NEW YORK -- Brigadier Gen. Mary Ann Krusa-Dossin, 2005 United Service Organizations Military Woman of the Year recipient and Capt. Erin K. McHale, a Marylou Whitney Military Leadership Award recipient, stand together after accepting their awards at the USO 39th Annual Luncheon, at the Pierre Hotel in New York City, June 22, 2005. The USO selected Krusa-Dossin, Director, Marine Corps Public Affairs, and McHale, base operations officer, 1st Marine Corps District, Garden City, N.Y., for their leadership achievements and contributions to the military and the defense of the United States of America.