ALCOAST 067/08
COMDTNOTE 1650
SUBJ: 2008 NATIONAL IMAGE, INC. MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARDS
1. NATIONAL IMAGE, INC. WAS FOUNDED AS "IMAGE" IN 1972 TO ADDRESS
THE CONCERNS OF HISPANICS EMPLOYED IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
SINCE THAT TIME THE SCOPE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION HAS
EXPANDED TO ALSO INCLUDE EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND CIVIL RIGHTS
FOR ALL PEOPLE IN ALL FACETS OF SOCIETY. TO PROMOTE THESE IDEALS,
THE NATIONAL IMAGE, INC. MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARDS RECOGNIZE ONE
ACTIVE DUTY AND ONE RESERVE MEMBER OF EACH MILITARY BRANCH WHO
DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES WHILE PROMOTING THE TENETS OF CIVIL/
HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE ARMED FORCES AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. ALL
COMMANDS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
RECOGNIZE DESERVING COAST GUARD MEMBERS.
2. THE 2008 NATIONAL IMAGE, INC. MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARDS
WILL BE PRESENTED AT A BANQUET ON 17 APRIL 2008  IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE NATIONAL IMAGE, INC. CONFERENCE. COMMANDANT (CG-00H)
WILL MAKE THE AWARD SELECTIONS AND FUND TRAVEL FOR AWARD
RECIPIENTS.
3. NOMINATIONS ARE DUE NTL 05 MAR 2008. DETAILED INFORMATION ON
THE AWARD CRITERIA AND NOMINATION PROCESS CAN BE FOUND ON CG
CENTRAL AND WWW.USCG.MIL. PERSONNEL WHO DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO CG
CENTRAL ARE WELCOMED TO REQUEST THE INFO VIA EMAIL. THE POINT OF
CONTACT IS MS. NICHOLE S. MILLINE AT COMDT (CG-00H-1), 2100 2ND
STREET, S.W., ROOM 2400, WASHINGTON, DC 20593-0001, (202)372-4504,
E-MAIL: NICHOLE.S.MILLINE(AT)USCG.MIL, FAX: (202)372-4967.
4. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.
5. T.A. DICKERSON, DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS, SENDS.