U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jimmy D. Shea/Released 120222-M-0000S-005.jpg
Feb 22, 2012
Lt. Gen. Willie J. Williams presents Sgt. Maj. Ramona Cook, sergeant major, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, with the Stars and Stripes award at the 7th Annual Stars and Stripes Dinner, part of the 26th Annual National Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Science Technology Engineer Math (STEM) Global Competitiveness Conference, Feb. 17, Philadelphia. Cook is the first enlisted servicemember to receive the award which recognizes pioneers who have achieved career gains in government, merited lifetime achievement recognition and have energized their companies and their communities alike. Gen. James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps, was the keynote speaker, and stressed the importance of reaching out to the best and brightest technology minds in the country. This is the first year the Marine Corps hosted the Stars and Stripes Dinner.
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