R 210044Z MAR 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 138/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP/MPE//
SUBJ/SOLICITATION OF NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2006 LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN
/AMERICAN CITIZENS (LULAC) EXCELLENCE IN MILITARY SERVICE AWARD//
POC/R. L. TAYLOR/CAPT/MRA (MPE)/-/TEL:703-784-9371/TEL:DSN 278-9371//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. CMC (MPE) IS SOLICITING NOMINEES FOR THE 2006
EXCELLENCE IN MILITARY SERVICE AWARD. LULAC WILL HOST ITS 77TH
NATIONAL CONVENTION FROM 26 JUNE TO 1 JULY IN MILWAUKEE, WI.
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 29 JUNE 2006. THE 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. 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 ROBERT.L.TAYLOR5@USMC.MIL BY 16 MAY 2006. HARD COPIES MAY BE
MAILED TO 3280 RUSSELL ROAD, QUANTICO VA 22134-5103, 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 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. CMC (MPE) WILL CONDUCT A SPECIAL EMPHASIS AWARD BOARD TO SELECT
THE MARINE HONOREES (1 ACTIVE AND 1 RESERVE) ON 18 MAY 2006. THE
AWARD RECIPIENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA MARADMIN. TRAVEL AND PER
DIEM FOR THE AWARD RECIPIENTS AND ONE FAMILY MEMBER WILL BE FUNDED
BY CMC (MPE).
6. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.//