R 020950Z SEP 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
UNCLAS
ALMAR 042/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/HS//
SUBJ/2005 MARINE CORPS ASSOCIATION LTJG OSBORNE AND DN
/CHRISTENSEN, JR., MEMORIAL AWARDS//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  I TAKE GREAT PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS
OF THE MARINE CORPS ASSOCIATION'S LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE (LTJG)
WEEDON E. OSBORNE AND THE DENTALMAN (DN) THOMAS A. CHRISTENSEN,
JR., MEMORIAL AWARDS.
2.  THE LTJG WEEDON E. OSBORNE AWARD HONORS A DENTAL OFFICER WHO
EXHIBITS SUPERIOR LEADERSHIP WHILE SERVING WITH THE FMF.  THIS
YEAR'S RECIPIENT IS LT RASHA HANNA, DENTAL CORPS, USNR, WHO IS
ASSIGNED TO 3D DENTAL BATTALION, 3D FSSG.  LT RASHA'S INSPIRATIONAL
LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO
OPERATIONAL READINESS.
3.  THE DN THOMAS A. CHRISTENSEN, JR., AWARD IS PRESENTED TO A
DENTAL TECHNICIAN IN RECOGNITION OF SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
FMF.  THIS YEAR'S RECIPIENT IS DT3 (FMF) CHRISTOPHER D. BAIRD, USN,
WHO IS ASSIGNED TO 2D DENTAL BATTALION, 2D FSSG.  DT3 BAIRD'S
CONTRIBUTIONS WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN IMPROVING THE OPERATIONAL
READINESS OF SUPPORTED MARINE UNITS.  
4.  LT HANNA AND DT3 BAIRD WERE SELECTED FROM A LIST OF NOMINEES
FROM AROUND THE MARINE CORPS.  THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF ALL NOMINEES
WERE EXEMPLARY, MAKING THE COMPETITION EXTREMELY KEEN.
5.  ADDITIONAL INFO AND COORDINATION OF AWARD PRESENTATIONS WILL BE
FORWARDED BY SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
6.  CONGRATULATIONS TO LT HANNA AND DT3 BAIRD FOR A JOB WELL DONE,
AND TO ALL NOMINEES WHO HAVE PERFORMED COMMENDABLY IN SUPPORT OF THE
NAVY-MARINE CORPS TEAM.
7.  SEMPER FIDELIS, M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//