ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv hiː bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst nˈɑːn jˌuːˈɛs ɹᵻsˈɪpiənt ʌvðɪ ˈʌzmk sˈɛmpɚ fᵻdˈɛliz ɐwˈɔːɹd ænd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐn ˈɑːnɚɹˌɛɹi dˈɑːktɚɹˌeɪt ˌɛlˌɛldˈiː fɹʌmðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv bˈæθ.
In 2012 he became the first non US recipient of the USMC Semper Fidelis award and in 2014 received an honorary doctorate (LLD) from the University of Bath.