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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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