R 251603Z Nov 14
MARADMIN 617/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MR//
SUBJ/CY13 SPIRIT OF HOPE AWARD SELECTION//
REF/A/DOD DA&M/10JAN2013//
REF/B/MSGID: MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC, MRA MR/120929ZMAR2014//
NARR/REF A IS DODI 1005.14, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPIRIT OF HOPE (SOH) AWARD. REF B IS MARADMIN 108/14, CY 2013 SPIRIT OF HOPE AWARD NOMINATION PROCEDURES AND DEADLINES.//
POC/MR. BRYAN DRIVER/GS-13/MRQ/-/TEL: 703-432-2272/DSN:378-2272/EMAIL:DRIVERBR(AT)USMC-MCCS.ORG//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE REFERENCES REQUESTED NOMINATIONS FOR THE CY 2013 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 2013 MARINE CORPS SPIRIT OF HOPE AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE MRS. MARJORIE L. MILLER AND MR. ARTHUR P. MILLER, THE PRINCIPAL TRUSTEES OF THE REAR ADMIRAL CHARLES H. AND MARJORIE L. LYMAN TRUST. THE TRUST'S MISSION PRIORITIES ARE TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT SAILORS, MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES. AS THE PRINCIPAL TRUSTEES OF THE LYMAN TRUST, THEIR COMMITMENT AND GENEROUS FINANCIAL DONATIONS TOWARD ENHANCING THE LIVES OF SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES MADE POSITIVE AND ENDURING DIFFERENCES TO SAILORS AND MARINES SERVING AROUND THE WORLD AND EPITOMIZE THE SPIRIT OF BOB HOPE AND WAS IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICES. AN AWARD PRESENTATION WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE PENTAGON ON 11 DEC 2014.
4.  ALSO NOMINATED FOR THEIR DEDICATED SERVICE BUT NOT SELECTED WERE 1STLT RICHARD A. HAYEK, MARINE AVIATION WEAPONS AND TACTICS SQUADRON ONE, MCAS YUMA, AZ; MR. JOHN T. VIGIANO, HOPE FOR THE WARRIORS FOUNDATION, DEER PARK, NY; AND THE MARINES OF MARINE CORPS DETACHEMNT, FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY SES, C. WHITMAN LACY, DIRECTOR, NAF BUSINESS AND SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION.//