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MARADMIN 079/08
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SUBJ/SOLICITATION FOR NOMINEES FOR THE 2008 COLONEL DONALD G. COOK, /USMC AWARD AND COLONEL JAMES L. JONES, USMCR AWARD//
POC/RANDY HARRILL/LCDR/UNIT:HQMC (IJ)/-/TEL:703-614-2522/TEL:224-2522
/EMAIL:RANDOLPH.HARRILL@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE NATIONAL MILITARY INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATION
(NMIA) SPONSORS THE SUBJECT ANNUAL AWARDS TO RECOGNIZE PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AND EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION TO DUTY IN MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE.  THE COLONEL DONALD G. COOK AWARD IS PRESENTED TO A MARINE CORPS ACTIVE DUTY (OFFICER OR ENLISTED) OR GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONAL.  THE COL JAMES L. JONES AWARD IS PRESENTED TO A MARINE CORPS RESERVE (OFFICER OR ENLISTED)
INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONAL.
2.  THE ACTIVE DUTY/CIVILIAN AWARD IS NAMED IN HONOR OF COLONEL DONALD G. COOK, USMC, WHO WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR GALLANTRY.  COL COOK'S SERVICE AS AN INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONAL INCLUDED EXEMPLARY CONDUCT AND RESISTANCE WHILE A PRISONER OF WAR IN VIETNAM FROM DEC 1964 TO DEC 1967, ULTIMATELY GIVING HIS LIFE AS A PRISONER OF WAR.
3.  THE RESERVE AWARD IS NAMED IN HONOR OF COLONEL JAMES L. JONES, USMCR.  COL JONES WAS A DECORATED WORLD WAR II INTELLIGENCE OFFICER AND PIONEER OF EXPEDITIONARY FORCE RECONNAISSANCE.  RESUMING CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT IN 1946, COL JONES WAS THE EMBODIMENT OF THE CITIZEN MARINE.
4.  NOMINATIONS FOR THIS YEAR'S AWARDS MUST BE RECEIVED BY HQMC I NLT 14 MAR 08.  ELIGIBILITY FOR THE ACTIVE DUTY AWARD IS LIMITED TO THOSE WHO WILL REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY THROUGH 1 JUL 08.  ELIGIBILITY FOR THE RESERVE AWARD IS LIMITED TO THOSE RESERVISTS WHO WILL BE ON ACTIVE DUTY OR IN A DRILLING RESERVE STATUS THROUGH 1 JUL 08.
PACKAGES MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
A. JUSTIFICATION.  NARRATIVE OF NOMINEE'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE LAST 12-18 MONTHS (SINGLE-SPACED, 2 PAGE LIMIT).  EMPHASIS SHOULD BE ON CONTENT OVER VOLUME.
B.  SHORT BIOGRAPHY (NO GREATER THAN 1 PAGE).
C.  PROPOSED CITATION (NO GREATER THAN 1 PAGE).
5.  ADDITIONAL INFO AND AN AWARDS SUBMISSION TEMPLATE/SAMPLE FORMAT CAN BE FOUND ON THE HQMC I SIPRNET WEBSITE:
WWW.HQMC.USMC.SMIL.MIL/INTEL/INTEL_HOME.HTM. NOMINEE PACKAGES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED SOFTCOPY VIA UNCLASS E-MAIL TO THE POC LISTED BELOW.
MAIL RECORD HARDCOPY TO HQMC I, 2 NAVY ANNEX, ATTN: LCDR RANDY HARRILL, WASHINGTON DC 20380-1775.  COMMANDS SUBMITTING NOMINATIONS SHOULD NOTIFY HQMC POC LISTED BELOW ASAP TO FACILITATE TRACKING AND STAFFING.  UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AND PRE-COORDINATED, ALL SUBMITTED DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE KEPT AT THE UNCLASSIFIED LEVEL.  THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE'S SELECTION FOR EACH AWARD WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA RMSG IN EARLY APR 08.
6.  THIS YEAR'S AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE ANNUAL NMIA AWARDS BANQUET SCHEDULED FOR 4 MAY 07 AT THE MCLEAN HILTON IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON, DC AREA.  RECIPIENTS AND THEIR SPOUSES ARE THE GUESTS OF NMIA AT THE AWARDS BANQUET, BUT TAD FUNDING FOR THE
AWARDEES IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NOMINATING COMMAND.
7.  POC IS LCDR RANDY HARRILL AT 703-614-2522 OR DSN 224-2522, FAX
703-614-5888 OR DSN 224-5888, OR EMAIL RANDOLPH.HARRILL@USMC.MIL.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. M. LAKE, DIRECTOR, INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT, HEADQUARTERS, U. S. MARINE CORPS.//
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