R 022141Z DEC 08
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 687/08
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA//
SUBJ/SOLICITATION OF NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2009 LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN
/AMERICAN CITIZENS (LULAC) EXCELLENCE IN MILITARY SERVICE AWARDS//
POC/R. A. ALLEN/CAPT/UNIT:CMC (MPE)/-/TEL:(703) 784-9371
/TEL:DSN 278-9371//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE MISSION OF LULAC IS TO ADVANCE THE ECONOMIC
CONDITION, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, POLITICAL INFLUENCE, HEALTH, AND
CIVIL RIGHTS OF THE HISPANIC POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES. THE
ORGANIZATION WILL HOST ITS 80TH NATIONAL CONVENTION FROM 13-18 JULY
2009 AT THE PUERTO RICO CONVENTION CENTER IN SAN JUAN, PR.
2. EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HOSTS AN ARMED FORCES
AWARDS BREAKFAST DURING THE CONVENTION TO RECOGNIZE A FEW
EXTRAORDINARY MEN AND WOMEN FROM EACH SERVICE. CMC (MPE) IS
SOLICITING NOMINEES FOR THE 2009 EXCELLENCE IN MILITARY SERVICE
AWARDS, TO BE RECOGNIZED AT THIS YEAR'S DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ARMED
FORCES BREAKFAST ON 16 JULY 2009.
3. THE EXCELLENCE IN MILITARY SERVICE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED TO
ONE ACTIVE DUTY AND ONE RESERVE MARINE. THE CRITERIA SET FORTH BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR THIS AWARD IS AS FOLLOWS: "MEN AND
WOMEN WHO HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES DURING 2008 IN SUPPORT OF THE
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM; WHOSE ACTIVITIES BEST SUPPORT THE IDEALS OF
DUTY, HONOR, AND COUNTRY, OR WHO BEST EPITOMIZE THE CORE VALUES AND
THE CITIZEN-WARRIOR ATTRIBUTES OF THEIR RESPECTIVE MILITARY SERVICE."
4. COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO NOMINATE DESERVING MARINES FOR THIS
AWARD. ALL MARINES, REGARDLESS OF RACE OR ETHNICITY ARE ELIGIBLE.
ELECTRONIC PACKAGE NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CMC(MPE) POC
AT RUTH.ALLEN@USMC.MIL BY 13 MARCH 2009. HARD COPIES MAY BE MAILED
TO 3280 RUSSELL ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134, OR FAXED TO 703-784-9814.
NOMINATIONS WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (1) BLACK AND WHITE OR COLOR
DIGITAL (.JPG FILE), HEAD AND SHOULDER PHOTO IN THE SERVICE "A"
UNIFORM; (2) A TYPEWRITTEN, SINGLE-SPACED NARRATIVE (NOT TO EXCEED
ONE PAGE) DESCRIBING THE NOMINEE'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND SUPPORTING
THE LULAC AWARD CRITERIA; (3) A TYPEWRITTEN CITATION (SINGLE-SPACED,
NOT TO EXCEED EIGHTEEN LINES OF NARRATIVE, 12-PITCH FONT, WITH 1-INCH
LEFT AND RIGHT MARGINS) SUMMARIZING THE NOMINEE'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR
PUBLICATION IN A PROGRAM BROCHURE; (4) A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
FROM THE NOMINEE'S OFFICER-IN-CHARGE WITH POINT OF CONTACT
INFORMATION, AND (5) AN ENDORSEMENT FROM THE NOMINEE'S COMMANDING
OFFICER VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.
5. CMC(MPE) WILL CONDUCT A SPECIAL EMPHASIS AWARDS BOARD TO SELECT
THE MARINE AWARDEES (1 ACTIVE AND 1 RESERVE). THE AWARD RECIPIENTS
WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA MARADMIN. TRAVEL AND PER DIEM FOR THE AWARD
RECIPIENTS AND ONE FAMILY MEMBER EACH WILL BE FUNDED BY CMC (MPE).
6. THIS MESSAGE IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
7. THIS MARADMIN WAS AUTHORIZED FOR RELEASE BY MR. M. F. APPLEGATE,
DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//