminally negligent homicide in the May 2023 killing of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway — attended the event with defense attorneys Thomas Kenniff and Steve Raiser, who also took home appreciation plaques.
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The league “honored Danny for representing the Esprit De Corps of the Marines, defined by selfless service and sacrifice, when he risked his life by defending the people on that NYC train and we in turn successfully defended Danny from a prosecution that never should have been sought,” Raiser said..
“We were honored and humbled to be in the same room being honored alongside many veterans of prior wars, including an Iwo Jima veteran and a retired general who served as one of the Tuskegee Airmen,” ..
Before the event, John M. MacGillivray of the Marine Corps League wrote in a letter that the Semper Fidelis award goes to “worthy and inspirational recipients.”
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We believe Daniel Penny and attorneys Raiser and Kenniff deserve such recognition and hope that they will consent to accept these awards,” he wrote.
The trio did, in fact, consent.
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Penny got an even more stunning commendation when legendary Tuskegee Airmen and retired Brigadier General Enoch “Woody” Woodhouse took his hand outside the State House, looked him in the eye and said, “I’m proud of you, son.”
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
The feel good story of the day.
Happy for him. Still betting he reenlists and receives the highest rank possible before he’s through. So proud of the guy.
This is awesome. WINNING!
Good for you, Marine!
As a Marine and a member of the League I’m super Semper Fi proud of Marine Penny.
Excellent!
Oorah Marine!
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