After his defeat, Del Sesto was named in 1966 to the Rhode Island Superior Court by Governor John Chafee.
His naval career began in 1970 when he was commissioned an ensign in the U.S. Navy by former Secretary of the Navy, Senator John Chafee.
Previous recipients of the award include President Jimmy Carter, oceanographer Sylvia Earle and U.S. Sen. John Chafee.
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Julius Cooley Michaelson (January 25, 1922 – November 12, 2011) served as Rhode Island Attorney General from 1975 to 1979 and was the Democratic U.S. Senate nominee in 1982 against liberal Republican John Chafee.