Former Marine Daniel Penny Honored with Prestigious Award

In a ceremony held in Boston, former Marine Daniel Penny received the Semper Fidelis Achievement Award.

This honor comes after Penny’s acquittal on charges related to the 2023 subway incident involving Jordan Neely.

The event commemorated the historic Battle of Iwo Jima and recognized Penny’s service and sacrifice.

Penny’s defense attorneys, Thomas Kenniff and Steve Raiser, were also acknowledged.

The Marine Corps League emphasized that the award is reserved for “worthy and inspirational recipients,” and that definitely applies to Penny!

It’s great to see heroes honored once again!

What a change of pace from the previous administration that praised criminals and jailed heroes.

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— New York Post (@nypost) February 19, 2025

New York Post reports:

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.

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 in an emailed statement.

“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,” he continued.

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.”

MAGA: 🚨 Daniel Penny has officially received a prestigious award from Marine Corps League at an Iwo Jima Day event in Boston!

The league "honored Danny for representing the Esprit De Corps of the Marines, defined by selfless service and sacrifice,” in reference to when he… pic.twitter.com/Q073hx6uJ2

— MAGA Reports (@MAGAreports) February 19, 2025

We definitely need more Daniel Pennys.

I support Daniel Penny to be the next Mayor of New York City.

The world needs less George Floyds and more brave Marines like Daniel Penny.

Enjoying NYC w/o all the illegals. pic.twitter.com/DF22riFbeX

— Valentina Gomez (@ValentinaForUSA) February 18, 2025