ALCOAST 399/08
COMDTNOTE 1650
SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
AFFAIRS (JINSA) GRATEFUL NATION AWARD NOMINATIONS
1. THE JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS (JINSA) WILL
PRESENT GRATEFUL NATION AWARDS TO JUNIOR MEMBERS OF THE COAST
GUARD, NAVY, ARMY, AIR FORCE, AND MARINE CORPS AT A CEREMONY IN
WASHINGTON, DC ON 8 DECEMBER 2008.
2. COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RECOMMEND ENLISTED MEMBERS IN THE
GRADE E-8 OR BELOW, OR OFFICERS IN THE GRADE O-4 OR BELOW, WHO:
 A. DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES WITH EXCEPTIONALLY SUPERIOR SERVICE
SINCE THE DECLARATION OF THE WAR ON TERRORISM.
 B. EXEMPLIFY THE COAST GUARD CORE VALUES OF HONOR, RESPECT, AND
DEVOTION TO DUTY.
 C. DISPLAY A KEEN SENSE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT AND EXHIBIT A HIGH
DEGREE OF PERSONAL INTEGRITY.
 D. ARE HELD IN THE HIGHEST ESTEEM BY SENIORS, PEERS, AND JUNIORS.
3. NOMINATIONS SHOULD BE IN MEMORANDUM FORMAT, NO MORE THAN TWO
PAGES, AND DETAILING THE NOMINEES ACTIONS/SERVICE RELATIVE TO THE
ABOVE CRITERIA. EMPHASIS SHOULD BE ON RECENT OR ONGOING
ACTIONS/SERVICE, BUT ALL ACTIONS/SERVICE SINCE 11 SEPTEMBER 2001
MAY BE CONSIDERED.
4. NOMINATIONS SHOULD BE CONSOLIDATED AT AREA, MLC, OR DISTRICT
COMMANDS, OR BY CGHQ ASSISTANT COMMANDANTS, AND SUBMITTED TO
COMMANDANT (CG-1221). TO MEET THE DEADLINE, ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE
RECEIVED NLT 19 SEPTEMBER 2008. QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO MR.
MICHAEL GABLE (202) 475-5385 OR CWO VICTOR HUGHES AT (202) 475-
5384.
5. RDML DANIEL A. NEPTUN, DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, SENDS.
6. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.