ALCOAST 214/08
COMDTNOTE 1650
SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR 2008 LULAC EXCELLENCE IN MILITARY SERVICE
AWARDS
1. THIS ALCOAST SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR THE LEAGUE OF LATIN
AMERICAN CITIZENS (LULAC) EXCELLENCE IN MILITARY SERVICE AWARDS.
THE 2008 AWARD RECIPIENTS WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT THE EXCELLENCE IN
MILITARY SERVICE AWARDS BREAKFAST ON 10 JULY, DURING THE CONVENTION
IN WASHINGTON, DC. LULAC CONFERENCE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT
HTTP://WWW.LULAC.ORG.
2. BACKGROUND. LULAC IS THE LARGEST AND OLDEST HISPANIC CIVIL
RIGHTS ORGANIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES. LULAC ADVANCES THE
ECONOMIC CONDITION, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, POLITICAL INFLUENCE,
HEALTH AND CIVIL RIGHTS OF HISPANIC AMERICANS THROUGH COMMUNITY-
BASED PROGRAMS OPERATING AT MORE THAN 600 LULAC COUNCILS
NATIONWIDE. THE DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS IS 26 MAY 2008.
3. AWARD CRITERIA. ALL COAST GUARD MILITARY MEMBERS, ACTIVE AND
RESERVE, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS AWARD. NOMINATION LETTERS MUST
DESCRIBE HOW NOMINEES HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES THROUGH
EXEMPLARY AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR SERVICE AND THE
NATION THROUGH:
 A. SUPPORT OF THE WAR ON TERRORISM.
 B. SUPPORT OF THE CORE VALUES OF HONOR, RESPECT AND DEVOTION TO
DUTY.
 C. DEMONSTRATING THE IDEALS OF THE CITIZEN-SAILOR ATTRIBUTES OF
THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD.
4. NOMINATIONS SHOULD INCLUDE:
 A. A NOMINATION MEMORANDUM FROM UNIT COMMANDING OFFICER OR OFFICER
IN CHARGE, NO MORE THAN TWO PAGES IN LENGTH, DESCRIBING THE ACTIONS
THAT SUPPORT THE AWARD CRITERIA.
 B. A RECENT HEAD-AND-SHOULDERS, 5X7 or 8X10, DIGITAL PHOTO OF THE
NOMINEE IN SERVICE DRESS BLUE BRAVO FOR USE IN THE AWARD PROGRAM.
THE PHOTO MUST BE IN A HIGH-RESOLUTION GRAPHIC FILE FORMAT.
5. SELECTION PROCESS. COMDT (CG-00H) WILL:
 A. APPOINT A SELECTION BOARD TO REVIEW NOMINATIONS AND SELECT
AWARD RECIPIENTS (ONE ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER AND ONE RESERVIST) BASED
ON THE STATED CRITERIA.
 B. FORWARD THE SELECTED NOMINATION PACKAGES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.
 C. NOTIFY THE SELECTED AWARD RECIPIENTS.
 D. FUND TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES FOR THE AWARD RECIPIENTS TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE LULAC NATIONAL CONVENTION AND EXPOSITION.
6. SUBMISSION. ALL NOMINATION PACKAGES MUST BE RECEIVED BY COMDT
(CG-00H) ON OR BEFORE 26 MAY 2008. SUBMIT NOMINATIONS
ELECTRONICALLY TO MS. GWENDOLYN E. WHITE AT GWENDOLYN.E.WHITE(AT)
USCG.MIL. YOU MAY ALSO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS BY FAX AT 202-372-4968,
OR BY U.S. MAIL OR COMMERCIAL DELIVERY SERVICE TO THE ATTENTION OF
MS. WHITE AT: COMMANDANT (CG-00H), 2100 2ND STREET, S.W., ROOM
2400, WASHINGTON, DC 20593-0001.
7. CAPT J.B. KOLB, ACTING DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS, SENDS.
8. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.