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TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
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MARADMIN 217/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/SOLICITATION FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2005 LEAGUE OF UNITED
/LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS (LULAC) EXCELLENCE IN MILITARY SERVICE
/AWARD//
POC/R.L. TAYLOR/CAPT/CMC (MPE)/-/TEL:COM 703-784-9372/-//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS
(LULAC) WILL HOST ITS 76TH NATIONAL CONVENTION FROM 27 JUNE TO
2 JULY 2005 IN LITTLE ROCK, AR. THIS YEAR'S THEME IS "EMERGING
LATINO COMMUNITIES: STRENGTHENING AMERICA." CONVENTION
ACTIVITIES INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
SEMINARS, A COLLEGE FAIR, AND A NUMBER OF YOUTH ACTIVITIES. FOR
REGISTRATION INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.LULAC.ORG.
2. 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.
3. ONE OF THIS YEAR'S AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS IS THE DOD ARMED FORCES
BREAKFAST TO BE HELD ON 30 JUNE 2005. AN "EXCELLENCE IN MILITARY
SERVICE" AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED TO ONE ACTIVE DUTY AND ONE RESERVE
MEMBER FROM EACH BRANCH OF SERVICE. THE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED
TO "MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES IN THE WAR ON
TERRORISM; WHOSE ACTIVITIES BEST SUPPORT THE IDEALS OF DUTY, HONOR,
COUNTRY, OR WHO BEST EPITOMIZE THE CORE VALUES AND THE
CITIZEN-WARRIOR ATTRIBUTES OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SERVICE."
4. NOMINATIONS FOR THE LULAC EXCELLENCE IN MILITARY SERVICE AWARD
ARE DUE VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND, TO CMC (MPE), 3280 RUSSELL ROAD,
QUANTICO VA 22134-5103 NLT 30 MAY 2005. PACKAGES MAY BE SUBMITTED
VIA FAX AT 703-784-9814, OR E-MAIL MESSAGE TO:
ROBERT.L.TAYLOR5@USMC.MIL. NOMINATIONS WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
(1) A BLACK-AND-WHITE, DIGITAL HEAD AND SHOULDERS PHOTOGRAPH OF THE
NOMINEE IN THE SERVICE ALPHA UNIFORM; (2) A TYPEWRITTEN,
SINGLE-SPACED NARRATIVE (NOT TO EXCEED TWO PAGES) DESCRIBING THE
NOMINEE'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS, WHICH SUPPORT THE LULAC AWARD CRITERIA;
(3) TYPEWRITTEN, SINGLE SPACED BIOGRAPHY (NOT TO EXCEED ONE PAGE)
OF THE NOMINEE; (4) 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.
5. THE MARINE CORPS RECIPIENTS WILL BE SELECTED BY A HQMC SPECIAL
EMPHASIS AWARD BOARD. THE AWARD RECIPIENT WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA
MARADMIN IN EARLY JUNE. TRAVEL AND PER DIEM FOR THE AWARD RECIPIENT
AND ONE FAMILY MEMBER WILL BE FUNDED BY CMC (MPE).
6. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.//