Bolingbrook Native Receives National Award from Navy

Navy Lt. Stephen Graff, a native, has been been named the 2011 Officer Recruiter of the Year – Reserve.

The Navy’s Recruiter of the Year awards recognize the most accomplished and successful recruiters across the country. The winners are those who recruit the best men and women for America's Navy so that this global force for good can fulfill today's missions and meet tomorrow's challenges.

Graff's accolades include community service in the Chicago area with organizations such as the Naval Sea Cadet Corps, Diveheart, The Salvation Army and the American Red Cross; and receiving the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal from Adm. Mike Mullen, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for helping to save more than 50 people from a burning apartment building in Palatine.