Awards & Recognition

Honorary Tuskegee Airmen, 2001

Martin Luther King Jr. Award For Courage, Presented by the Congress of Racial Equality, 2002

Drum Major for Justice Award, Ultimate Patriotism Award, Presented by the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N., 2002

Trailblazer Award

Presented by Westchester County Legislators, 2002

National Newsmaker of the Year 2001, Presented by the Black Press of America

Honorary Doctor of Science, College of Aeronautics, 2003

Fallen Hero Tribute, Presented by the Congressional Black Caucus, 2002

BET Person of the Year, 2001

American Legion Award, 2002

The Meritorious Service Medal, Department of the Air Force, 2002

2003 Titan 4B Rocket Launch, Department of Defense, Dedicated to LeRoy Homer

2008 Charles Wesley Peters Humanitarian Award, 2008

Wright Patterson AFB, LeRoy W. Homer Jr. Operations Building Dedication, 2008

Congressional Gold Medal, 2009

Class Exemplar, United States Air Force Academy Class of 2024