MARADMINS : 389/06
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MARADMIN 389/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC I//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATION AWARD WINNERS FOR 2006//
REF/A/MSGID:MARADMIN 165-06/CMC WASHINGTON DC/100732ZAPR2006//
AMPN/REF A IS THE 13TH ANNUAL SOLICITATION FOR NOMINEES FOR THE
MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATION, INC'S AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
PROGRAM.//
POC/J. P. WEST/LTCOL/CMC WASHINGTON DC IPP/-/TEL:DSN 223-5424
/EMAIL:JAMES.WEST@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE 2006 (13TH ANNUAL)
MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATION, INC. (MCIA, INC.) AWARD
WINNERS. THE AWARDS PROGRAM REPRESENTS A SUPERB OPPORTUNITY TO
RECOGNIZE ACTIVE DUTY, RESERVE OR CIVILIAN MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE
PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE MADE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO MARINE CORPS
INTELLIGENCE. THE COMMANDANT AND DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE WISH TO
EXPRESS THEIR PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH AWARDEE AND THE
COMMANDING OFFICERS WHO TOOK THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE THESE MARINES.
AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED DURING MCIA-INC'S ANNUAL REUNION AND
CONVENTION 05-08 SEPTEMBER 2006 IN DENVER, CO.
2. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS WERE SELECTED AS THE RECIPIENTS OF
THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL AWARDS:
A. AWARD: MCIA SGT CHARLES ARNDT INTELLIGENCE NCO OF THE YEAR AWARD.
WINNER: SGT RONYEAH I. MELENDEZ
UNIT: 1ST INTEL BN, I MEF
B. AWARD: MCIA MGYSGT SAMUEL C. PLOTT INTELLIGENCE STAFF NCO OF THE
YEAR AWARD.
WINNER: SSGT BRIAN J. ST LEDGER
UNIT: 1ST INTEL BN, I MEF
C. AWARD: MCIA LTCOL MICHAEL D. KUSZEWSKI MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE
OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD.
WINNER: 1ST LT BENJAMIN R. HEREDIA
UNIT: 1ST INTEL BN, I MEF
D. AWARD: LTCOL WAYNE B. MASON INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
WINNER: LTCOL SIDNEY G. ZELLER
UNIT: TTECG, 29 PALMS, CA
E. AWARD: MARINE INTELLIGENCE CIVILIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
WINNER: MR. RUSSELL D. MEADE
UNIT: HQMC
E. AWARD: INTELLIGENCE LITERARY AWARD
WINNER: LTCOL GEORGE W. SMITH JR.
UNIT: CO 1ST FORCERECON CO.
3. INFORMATION ON EACH AWARD AND AWARD WINNER IS AVAILABLE IN THE
AWARDS SECTION OF MCIA INC'S HOME PAGE AT HTTP:/WWW.MCIA-INC.ORG.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE THROUGH MCIA-INC VICE PRESIDENT,
BRUCE HARDER (COL, USMC RET), (703) 602-1890, EMAIL:
HARDERBR@AOL.COM OR BRUCE.HARDER@OSD.MIL.//