R 061545Z MAR 15
MARADMIN 105/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS 2014 GEICO MILITARY SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE MARINE CORPS RECIPIENTS OF THE 2014 GEICO MILITARY SERVICE AWARDS, RECOGNIZING ONE ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED MEMBER FROM EACH MILITARY SERVICE AND ONE MEMBER FROM THE RESERVE/NATIONAL GUARD COMPONENTS FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CIVILIAN AND/OR MILITARY COMMUNITY IN THE AREAS OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION, FIRE SAFETY AND FIRE PREVENTION, AND TRAFFIC SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION.
2.  MARINE CORPS AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE:
    A.  2014 GEICO MILITARY SERVICE AWARD: SERGEANT MATTHEW E. MCQUEEN, MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT/EASTERN RECRUITING REGION, PARRIS ISLAND, SC. SERGEANT MCQUEEN'S SELECTION IS BASED ON HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION WITHIN THE MILITARY AND CIVILIAN COMMUNITIES.
    B. NATIONAL GUARD/RESERVE COMPONENTS 2014 GEICO MILITARY SERVICE AWARD: SERGEANT CRANDALL B. THOMSON, MARINE FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 112, MARINE AIRCRAFT GROUP 41, 4TH MARINE AIRCRAFT WING, NAS FORT WORTH JRB, TX. SERGEANT THOMSON'S SELECTION IS BASED ON HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO TRAFFIC SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION.
3.  AWARD RECIPIENTS WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT THE 2014 GEICO MILITARY SERVICE AWARDS CEREMONY TO BE HELD IN WASHINGTON, DC DURING APRIL 2015. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LOGISTICAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED SEPARATELY BY GEICO.
4.  ALL NOMINEES ARE COMMENDED FOR THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MADE TOWARDS THEIR CIVILIAN AND MILITARY COMMUNITIES IN 2014. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL FOR A JOB WELL DONE!
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL JAMES B. LASTER, DIRECTOR, MARINE CORPS STAFF.//