R 150929Z SEP 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0556/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MR//
SUBJ/19TH ANNUAL SECRETARY OF DEFENSE COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS AWARD RECIPIENT//
REF/A/MSGID:-MARADMIN/173 09/192039Z//
AMPN/REF A IS THE 19TH ANNUAL SECRETARY OF DEFENSE COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS AWARD//
POC/MR. ROBERT WILSON/YA02/UNIT:MRRO/-/TEL:703-784-9526//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE REFERENCE SOLICITED NOMINATIONS FOR THE 19TH ANNUAL SECRETARY OF DEFENSE COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS AWARD.  THIS AWARD IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS EFFORTS BY EACH OF THE MILITARY SERVICES, DEFENSE AGENCIES, AND THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.
2.  THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SELECTED MCB CAMP PENDLETON'S DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION CAMPAIGN AS THE MARINE CORPS AWARD RECIPIENT.
3.  IN ADDITION TO MCB CAMP PENDLETON, MCB CAMP LEJEUNE, MCCS CAMP SMEDLEY D. BUTLER, AND MCAS BEAUFORT COMPETED FOR THE AWARD.  THEY ARE COMMENDED FOR THEIR DRUG AWARENESS EFFORTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR COMMUNITIES.  THEIR EFFORTS REFLECT OUR CONTINUING EFFORT TO TAKE CARE OF MARINES.
4.  AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED DURING A RED RIBBON WEEK CEREMONY ON 23 OCT 09 AT 0930 AT THE PENTAGON HALL OF HEROES. DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE AWARD PRESENTATION WILL BE PROVIDED TO MCB CAMP PENDLETON VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY NF6 (SES) T.R. LARSEN, DIRECTOR, PERSONAL AND FAMILY READINESS DIVISION.//