R 272230Z JAN 15
MARADMIN 044/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC HS//
SUBJ/NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2014 LTJG OSBORNE AND DN CHRISTENSEN, JR. MEMORIAL AWARDS//
POC/JEFFREY COSLETT/HMCS/UNIT:HQMC HEALTH SERVICES/EMAIL: JEFFREY.COSLETT(AT)USMC.MIL/TEL:703-604-4557/ DSN:664-4557//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE NOTIFICATION OF THE WINNERS OF THE 2014 LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE (LTJG) WEEDON E. OSBORNE AND DENTALMAN (DN) THOMAS A. CHRISTENSEN, JR. MEMORIAL AWARDS.
2. THE AWARDS ARE NAMED IN HONOR OF LTJG WEEDON E. OSBORNE, DENTAL CORPS, U.S. NAVY, WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION DURING THE BATTLE OF BELLEAU WOOD IN FRANCE IN 1918; AND DN THOMAS A. CHRISTENSEN, JR., U.S. NAVY, WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION DURING THE KOREAN WAR IN 1950. THE AWARDS ARE PRESENTED ANNUALLY BY THE MARINE CORPS ASSOCIATION TO RECOGNIZE A DENTAL OFFICER AND A HOSPITAL CORPSMAN SERVING IN A DENTAL NEC WHO HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL READINESS.
3. LTJG WEEDON E. OSBORNE AWARD WINNER IS LCDR VINH T. TON FROM 1ST DENTAL BATTALION.
4. DN THOMAS A. CHISTENSEN JR. AWARD WINNER IS HM2(FMF/AW) KIRTNEY S. LIM FROM 3D DENTAL BATTALION.
5. THE NOMINEES FOR THE LTJG WEEDON E, OSBORNE AWARD WERE:
   LT KARSTEN J. HAIN                   2D DENTAL BATTALION
   LT GRANT R. RUTHERFORD               3D DENTAL BATTALION
6.  THE NOMINEES FOR THE DN THOMAS A. CHRISTENSEN AWARD WERE:
    HM2(FMF) KAYLA M. SEIM               1ST DENTAL BATTALION
    HM2(FMF/SW/AW) CHARLEY L. HUBBARD    2D DENTAL BATTALION
6. PLEASE TAKE TIME TO CONGRATULATE THE WINNERS AND THE NOMINEES. THE COMPETETION WAS STRONG AND CLOSE.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY RDML D. A. LANE, HEALTH SERVICES, HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.//