Awards
The 2023 Benjamin Franklin Award
This prestigious accolade, named after one of America’s founding fathers, recognizes excellence in independent publishing. The Benjamin Franklin Award celebrates authors, publishers, and books that demonstrate outstanding achievement in content, design, and overall quality. Winning this award is a testament to the innovation, craftsmanship, and dedication of those in the publishing industry.
NFHC Honors Chief Kuk with Benjamin Franklin Award
CUMBERLAND, MD – July 10, 2024 — The National Fire Heritage Center (NFHC) proudly announces that Michael Louis Kuk, Chief Emeritus, author of an “Army Firefighter in Vietnam, 1970-1971,” has received the 2023 Benjamin Franklin Writers Bronze Award. This prestigious honor acknowledges authors who have made outstanding contributions to preserving the written history of America’s Fire Service.
Honors and Achievements
Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who’s Who
Professional of the Year
for 2008 in Fire and Emergency Services: Michael Louis Kuk, Ph.D.
MICHAEL LOUIS KUK,
PHD Fire Chief Emeritus
Former Fort Johnson Fire Chief receives award
for book on Army firefighters during Vietnam War
An Army Firefighter
in Vietnam ’70-’71 by Michael Kuk
Author: Michael Louis Kuk
Chief Emeritus, author of an “Army Firefighter in Vietnam, 1970-1971,” has received the 2023 Benjamin Franklin Writers Bronze Award.
Markt Saint Florian:
Burial Site Of A Martyred Fire Chief
Clinton native,
retired firefighter receives Benjamin Franklin Writers Award
National Fire Heritage Center
Call for Nominations for Benjamin Franklin Fire Writer’s Award
We like to spotlight Chief Kuk,
the Benjamin Franklin Writer’s Award for his book “An Army Firefighter in Vietnam 1970-1971.
Chief was honored Sunday
by the National Fire Heritage Center
Congressman Johnson
receives special presentation during stop in Leesville
Hometown Heroes
– Michael Kuk
Local author shares
Vietnam experiences in new book
Professional of the Year
Government/Fire and Emergency Services