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Marine veteran Daniel Penny honored for actions on New York subway: 'Service and sacrifice'
Daniel Penny, the subject of a high profile manslaughter trial, was presented on Wednesday with the Semper Fidelis achievement award by the Marine Corps League at an Iwo Jima Day event in Boston, Massachusetts.
Penny was acquitted last year in the 2023 killing of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway.
Prosecutors asked the court to dismiss the main manslaughter charge to avoid a hung jury, and they ultimately found Penny not guilty of the lesser charge, Fox News Digital previously reported.
Daniel Penny departs the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York City on Thursday, December 5, 2024. The jury finalized the third day of deliberations in Penny’s trial for the 2023 death of Jordan Neely on a Manhattan subway train. (Adam Gray for Fox News Digital )
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Penny’s defense attorneys, Thomas Kenniff and Steve Raiser, traveled with him to the award ceremony and were also presented with appreciation plaques, according to a statement provided to Fox News Digital by Raiser, first reported by the New York Post.
The league honored Penny 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,” Raiser wrote in the statement.
His lawyers, in turn, “defended Danny from a prosecution that never should have been sought,” according to the statement.
Daniel Penny receives award at Iwo Jima event (X / @tomkenniff)
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Outside of the State House, Brig. General Enoch “Woody” Woodhouse, one of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, took Penny’s hand, looked him in the eye and said, “I’m proud of you, son,” according to Kenniff.
“That is a moment I don’t think any of us will forget,” Kenniff said.
Daniel Penny receives award at Iwo Jima event (X / @tomkenniff)
The Marine Corps League’s John M. MacGillivray said the award goes to “worthy and inspirational recipients.”
“We believe that Daniel Penny and attorneys Raiser and Kenniff deserve such recognition and hope that they will consent to accept these awards,” according to MacGillivray.
“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,” Raiser wrote.
Daniel Penny receives award at Iwo Jima event (X / @tomkenniff)
The three accepted the awards, and were photographed together following the Massachusetts State House ceremony.
Organizers said this year’s event, which recently commemorated the 80th anniversary of the 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima, may be the last due to the dwindling number of Marine survivors still living.
The battle of Iwo Jima was one of the bloodiest in American history, claiming 7,000 lives and leaving 20,000 Marines wounded.
The U.S. Marine Corp’s Iwo Jima Memorial in front of the U.S. Capitol, center, and Washington Monument, right, in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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More Medals of Honor were awarded for heroism in Iwo Jima, at a total of 27, than in any other battle, according to MacGillivray. The win pushed the Allies ahead in their mission to end World War II.
“This may well be the last time that we conduct this ceremony,” he wrote. “Therefore, we believe that the participation of Daniel Penny and lawyers Raiser and Kenniff will help to make this ceremony a success.”
Daniel Penny receives award at Iwo Jima event (X / @tomkenniff)
Fox News Digital’s Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.
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Morgan Wallen has made plenty of headlines in recent days, but he’s been forced to speak out about “nonsense” rumours after cancelling a recent show.
The singer, 33, addressed why he cancelled his Pittsburgh show over the weekend on his Instagram stories on Sunday, days after his mid-performance meltdown.
Country singer Morgan Wallen has hit back at the ‘nonsense’ surrounding his recently cancelled show in Pittsburgh due to wind. Instagram/@morganwallen
“This morning, my team walked on the bus and told me they had been consulting with local officials and that I should cancel my show in Pittsburgh tonight and I said, ‘Why?’” the country singer explained.
“They said that there was going to be strong winds in the area, and I said, ‘OK.’ So, that is what I did in that moment, and I trusted my team.”
Wallen said that he was aware that the forecasted winds hadn’t hit Pittsburg, but had hit nearby areas in Pennsylvania, which was a big reason why they made the call to cancel.
“The truth of the matter is, I have a large stage that, in those conditions, could become fatal to a lot of folks around it. So, I did the best I could with the information I had in that moment,” he continued.
Wallen then hit back at rumours that have been swirling around because he wanted to clear the air.
“I’ve been seeing a lot of nonsense about me that is simply not true, and I just wanted to clear the air,” he continued.
“I think my true fans know that that’s not how I operate in general, but I had to say it.”
Wallen’s video came hours after it was announced that the second Pittsburgh show of his Still The Problem Tour was cancelled.
“After talking with local officials and my team, there is no choice but to cancel tonight’s show due to severe adverse weather conditions expected throughout the rest of the day and night,” he wrote online.
“Safety for my fans and crew is the highest priority.”
Wallen added that refunds would also be available for ticket holders.
The singer’s stadium tour will continue until August 1. Getty
But fans were not impressed and plenty of people slammed him for cancelling the show, even though the weather had reportedly cleared before he would have hit the stage.
Wallen made headlines earlier this month after an on-stage meltdown when he experienced issues with his piano on stage, flipping it and breaking it in front of the audience.
The country singer was mid-song when the piano malfunctioned, so he pushed it, flipping it. Instagram/@countrycentral
He was performing the hit Sand In My Boots when the tech issue started and decided to push it over.
The audience gasped as the piano seemingly broke, before the singer walked off and continued the song a cappella.
In a post on X, New Haven Police Department said officers were out with a shooting victim in the area of Orchard and Charles streets at 6:43 p.m.
Police said the victim’s injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.
New Haven police Officer Christian Bruckhart said the scene was still active as of 6:45 p.m.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, (WGME) — Maine native and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir is giving us a look into her view from the International Space Station.
Meir shared this breathtaking view on X Sunday. It’s a stunning aurora show.
Meir is the commander for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission.
Maine native and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir is giving us a look into her view from the International Space Station. (Courtesy of Jessica Meir)
She says there is a lot going on right now on the space station.
A few days ago, astronauts had to deal with a leak.
Meir says everyone on board is safe and happy to see the spectacular views.
The SpaceX Crew-12 has been up in the stars for 115 days.
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