MARADMINS : 015/03
R 140955Z JAN 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(n)
TO ML MARADMIN(n)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLAS
MARADMIN 015/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MP//
SUBJ/2003 NATIONAL IMAGE INC. MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARDS//
POC/K. S. MALLOY/CAPT/CMC (MPE)/TEL:(703)784-9371/TEL: 278-9371//
RMKS/1. CMC (MPE) IS SOLICITING NOMINEES FOR THE 2003 NATIONAL
IMAGE INC. MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARDS. NATIONAL IMAGE INC. IS A
PRIVATE, NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1972 TO
ADDRESS THE EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND CIVIL RIGHTS OF ALL
AMERICANS. EACH YEAR NATIONAL IMAGE INC. PRESENTS MERITORIOUS
SERVICE AWARDS TO ONE OFFICER AND ONE ENLISTED MARINE FOR THEIR
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY. THE AWARDS WILL BE
PRESENTED AT NATIONAL IMAGE'S 15TH ANNUAL MILITARY AWARDS BANQUET ON
MAY 23 AT THE RENAISSANCE HOTEL IN HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA
2. NOMINEES FOR THE AWARDS MUST HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES TO
THE MARINE CORPS AND THE NATION BY:
A. DISPLAYING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP ABILITIES.
B. PROMOTING CIVIL/HUMAN RIGHTS, RACE RELATIONS, EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY, AND PUBLIC SERVICE.
C. ENDORSING THE INTEGRATION OF MINORITIES AND WOMEN WITHIN THE
ARMED FORCES AMONG HISPANICS.
D. ESTABLISHING A POSITIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARMED FORCES
AMONG HISPANICS.
E. FOSTERING INNOVATIVE AND BENEFICIAL PROGRAMS/RELATIONS WITHIN
THE CIVILIAN COMMUNITY ACROSS ALL RACES AND ETHNICITIES.
F. ADHERING TO THE TENETS OF THE CONSTITUTION, THAT ALL PERSONS
ARE CREATED EQUAL, AND THAT FREEDOM IS A UNIVERSAL RIGHT THAT MUST
BE VIGILANTLY PROTECTED.
3. COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO NOMINATE DESERVING MARINES
FOR THIS AWARD. ALL MARINES, REGARDLESS OF RACE OR ETHNICITY ARE
ELIGIBLE. NOMINATION PACKAGES MUST INCLUDE A SHORT BIOGRAPHY; AN
8X10 BLACK AND WHITE, HEAD AND SHOULDERS PHOTOGRAPH OF THE NOMINEE
IN SERVICE "A" UNIFORM; A DOUBLE-SPACED NARRATIVE OF ACTIONS
PERFORMED AND IMPACT. PACKAGES MUST BE RECEIVED AT CMC (MPE), 3280
RUSSELL ROAD, QUANTICO VA 22134-5103 BY 31 MARCH 03.
4. THE AWARD RECIPIENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA MARADMIN IN LATE APRIL.
TRAVEL FOR THE AWARD RECIPIENTS WILL BE FUNDED BY CMC (MPE).//