2004 National Image Incorporated Meritorious Service Awards

1. CMC (MPE) IS SOLICITING NOMINEES FOR THE 2004
NATIONAL IMAGE INCORPORATED MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARDS. THE 2004
NATIONAL IMAGE INCORPORATED ANNUAL CONFERENCE WILL TAKE PLACE IN
ORLANDO, FL FROM 6-11 JUN 2004. NATIONAL IMAGE INCORPORATED IS A
PRIVATE, NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1972 TO
ADDRESS THE EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND CIVIL RIGHTS OF ALL
AMERICANS. EACH YEAR NATIONAL IMAGE INCORPORATED PRESENTS
MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARDS TO ONE OFFICER AND ONE ENLISTED MARINE
FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY. THE AWARDS WILL
BE PRESENTED AT NATIONAL IMAGE'S ANNUAL MILITARY AWARDS BANQUET.
2. NOMINEES FOR THE AWARDS MUST HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES TO
THE MARINE CORPS AND THE NATION BY:
A. DISPLAYING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP ABILITIES.
B. PROMOTING CIVIL/HUMAN RIGHTS, RACE RELATIONS, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY,
AND PUBLIC SERVICE.
C. ENDORSING THE INTEGRATION OF MINORITIES AND WOMEN WITHIN THE
ARMED FORCES AMONG HISPANICS.
D. ESTABLISHING A POSITIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARMED FORCES AMONG
HISPANICS.
E. FOSTERING INNOVATIVE AND BENEFICIAL PROGRAMS/RELATIONS WITHIN THE
CIVILIAN COMMUNITY ACROSS ALL RACES AND ETHNICITIES.
F. ADHERING TO THE TENETS OF THE CONSTITUTION, THAT ALL PERSONS ARE
CREATED EQUAL, AND THAT FREEDOM IS A UNIVERSAL RIGHT THAT MUST BE
VIGILANTLY PROTECTED.
3. COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO NOMINATE DESERVING MARINES FOR
THIS AWARD. ALL MARINES, REGARDLESS OF RACE OR ETHNICITY ARE
ELIGIBLE. NOMINATION PACKAGES MUST INCLUDE A SHORT BIOGRAPHY; AN
8X10 BLACK AND WHITE, HEAD AND SHOULDERS PHOTOGRAPH OF THE NOMINEE
IN SERVICE "A" UNIFORM; A DOUBLE-SPACED NARRATIVE OF ACTIONS
PERFORMED AND IMPACT. PACKAGES MUST BE RECEIVED AT CMC (MPE), 3280
RUSSELL ROAD, QUANTICO VA 22134-5103 BY 15 MAR 2004.
4. THE AWARD RECIPIENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA MARADMIN IN LATE APR
2004. TRAVEL FOR THE AWARD RECIPIENTS WILL BE FUNDED BY CMC (MPE).