R 061558Z MAY 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
ALMAR 017/13
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/MAJOR DOUGLAS A. ZEMBIEC AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP FOR CY2012//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. I HAVE APPROVED THE SELECTION OF CAPTAIN MATTHEW P. MANOUKIAN, 1ST MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS BATTALION, MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS REGIMENT, U.S. MARINE CORPS FORCES, SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND, AS THE CY2012 RECIPIENT OF THE ZEMBIEC AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP. CAPTAIN MANOUKIAN WAS AN EXEMPLARY LEADER WITH ASTUTE TACTICAL ACUMEN. THE AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED POSTHUMOUSLY TO CAPTAIN MANOUKIAN'S PARENTS.
2. INFORMATION AND COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE AWARD PRESENTATION WILL BE SENT SEPARATELY.
3. SEMPER FIDELIS, JAMES F. AMOS, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//