R 030302Z NOV 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 620/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MR//
SUBJ/SPIRIT OF HOPE AWARD//
REF/A/MSGID:MARADMIN 103/10/-//
AMPN/CY 2009 "SPIRIT OF HOPE" AWARD RECIPIENT//
POC/MR. BRYAN DRIVER/GS-12/UNIT:MRQ/-/TEL:703-784-9517//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  REFERENCE A REQUESTED NOMINATIONS FOR THE CY 2009 "SPIRIT OF HOPE" AWARD.
2.  BACKGROUND.  THE "SPIRIT OF HOPE" AWARD WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE WIEGAND FOUNDATION IN 1997 IN HONOR OF MR. BOB HOPE.  THE "SPIRIT OF HOPE" AWARD IS PRESENTED TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO EMBODY THE VALUES OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE MILITARY: DUTY, HONOR, COURAGE, LOYALTY, COMMITMENT AND INTEGRITY.
3.  DISCUSSION.  THE 2009 MARINE CORPS "SPIRIT OF HOPE" AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE MR. JACK AND MRS. NINA BAUGH OF OCEANSIDE, CA. WITH TIRELESS DETERMINATION AND UNSTOPPABLE POSITIVE ATTITUDES, THEY PROVIDED SUPPORT TO THOUSANDS OF MARINES, SAILORS, AND THEIR FAMILIES STATIONED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE BAUGH'S COORDINATED SHIPPING OF CARE PACKAGES AND SUPPORTED PRE-DEPLOYMENT EVENTS, RETURN AND REUNION EVENTS, SIGN PAINTING PARTIES, AND HOLIDAY DINNERS.  THEIR DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS REFLECT GREAT CREDIT UPON THEMSELVES AND THE LEGACY OF SELFLESS SERVICE EMBODIED BY MR.BOB HOPE.  AN AWARD PRESENTATION WAS CONDUCTED AT THE PENTAGON ON OCTOBER 26, 2010.
4.  ALSO NOMINATED FOR THEIR DEDICATED SERVICE BUT NOT SELECTED WERE MR. ANTHONY SMALLS, MOBCOM, KANSAS CITY, KS; MRS. MONIQUE RAMIREZ, MCB CAMP PENDLETON, CA; MR. JAMES HENSLEY, ALEDO, TX; MR. CHARLES W.DARSAN, MCB CAMP BULTER, OKINAWA; MRS. MARY J. BRADFORD, MCAS MIRAMAR, CA; MR. RICHARD L. WALKER, MCLB ALBANY, GA; DR. RONALD A.KATZ, LOS ANGLES, CA; THE HAMPTON ROADS COUNSEL OF THE NAVY LEAGUE; AND THE TRAGEDY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY NF6 (SES) T. R. LARSEN, DIRECTOR, PERSONAL AND FAMILY READINESS DIVISION.//