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1st Place: Sgt. Jeremy Vought, DMA Crystal City Marines The 25th anniversary of the terrorist attack in Beirut was the focus of this feature. The common theme during interviews with survivors of the bombing was that Beirut, not 9/11, was one of the country's first blows from terrorists. The Navy would not run the story, calling it too controversial, and the Pentagon channel wanted a censored version. The Marines stood their ground and told the story in its original format, f

1st Place: Sgt. Todd Hunter, DMA OkinawaAfter six months in Afghanistan Hunter returned to Okinawa where he became a disk jockey for station WAVE 89, doing a show which he dubbed “The Morning Mayhem.” Several months later he took on an afternoon show. “It was an experience I will never forget,” he said. “I am humbled by this award.” 2nd Place: Sgt. Andrew Milner, DMA Iwakuni

Category sponsored by Mike Pitts 1st Place: Sgt. Jeremy Ross, The Pentagon Channel This was a story involving a medical outreach effort in Afghanistan, filmed in an old school house. Ross remembered that there were high ceilings, a lot of people chattering in close proximity to each other...which enabled him to “get some really neat sound.” 2nd PLace: Sgt. Jeremy Vought, DMA, Crystal City Marines