SGT. Jon Alvarez, U.S. Army Reserve, is currently deploying with the U.S. Army for a year-long tour in Iraq. He is a proud Mustached American, and grew his mustache because his job requires him to go out to villages in and around Baghdad to meet Iraqis. Most men there wear thick, rich mustaches, so Jon’s mustache will allow him to better-relate to Iraqi men in order to better do his job. He believes his mustache is a "mustache for the cause."

Tim Galvin is tough. In his teens, after being notified of sharks in a river, he proceeded to jump in where his leg was bitten by a shark. A former college football player, as a young cop in New York, he was known to informants and criminals simply as "’Stache," as he wore handlebars at that time. He was forced into early retirement after being shot in the face and in the upper leg while arresting a criminal. The Irishman has played the bagpipes for about 15 years now and is as Irish as they come, and everywhere he goes, he wears his respect-demanding full mustache. Tim has touched countless lives with his kindness and sense of humor, but also his stern fist which he isn't afraid to put down. He is a loving husband, a caring father and a hero to everyone that knows him. His family believes he personifies the type of individual sought for the Goulet award: a proud man who is defined by his signature mustache as much as he is defined by his character and integrity.

Actor, musician, and film director Jay Della Valle not only wears a mustache with style, but he actively promotes the mustache where ever he goes. The mastermind behind "The Glorius (sic) Mustache Challenge" documentary, Jay has inspired thousands of young men to rock the 'stache. It’s been written he “has done more for the mustache then Daisy Duke has done for short shorts,” and women have claimed to have dated Jay based on his mustache.”

The winner of the Greatest Sports Mustache contest, Keith is a former two-time World Series champion, 1979 National League MVP, an 11-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, and in general – he’s Keith Hernandez. Keith also a strong supporter of many charities including Alzheimer's Association, and a buff of the Civil War – the cradle of mustache goodness in American history. Keith's mustache has dated a woman who's been on the cover of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue three times – Cheryl Tiegs – and his mustache is the MOST famous mustache ever to star on “Seinfeld.”

As the co-author of "The Book of Bert, High Class Stars with High Class ‘Stache," a hilarious romp through mustache history, Chattman has surpassed all expectations of any mustached American in the past year. While sporting his prominent, well-groomed upper lip facial hair, Jon has inspired a new generation of mustache-wearing young men (and some women) through his promotion of the mustache culture. Being a writer on film, music and local and national community news, he is a role model for young Americans. His work exemplifies that you can realize the American dream through passion and determination. In addition, he is a staunch advocate of cause marketing, incorporating non-profit fundraising (most recently for the American Alzheimer's Association) into his mustache-promoting events. He also maintains his own pop culture website, thecheappop.com, where he incorporates mustache-wearing alongside celebrity interviews and compelling cultural musings. Thecheappop.com also promotes the fan-favorite column, Bert-o-Meter, which ranks celebrity mustaches with humorous reflections on facial hair style and substance.

When former Washington Redskins wide receiver Art Monk retired from the National Football League, he was the career receptions leader. And while he no longer holds that distinction, in 2008 he was honored by voters and elected in the the NFL Hall Of Fame, where he received one of the longest ovations in Hall of Fame history. Throughout it all, Monk has been a philanthropist in his community and proudly sported the 'stache for decades, even as he watched other less deserving (non 'stached) athletes gain entry into the Hall of Fame, never once losing faith that his facial hair would be rewarded.

Walter Cronkite left TV in 1981, and only a very few mustached anchormen were left on the airwaves to protect us from evil. Pat O'Brien was one of these brave men. He has proudly delivered information to Americans for more than 30 years, covering the Olympics, the NBA Finals, on Access Hollywood, and on The Insider. He also serves on the board of Special Olympics, supports businesses through kiva.com around the world, works closely with his friend Maria Shriver on California Volunteers, and has worked with the foundation of former President Bill Clinton. All the while, O'Brien has remained a good friend to the Mustached American people, never forgetting his roots or how he started.

After beginning the 2008 baseball season in a slump, Jason grew a mustache and personally brought great popularity and regard to Mustached Americans in 2008 as his batting average was 100 points higher with lip fur than it was without.

