After a great day yesterday, getting to meet many fine writers here at the Military Writers Society of America Annual Conference and taping an interview for Positively Pittsburgh with Joanne Quinn-Smith, the event was capped off at this evening’s award banquet. I was very humbled to be awarded a Gold Medal in the Non-Fiction / History category for “The Boys of Diamond Hill.”

MWSA also observed a momentous occasion as outgoing President Joyce Faulkner, author of a number of fine books like “In The Shadow of Suribachi,” passed the torch to incoming President Dwight Zimmerman, co-author of the Bill O’Reilly headlined book, “Lincoln’s Last Days.” Joyce’s contributions over the last several years helped make the organization what it is today.

It was an awesome night.