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MARADMIN 112/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC MR//
SUBJ/SPIRIT OF HOPE AWARD//
POC/MR. GREG GORDON/GS-13/TEL: 703-784-9517/-/TEL:DSN 278-9517//
RMKS/1. PURPOSE. TO ESTABLISH THE ANNUAL MARINE CORPS "SPIRIT OF
HOPE AWARD", NOMINATION AND SELECTION PROCESSES AND PRESENTATION.
2. BACKGROUND. THE "SPIRIT OF HOPE" AWARD IS PRESENTED TO
INDIVIDUALS WHO EMBODY THE VALUES OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE
MILITARY: DUTY, HONOR, COURAGE, LOYALTY, COMMITMENT AND INTEGRITY.
THIS IS THE HIGHEST AND MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARD SPONSORED BY THE USO
WHICH BRINGS TO MIND MR. BOB HOPE WHO GAVE GENEROUSLY TO THE
MILITARY MEN AND WOMEN FOR FIVE DECADES. THE U. S. MARINE CORPS
WILL PRESENT THIS AWARD ANNUALLY. AWARD RECIPIENTS CAN BE ACTIVE
DUTY, RESERVE, VETERN, OR CIVILIAN MARINES AND EVEN INDIVIDUALS FROM
THE CIVILIAN SECTOR WHO EMBODY THE VALUES OF THE CORPS.
3. NOMINATION PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA. NOMINATIONS FOR THE MARINE
CORPS "SPIRIT OF HOPE" AWARD SHOULD BE SENT VIA COMMAND CHANNELS TO
BE RECEIVED BY CMC (MRE) NLT 15 APRIL EACH YEAR. ANY MARINE AND/OR
CIVILIAN, AS DESRIBED ABOVE, THAT HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION
TO MARINE CORPS QUALITY OF LIFE RELATED PROGRAMS IS ELIGIBILE FOR
THIS AWARD. THE CRITERIA FOR AWARD SELECTION IS AS FOLLOWS:
A. THE PROPOSED RECIPIENT HAS CONTRIBUTED SELFLESSLY TO THE
IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES OVER
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, PREFERABLY WITH ONE TRANSCENDENT
ACHIEVEMENT.
B. THE PROPOSED RECIPIENT EPITOMIZES THE PRINCIPLES AND SPIRIT
OF THE USO WHICH ARE TO SERVE RELIGIOUS, SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL, WELFARE,
EDUCATIONAL, AND ENTERTAINMENT NEEDS OF MEN AND WOMEN IN THE
ARMED SERVICES.
C. THE PROPOSED RECIPIENT REPRESENTS THE CORE VALUES OF THE
MARINE CORPS HONOR, COURAGE, AND COMMITMENT.
ALL NOMINATIONS MUST ADDRESS THE ABOVE CRITERIA.
4. SELECTION PROCEDURES. NOMINEES WILL BE REVIEWED BY A PANEL
COMPOSED OF THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL:
- DEPUTY DIRECTOR
MR DIVISION, CHAIRMAN
- COUNSEL, MR DIVISION
- REPRESENTATIVE MP DIVISION
- REPRESENTATIVE DC I&L
AFTER REVIEW BY THIS COMMITTEE, AWARDEE RECOMMENDATION SHALL THEN BE
FORWARDED TO CMC VIA DC M&RA. THE CMC'S SELECTION WILL THEN BE
FORWARDED TO THE USO.
5. AWARD PRESENTATION. THE AWARD PANEL WILL RECOMMEND TO THE CMC AN
APPROPRIATE AWARD VENUE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RECOMMENDATION. THE
AWARD VENUE WILL TYPICALLY BE AT AN EVENING PARADE AT MARINE BARRACKS
8TH & I. THE
PRESENTATION WILL NORMALLY BE MADE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE USO
ASSISTED BY CMC OR ANOTHER SENIOR MARINE CORPS OFFICIAL.
6. ACTION. SUBMIT NOMINATIONS TO CMC (MRE) TO BE RECEIVED BY 15
APRIL (OR THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY IF THE 15TH IS ON A WEEKEND) EACH
YEAR. ONCE THE AWARD SELECTION IS MADE, THE AWARD RECIPIENT WILL BE
ANNOUNCED VIA NAVAL MSG. OUR POC IS MR. GREG GORDON, DSN 278-9517,
(703) 784-9517, OR E-MAIL GORDONG@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.//
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