Don, who passed away in 2008, was the narrator for 99.3 percent of all movie trailers ever made, and even made the film “Bird On A Wire” sound like one of the greatest movies ever. Everyone knew his voice, but nobody knows his name. It's time to make him famous.

Jim is the Chief of the Defense Threat Reduction University at Defense Threat Reduction Agency in New Mexico, which is cleaner than regular Mexico. He is a highly experienced visionary leader with exemplary record as innovative change agent in local through international level organizations and he has earned reputation as pro-active, people-oriented motivator who gets things done. Jim is also an author of numerous award-winning publications and an internationally-recognized speaker. He is also listed in Who's Who in America, the recipient of the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award, Joint Meritorious Civilian Service Award, Defense Superior Service Medal, President's Volunteer Service Award for Lifetime Achievement, Annual Agency Equal Opportunity Award and Mentor of Year. He is a retired Navy carrier pilot with a 38-year-old mustache that will go with him to his grave. Perhaps the best recommendation is that on the day he retired from the Navy, the admiral officiating stated: "your mustache and hair are well outside of regulations." :-{)

Goose Gossage was the lone inductee into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008, and unlike Mark Spitz, he has remained consistent and committed to the mustache, choosing to not destroy the magic of his face by shaving his mustache after his most famous years were behind him.

Cleveland Brown, best known as a star of FOX’s popular show “Family Guy,” says he loves his mustache, “because the ladies love the tickle.” But Cleveland, as well as his mustache, represent far more. As both an African American and being of Mustached American descent – all of his life Cleveland has suffered through the harsh discrimination one faces as a double minority in the small, predominately white and bare-lipped burg of Quahog, Rhode Island. But Cleveland’s candidacy for the “Goulet” award represents a turning point in his career, and success not often achieved by Mustached Americans. After his wife Loretta had “relations” with his good friend Quagmire, and following a falling out with “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane – known to be an anti-Mustached American – Cleveland went to the executives at FOX and negotiated a move that will take him to Virginia to star in his own show, tentatively titled “The Cleveland Show,” set to premiere sometime in 2009. His celebrity, bravery, and willingness to work with FOX to achieve his goals clearly make him a qualified candidate.

Denny Rogers, my dad, is my hero. This year he retired after working 26 years as a social worker for the Veteran's Administration, fighting day in and day out for the rights of the men and women of the U.S. armed forces in an effort to get them the health care they deserve. The true embodiment of commitment, he commuted more than 1 million miles to and from work during those 26 years to serve those who served our country, usually leaving before dawn and returning after sunset. Yet, he’s always found more than enough time to spend with his wife and kids, care for his parents, support his church, lend a hand to neighbors and make some mean batches of homemade wine. My dad is an amazing person with the kindest of hearts – not to mention a wickedly handsome mustache. He always puts others before himself and is simply such a good guy that my friends have said they’d just as soon hang out with him as they would me. I hope I can live up to be half the man he is.

Just after April Fools' Day 2008, the Boston Phoenix alternative newspaper implemented a mandatory mustache policy in its Kenmore Square offices. Several weeks later, the newspaper invited noted Boston-area Mustachiologists (sic) to survey the damage, and a record was kept at this link. The Phoenix then supported and sponsored Boston's first annual CINCO DE MUSTACHE party on May 5, furthering its commitment to the Mustached American movement.

Bob Barr is the Libertarian Party's nominee for President of the United States, and the first Mustached American candidate to seek the office of the presidency since Thomas E. Dewey in 1948. Throughout his distinguished career, Barr has proven that he is a leader Americans need to restore confidence in the future of United States. Both working for the American people as a Congressman from Georgia, and afterwards partnering with groups dedicated to protecting civil liberties, Bob has shown a commitment to shrinking government and giving power back to the people.

It goes without saying that Robert "Gar" Garfield looks good in the mustache he has worn for well over 30 years. We all have differentiating characteristics for which we are known -- whether it's a visible birth mark, a limp, a receding hairline, or even a mouth full of crooked teeth. For "Gar" -- it's his 'stache. When he enters a bar, heads turn, and whispers abound: "Hey, is that...?" And even when they realize he's not the ghost of Robert Goulet, or even the King Of Comedy, Rupert Pumpkin, they still have to come over and tell him about his uncanny resemblance to Goulet.