UNCLAS 261721Z APR 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN
MARADMIN 286/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA/MP//
SUBJ/SOLICITATION FOR NOMINATION FOR THE 2007 LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN
/AMERICAN CITIZENS (LULAC) EXCELLENCE IN MILITARY SERVICE AWARD//
POC/R. ALLEN/CAPT/CMC (MPE)/-/TEL:DSN 278-9371/TEL:(703)784-9371//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  CMC (MPE) IS SOLICITING NOMINEES FOR THE 2007
LULAC EXCELLENCE IN MILITARY SERVICE AWARD.  LULAC WILL HOST ITS
78TH NATIONAL CONVENTION FROM 9-14 JULY IN CHICAGO, IL.  CONVENTION
ACTIVITIES INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
SEMINARS, A COLLEGE FAIR, AND A NUMBER OF YOUTH ACTIVITIES.  FOR
REGISTRATION INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.LULAC.ORG.
2.  LULAC WILL HOST THE DOD ARMED FORCES BREAKFAST TO BE HELD ON
12 JULY 2007 WHERE THE EXCELLENCE IN MILITARY SERVICE AWARD WILL BE
PRESENTED TO ONE ACTIVE DUTY AND ONE RESERVE MEMBER FROM EACH BRANCH
OF SERVICE.  THE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED TO "MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE
DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES IN THE WAR ON TERRORISM; WHOSE ACTIVITIES
BEST SUPPORT THE IDEALS OF DUTY, HONOR, COUNTRY, OR WHO BEST
EPITOMIZE THE CORE VALUES AND THE CITIZEN-WARRIOR ATTRIBUTES OF
THEIR RESPECTIVE SERVICE."
3.  COMMANDERS MAY NOMINATE DESERVING MARINES FOR THIS AWARD.  ALL
MARINES, REGARDLESS OF RACE OR ETHNICITY ARE ELIGIBLE.  ELECTRONIC
PACKAGE NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CMC(MPE) POC AT
RUTH.ALLEN@USMC.MIL BY 21 MAY 2007.  HARD COPIES MAY BE MAILED TO
3280 RUSSELL ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134, OR FAXED TO 703-784-9814.
NOMINATIONS WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (1) BLACK AND WHITE OR COLOR
DIGITAL (.JPG FILE), HEAD AND SHOULDER PHOTO IN THE SERVICE "A"
UNIFORM; (2) A TYPEWRITTEN, SINGLE-SPACED NARRATIVE (NOT TO EXCEED
TWO PAGES) DESCRIBING THE NOMINEE'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS, WHICH SUPPORT
THE LULAC AWARD CRITERIA; (3) TYPEWRITTEN, SINGLE-SPACED BIOGRAPHY
(NOT TO EXCEED ONE PAGE) OF THE NOMINEE; (4) A TYPEWRITTEN CITATION
(SINGLE-SPACED, NOT TO EXCEED EIGHTEEN LINES OF NARRATIVE, 12-PITCH
FONT, WITH 1-INCH LEFT AND RIGHT MARGINS) SUMMARIZING THE NOMINEE'S
ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
4.  CMC(MPE) WILL CONDUCT A SPECIAL EMPHASIS AWARD BOARD TO SELECT
THE MARINE AWARDEES (1 ACTIVE AND 1 RESERVE) ON 22 MAY 2007.  THE
AWARD RECIPIENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA MARADMIN.  TRAVEL AND PER
DIEM FOR THE AWARD RECIPIENTS AND ONE FAMILY MEMBER WILL BE FUNDED
BY CMC (MPE).
5.  FOR CONVENTION ATTENDANCE, COMMANDERS AND SUPERVISORS MAY ALLOW
DOD PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN POLICIES AND PROGRAMS AFFECTING THE
EMPLOYMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF MINORITIES AND WOMEN TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THIS EVENT.  EXAMPLES OF PERSONS IN THESE CATEGORIES INCLUDE
CIVILIAN AND MILITARY EQUAL OPPORTUNITY DIRECTORS, SPECIALISTS, AND
ADVISORS; SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM MANAGERS; HUMAN RESOURCE
SPECIALISTS; AND INDIVIDUALS IN COMMAND, SUPERVISORY AND MANAGERIAL
POSITIONS.  COMMANDERS MAY AUTHORIZE TAD ORDERS TO COVER EXPENSES
INCIDENT TO ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION IN THE CONVENTION INCLUDING
TRANSPORTATION, PER DIEM, AND REGISTRATION FEES.
6.  LULAC IS A NON-FEDERAL ENTITY AND IS NOT ENDORSED BY THE USMC.
7.  THIS MESSAGE IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.//