R 251421Z MAR 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0192/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/MOZART/CMC WASHINGTON DC I//
SUBJ/2009 COLONEL DONALD G. COOK AWARD AND COLONEL JAMES L. JONES AWARD//
REF/A/MSGID:MARADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC /YMD:20090130/0112Z//
AMPN/REF A SOLICITED NOMINATIONS FOR SUBJECT AWARD//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE NOMINEES FOR THE 2009 COLONEL DONALD G. COOK, USMC AWARD AND THE COLONEL JAMES L. JONES, USMCR AWARD. THESE AWARDS, SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL MILITARY INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATION (NMIA), RECOGNIZE PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AND EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION TO DUTY FOR AN ACTIVE DUTY OR GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN AND RESERVE MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONAL RESPECTIVELY. SELECTING A SINGLE WINNER FOR EACH AWARD FROM AMONG SO MANY OUTSTANDING AND DESERVING CANDIDATES WAS EXTREMELY CHALLENGING.
2. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE CAPTAIN WILLIAM V. OSBORNE, USMC AS THIS YEAR'S COLONEL DONALD G. COOK AWARD RECIPIENT. CAPTAIN OSBORNE DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AS THE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (S-2), 2D BN, 7TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM IN AFGHANISTAN. HIS UNIQUE TALENTS AND DEDICATED EFFORTS ENABLED SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS WHICH RESULTED IN HIS COMMANDER'S EFFECTIVE PROSECUTION OF COALITION OBJECTIVES AND EXPLOITION OF ENEMY VULNERABILITIES, AS WELL AS IMPROVEMENT TO QUALITY OF LIFE FOR LOCAL POPULATIONS. HIS INITIATIVE, COMMITMENT AND COURAGE ARE IN THE FINEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AS EMBODIED IN THE COLONEL DONALD G. COOK, USMC AWARD.
3. I AM EQUALLY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE LIEUTENANT COLONEL JOHN D. HEYE, USMCR AS THIS YEAR'S COLONEL JAMES L. JONES AWARD RECIPIENT. LIEUTENANT COLONEL HEYE DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AS THE OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, COMPANY LEVEL INTELLIGENCE CELL (CLIC) PROGRAM, MARINE  CORPS INTELLIGENCE SCHOOLS. HE WAS THE CATALYST FOR IMPLEMENTING THE URGENT NEED FOR A COMPANY LEVEL INTELLIGENCE TRAINING CAPABILITY. HAVING TRAINED OVER 3,000 MARINES IN COMPANY LEVEL INTELLIGENCE, HIS DEDICATION AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS HAVE DIRECTLY IMPACTED THE OPERATING FORCES BY ENSURING MARINES HAVE THE TOOLS TO APPLY INTELLIGENCE AT THE LOWEST TACTICAL LEVEL. HIS INNOVATION, TENACITY, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY EPITOMIZE THE VALUES AND COMMITMENT IN THE LONG AND DISTINGUISHED TRADITION OF THE CITIZEN MARINE EMDODIED IN THE COLONEL JAMES L. JONES, USMC AWARD.
4. BOTH CAPTAIN OSBORNE AND LIEUTENANT COLONEL HEYE WILL BE HONORED AT AN AWARDS BANQUET IN THE WASHINGTON D.C. AREA HOSTED BY NMIA ON 17 MAY 2009. I'D LIKE TO EXTEND CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF THESE MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ENABLE SUCH OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO OUR CORPS. I KNOW ALL MARINES ARE PROUD OF THESE DESERVING RECIPIENTS. 
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. M. LAKE, DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, HEADQUARTERS, U. S. MARINE CORPS.//