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2001 CAPITAL MARINE USMC AND USN ENLISTED AWARDS 

R 060800Z APR 01
  FM CMC WASHINGTON DC//PA//
  TO MARADMIN
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  UNCLAS //N01000//
  MARADMIN 177/01
  MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC PA//
  SUBJ/2001 CAPITAL MARINE USMC AND USN ENLISTED AWARDS//
  RMKS/1.  THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE WILL SPONSOR THE TWENTY-FIRST
  ANNUAL MODERN DAY MARINE MILITARY EXPOSITION, 18-20 SEPTEMBER 2001,
  AT MARINE CORPS BASE, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA.  THE CAPITAL MARINES, HOST
  DETACHMENT OF THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE FOR THE ANNUAL EVENT, WILL
  AGAIN RECOGNIZE ENLISTED MARINES FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO
  THE CORPS.  AWARDS ARE PERENNIAL. FOR ALL AWARDS, CONTRIBUTIONS MAY
  BE FOR SUSTAINED PERFORMANCE OR FOR A SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL ACT.  THE
  CONTRIBUTION MUST HAVE BEEN MADE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2000.  THE
  CAPITAL MARINES ALSO SPONSORS THE "MARINE RECRUITER OF THE YEAR",
  "DRILL INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR", AND "CAREER PLANNER OF THE YEAR".
  HOWEVER, THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT NOMINEES, AS THEY ARE
  SELECTED THROUGH A SEPERATE PROCESS.
  2.  THE AWARDS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
       A.  GUNNERY SERGEANT CARLOS N. HATHCOCK II AWARD:  PRESENTED TO    
      AN ENLISTED MARINE WHO HAS MADE AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE
  IMPROVEMENT OF MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING.
       B.  SERGEANT MAJOR WILBUR BESTWICK AWARD:  AWARDED TO AN
  ENLISTED MARINE IN A GROUND COMBAT ELEMENT OF A OPERATING FORCES
  UNIT WHO HAS MADE AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INCREASED COMBAT
  READINESS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
       C.  SERGEANT HARRY D. MEYERS AWARD:  AWARDED TO AN ENLISTED
  MARINE IN A COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT ELEMENT OF A OPERATING FORCES
  UNIT WHO HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO INCREASED COMBAT
  READINESS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
       D.  SERGEANT MAJOR FREDERICK B. DOUGLASS AWARD:  AWARDED TO AN
  ENLISTED MARINE IN AN AVIATION ELEMENT OF A OPERATING FORCES UNIT WHO
  HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO INCREASED COMBAT READINESS
  WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
       E.  CHIEF HOSPITAL CORPSMAN GEORGE WILLIAM "DOC" PIERCY AWARD:
  AWARDED TO A NAVY CORPSMAN OR DENTAL TECHNICIAN IN A GROUND,
  LOGISTIC OR AVIATION ELEMENT OF A OPERATING FORCES UNIT, WHO HAS MADE
  A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO INCREASED COMBAT READINESS WITHIN THE    
      ORGANIZATION.
       F.  SERGEANT MAJOR BERTHA L. PETERS AWARD:  AWARDED TO AN
  ENLISTED WOMAN MARINE WHO HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO
  INCREASED COMBAT READINESS IN HER ORGANIZATION.
       G.  THE 2000 MARINE CORPS RESERVIST OF THE YEAR AWARD:  AWARD IS
  PRESENTED TO AN ENLISTED MARINE CORPS RESERVIST WHO, WHILE SERVING
  WITH THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE, HAS MADE AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION
  TO COMBAT READINESS WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATION.
  3.  FOR CG MARFORLANT, CG MARFORPAC, CG MCCDC AND MARFORRES.
  REQUEST ONE NOMINATION FROM EACH COMMAND FOR EACH CATEGORY.
  4.  NOMINATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATON AUGMENTEES (IMA) FOR THE
  RESERVIST OF THE YEAR AWARD SHOULD BE SUBMITTED THROUGH RESERVIST'S
  OPERATIONAL SPONSOR (E. G. MARFORPAC, MARFORLANT, MCCDC, ETC).
  NOMINATIONS FOR RESERVISTS ASSIGNED TO SMCR UNITS WILL BE SUBMITTED
  VIA THEIR CHAIN-OF-COMMAND TO COMMARFORRES.
  5. A ONE PAGE COVER SHEET SHOULD PROVIDE A BRIEF OUTLINE JUSTIFYING
  THE NOMINATION.  DETAILED SUPPORTING INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION
  SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS AN ENCLOSURE AND SHOULD NOT EXCEED THREE    
      PAGES.  DOCUMENTATION MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
       A.  NOMINEE'S FULL NAME, RANK AND SSN
       B.  CURRENT DUTY STATION, CURRENT ASSIGNMENT
       C.  CURRENT DUTY ADDRESS AND WORK TELEPHONE AND TELEFAX NUMBERS
       D.  CURRENT HOME ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER
       E.  HOME OF RECORD
       F.  LENGTH OF SERVICE
       G.  NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE UNIT IN WHICH HE/SHE WAS SERVING
  WHEN CONTRIBUTION WAS MADE.
       H.  SPOUSE AND CHILDREN NAMES AND LOCATIONS, AS APPLICABLE.
  6.  NOMINATION MUST ALSO INCLUDE:
       A.  ONE PORTRAIT (TWO COPIES) PHOTOGRAPH FACING THE CAMERA IN
  SERVICE "A" UNIFORM PHOTOGRAPHS MUST BE OF SUFFICIENT QUALITY TO BE
  REPRODUCED AND PRINTED (POLAROID PHOTOS ARE NOT SUITABLE).
       B.  NOMINEE'S BIO, CONTAINING PERTINENT MILITARY BACKGROUND
  PRIOR TO PERIOD/EVENT FOR WHICH HE/SHE IS BEING NOMINATED.
       C.  A SUGGESTED DETAILED CITATION.
  7.  THE SELECTION BOARD WILL BE CHAIRED BY THE SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE
  MARINE CORPS, AND UPON COMPLETION OF SELECTION PROCESS, COMMANDS AND
  SELECTED AWARDEES WILL BE NOTIFIED AND ARRANGEMENTS MADE TO TRANSPORT    
      SELECTED PERSONNEL AND SPOUSES TO AWARDS PRESENTATION.
  8.  ALL NOMINAITONS MUST BE RECEIVED AT HQMC (PAC) NLT 8 JUNE 2001.
  NO EXTENTIONS WILL BE GRANTED.  HQMC POC IS SSGT L. L. GAWECKI AT
  DSN 224-1034/54 OR COMM (703) 614-1034/54.//
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