R 122111Z DEC 12
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 711/12
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/SPIRIT OF HOPE AWARD//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC, MRA MR/081255ZFEB2012//
AMPN/REF IS MARADMIN 069/12, CY 2011 SPIRIT OF HOPE AWARD NOMINATION
PROCEURES AND DEADLINES.//
POC/MR. BRYAN DRIVER/GS-12/UNIT:MRQ/-/TEL:703-432-2272//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. REFERENCE A REQUESTED NOMINATIONS FOR THE CY 2011 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 2011 MARINE CORPS SPIRIT OF HOPE AWARD RECIPIENT IS MS. PEGGY ROCHON, DIRECTOR OF THE WOUNDED WARRIOR UNIT SUPPORT PROGRAM OF HOPE FOR THE WARRIORS, A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION. MS. ROCHON SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS VOLUNTEERING AND SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR MEMBERS OF ALL BRANCHES OF THE MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE JACKSONVILLE, NC, AREA WHO HAVE BEEN ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY INJURIES OR DEATH WHILE IN COMBAT. MS. ROCHON'S DEDICATION AND OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO MILITARY FAMILY AND THE COMMUNITY EPITOMIZE THE HONOR, VALUES, AND COMMITMENT OF MR. BOB HOPE AND THE SPIRIT OF HOPE AWARD. AN AWARD PRESENTATION WAS CONDUCTED AT THE PENTAGON ON NOVEMBER 15, 2012.
4. ALSO NOMINATED FOR THEIR DEDICATED SERVICE BUT NOT SELECTED WERE MR. AARON J. GRAY JR., MWSS-171, MCAS IWAKUNI JAPAN; and MS. MONIQUE RAMIREZ, MCB CAMP PENDLETON, CA.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN ROBERT E. MILSTEAD JR., DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR MANPOWER AND RESERVER AFFAIRS.//