2012
- Everett Alvarez, Jr.
- John Paul DeJoria
- J. David Power III
- Mark Russell
2011
- Lloyd V. "Beau" Bridges III
- Jeffrey L. Bridges
- Lloyd V. Bridges, Jr.*
- Gerald F. "Jerry" Coleman
- Robert W.A. "Bob" Feller*
- Brian P. Lamb
2010
- William H. Cobsby, Jr., Ph.D
- Eddie LeBaron
- Lanier Phillips
2009
- Yogi Berra
- Leonard Lauder
- Fred Smith
2008
Lone Sailor Award
- A. G. Lafley
- John McConnell*
- Arnold Palmer
Naval Heritage Award
2007
Lone Sailor Award
- Tom Benson
- Morgan L. Fitch, Jr., Esq.
- Stan Musial
- Senator John W. Warner, Jr.
2006
Lone Sailor Award
- Adm. William J. Crowe, USN (Ret.)
- Arnold "Red" Auerbach
Naval Heritage Award
2005
Lone Sailor Award
- Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, USNR (Ret.)*
- Senator John McCain
Naval Heritage Award
- Representative Ike Skelton
2004
Lone Sailor Award
- Benjamin Bradlee
- Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN (Ret.)
2003
Lone Sailor Award
- Captain Dan A. Carmichael, USNR (Ret.)
- Joseph F. Cullman III
- Captain James A. Lovell, Jr., USN (Ret.)
2002
Lone Sailor Award
- Gordon M. Bethune
- Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld
- Representative Floyd D. Spence *
- Representative Bob Stump
Naval Heritage Award
2000
Lone Sailor Award
- Nickolas Davatzes
- Honorable Robert M. Morganthau
- President Theodore Roosevelt *
- Honorable John C. Whitehead
1999
Lone Sailor Award
- Charles Francis Adams IV
- Captain Thomas J. Hudner, Jr., USN (Ret.)
- President John F. Kennedy *
- Senator John F. Kerry
1998
Lone Sailor Award
- Eddie Albert
- Ambassador John Gavin
- Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, USN (Ret.) *
- Esther L. Snyder
Naval Heritage Award
- President Ronald W. Reagan
- John Wayne
1997
Lone Sailor Award
- Ernest Borgnine
- Captain Winifred Quick Collins, USN (Ret.)
- Senator Robert Kerrey
- Austin H. Kiplinger
- Edmund W. Littlefield
- Henry Trione
- Jonathan Winters
Naval Heritage Award
- Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher
- Ambassador Paul H. Nitze
1996
Lone Sailor Award
- Dr. Robert Ballard
- Roger T. Staubach
- Dr. Kathryn Sullivan
Naval Heritage Award
1995
Lone Sailor Award
- President Richard M. Nixon *
Naval Heritage Award
- Senator Margaret Chase Smith
1994
Lone Sailor Award
- Tony Curtis
- Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan
- Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., USN (Ret.)
1993
Lone Sailor Award
- James A. Michener
- Allen E. Murray
- Harold A. Poling
- Rear Admiral William Thompson, USN (Ret.)
1992
Lone Sailor Award
- President Gerald R. Ford
- Honorable H. Lawrence Garrett, III
1991
Lone Sailor Award
- Admiral Arleigh Burke, USN (Ret.)
- President George Herbert Walker Bush
- Honorable William S. White
1989
Lone Sailor Award
- Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, USN (Ret.)
1987
Lone Sailor Award
* The recipient received the award posthumously.