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UNCLAS //N05354//
ALMAR 102/98
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC/MPE//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 1998 NATIONAL IMAGE, INC. MERITORIOUS
SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS//
REF/A/GENADMIN/CMC/MPE/301003ZJAN98//
AMPN/REF A IS NATIONAL IMAGE AWARD NOMINATION ALMAR 045/98//
POC/M. REILLY/CAPT/PRIPHN:(703)693-2565/-/-/SECPHN:DSN 223-2565/-//
RMKS/1.  THE REFERENCE SOLICITED NOMINATIONS FOR THE 1998 NATIONAL
IMAGE, INC. MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD.  NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED AND
A BOARD WAS HELD, UTILIZING THE AWARD CRITERIA SET BY IMAGE.  THIS
YEAR'S AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE MAJOR ISMAEL ORTIZ, FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND
LEADERSHIP INSTRUCTOR, U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY, AND GUNNERY SERGEANT
CARLOS VAZQUEZ OF HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON, MARINE
CORPS AIR STATION, BEAUFORT, SC.
2.  THE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE RECIPIENTS ON 21 MAY 1998 AT
THE MILITARY AWARDS BANQUET TO BE HELD IN SAN DIEGO, CA.
3.  CMC (MPE) WILL FUND TAD TO THE MILITARY AWARDS BANQUET FOR THE
AWARD RECIPIENTS.  RECIPIENTS SHOULD CONTACT THE POC ASAP TO RECEIVE
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS.
4.  CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR'S RECIPIENTS AND THEIR COMMANDS.//
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