R 261300Z MAY 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL ALMAR(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
ALMAR 025/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/SD//
SUBJ/2004 GEICO MILITARY SERVICE AWARD//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY
(GEICO) RECENTLY HELD ITS ANNUAL MILITARY SERVICE AWARDS PROGRAM AT
THE CRYSTAL CITY HILTON HOTEL IN WASHINGTON, DC.  THE AWARDS HONORED
ONE ENLISTED MEMBER FROM EACH SERVICE AND ONE MEMBER FROM THE
RESERVE COMPONENTS FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS IN EACH OF THE
FOLLOWING AREAS:
A.  DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION.
B.  FIRE SAFETY AND FIRE PREVENTION.
C.  TRAFFIC SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION.
2.  I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE SERGEANT NATHAN J. ALLANACH AS THE
MARINE CORPS RECIPIENT OF THE 2004 GEICO MILITARY SERVICE AWARD.  
SERGEANT ALLANACH WAS SELECTED FOR THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FOR HIS
ACHIEVEMENTS IN FIRE SAFETY AND FIRE PREVENTION WHILE SERVING
WITH THE MCAS NEW RIVER, NC CRASH FIRE AND RESCUE UNIT.  SERGEANT
ALLANACH CONTRIBUTES IN EXCESS OF 100 HOURS OF HIS PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL TIME PER MONTH TO FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION
EFFORTS.  IN HIS FREE TIME, SERGEANT ALLANACH WORKS FOR HIS LOCAL
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AS LIEUTENANT IN CHARGE OF FIRE EDUCATION
AND SUPPLY AND,  TWO SATURDAYS EACH MONTH, SERGEANT ALLANACH
INSTRUCTS OTHER VOLUNTEERS ON FIRE PREVENTION AND SAFETY.
3.  I'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE TWO FINALISTS FOR THEIR
TREMENDOUS CONTRIBUTIONS AND HARD WORK.
A.  STAFF SERGEANT GEORGE C. SMITH: FOR HIS WORK IN THE DRUG AND
ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM AT 3D FSSG, OKINAWA, JAPAN.
B.  MASTER SERGEANT JOHN J. DARLAK: FOR HIS WORK IN TRAFFIC SAFETY
AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION AT MCB SAFETY CENTER, CAMP PENDLETON, CA.
4.  ALL MARINES NOMINATED FOR A GEICO MILITARY SERVICE AWARD SHOULD
BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS IN PRESERVING OUR FORCE AND
IMPROVING READINESS.  CONGRATULATIONS FOR A JOB WELL DONE.
5.  KEEP ATTACKING, M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//