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R 171340Z SEP 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 432/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/MR//
SUBJ/SECRETARY OF DEFENSE COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS AWARD//
REF/A/MARADMIN/CMC/-/192//
REF/B/MEMO/OASD/YMD:20030716//
NARR/REF (A) IS MARADMIN 192/03, FY 2003 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS AWARD. REF (B) IS OASD'S MEMO OF 16 JUL 03
ANNOUNCING THE 2003 AWARD WINNER. //
POC/ERIC HOLLINS/SSGT/MRO/-/TEL:(703) 784-9526
/EMAIL:HOLLINSEC@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. REF (A) SOLICITED NOMINATIONS FOR THE 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. PER REF (B), THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SELECTED MCB CAMP
PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA'S DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION (DDR) CAMPAIGN, AS THE
MARINE CORPS AWARD RECIPIENT. FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR, MCB
CAMP PENDLETON'S DDR CAMPAIGN PROVIDED A STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR
PREVENTION EFFORTS TO PROMOTE A DRUG-FREE POPULATION. THE DDR
PROGRAM PROVIDED PREVENTION EDUCATION TO OVER 9,000 MARINES
AND SAILORS ABOARD CAMP PENDLETON AND TRAINED 139 NEW SACOS. SIXTY
UNITS ABOARD MCB CAMP PENDLETON RECEIVED THE 8-HOUR MARINE DRUG
AWARENESS COURSE.
3. IN ADDITION TO MCB CAMP PENDLETON, MCB CAMP BUTLER, OKINAWA,
JAPAN, MCAS CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, AND MAGTFTC TWENTYNINE
PALMS, CALIFORNIA ALSO COMPETED FOR THIS 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. THERE WILL BE AN AWARD CEREMONY AT THE PENTAGON THE WEEK OF 27
OCT 03 TO RECOGNIZE MCB CAMP PENDLETON'S DDR CAMPAIGN
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. DETAILED INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED TO MCB CAMP
PENDLETON VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.// "