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SPIRIT OF HOPE AWARD 

R 041000Z OCT 01 ZYW
  FM CMC WASHINGTON DC//MR//
  TO MARADMIN
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  UNCLAS  //N01000//
  MARADMIN 486/01
  MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MR//
  SUBJ/SPIRIT OF HOPE AWARD//
  REF/A/MARADMIN 112/01//
  POC/MR. GREG GORDON/TEL:703-784-9517/DSN:278-9517//
  RMKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO ANNOUNCE THE RECIPIENT OF THE "SPIRIT OF HOPE"
  AWARD FOR 2001.
  2.  BACKGROUND.  THE REFERENCE ANNOUNCED THIS AWARD FOR THE YEAR.
  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.  IT IS THE HIGHEST AND
  MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARD PRESENTED BY USO.
  3.  DISCUSSION.  THIS YEAR'S WINNER IS MR. WARREN R. "PETE" HAAS.  A
  FORMER MARINE, MR. HAAS HAS BEEN AN AVID LONGTIME SUPPORTER OF
  MARINE CORPS QUALITY OF LIFE PROGRAMS.  MR. HAAS' RECENT
  CONTRIBUTIONS TO MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES HAVE PRIMARILY BEEN
  THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS, BONDS AND MEDICAL AID PROVIDED THROUGH HIS
  DUTIES AS PRESIDENT OF THE MARINE CORPS LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION
  (MCLEF).  IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, MCLEF HAS DONATED OVER 1.4 MILLION           
             DOLLARS.  THE DONATIONS HE HAS MADE TO MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES
  HAVE DONE IMMEASURABLE GOOD OVER THE YEARS.  HIS VOLUNTEER WORK
  EMBODIES THE PRINCIPLES AND SPIRIT OF THE USO.  MR. HAAS' EFFORTS
  HAVE IMPROVED THE SOCIAL AND ENTERTAINMENT NEEDS OF MARINES, AND
  IMPROVED THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MARINE FAMILY MEMBERS
  THROUGH THE DONATIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED BY MCLEF.
  4.  PRESENTATION.  MR. HAAS WAS PRESENTED WITH THE AWARD AT THE
  28 AUGUST 2001 SUNSET PARADE.  THE AWARD WAS PRESENTED BY THE
  SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
  USO.
  5.  THE REFERENCE ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT AWARD NOMINATIONS ARE DUE TO
  CMC (MRE) BY 15 APRIL EACH YEAR, OR THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY IF THE
  15TH IS ON A WEEKEND.  THE NEXT NOMINATIONS WILL BE DUE ON MONDAY 15
  APRIL 2002.//
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