“How old Army admin systems mangled the names of fallen Latino soldiers” article recognized in 2024 MRE Journalism Contest

Davis Winkie covered the Army for Military Times from his hometown of Atlanta, where he specializes in investigative reporting, data journalism and personnel beat coverage. Davis was a 2022 Livingston Awards finalist, and his other reporting accolades include the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2023 Sunshine Award and back-to-back honors from the Military Reporters and Editors Association in 2022 and 2023. Davis, a father, served five years in the Army National Guard and is today a part-time officer in the Georgia Air National Guard. He received his undergraduate degree in history and classics from Vanderbilt University and completed a master’s in military history at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Zamone “Z” Perez was a reporter at Military Times. He previously worked at Foreign Policy and Ufahamu Africa. He is a graduate of Northwestern University, where he researched international ethics and atrocity prevention in his thesis. Zamone received the Atlanta Press Club’s 2024 Award of Excellence for Reporting on Civil and Human Rights.