2004 Colonel Donald G. Cook Award and Colonel James L. Jones Award

1. THE NATIONAL MILITARY INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATION
(NMIA) AWARDS THE COLONEL DONALD G. COOK AWARD ANNUALLY TO A MARINE
CORPS INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONAL--REGULAR OFFICER, ENLISTED OR
CIVILIAN--TO RECOGNIZE PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AND EXCEPTIONAL
DEDICATION TO DUTY. COL DONALD G. COOK, U.S. MARINE CORPS, WAS
POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR GALLANTRY, TO INCLUDE
EXEMPLARY CONDUCT AND RESISTANCE WHILE A PRISONER OF WAR IN VIETNAM
FROM DEC 1964 TO DEC 1967. TRAINED AS A CHINESE LINGUIST, COL COOK
SERVED AS OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, 1ST INTERROGATOR TRANSLATOR TEAM, 1ST
MARINE AIRCRAFT WING, AND BECAME WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS AN EXPERT IN
COMMUNIST INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES. COL COOK VOLUNTEERED AS AN
ADVISOR TO THE SOUTH VIETNAMES MARINES IN DEC 1964, SHORTLY AFTER
WHICH HE WAS CAPTURED--ULTIMATELY PERISHING IN CAPTIVITY. 
2. IN 2004 A SECOND AWARD HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO RECOGNIZE A MARINE
CORPS RESERVE INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONAL--OFFICER OR ENLISTED--FOR
EXCELLENCE AND DEDICATION TO DUTY. THIS NEW AWARD IS NAMED IN HONOR
OF COL JAMES L. JONES, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVE, A
DECORATED WORLD WAR II INTELLIGENCE OFFICER AND PIONEER OF
EXPEDITIONARY RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONS. COL JONES SERVED AS G2
AMPHIBIOUS CORPS, ATLANTIC FLEET; G2 AMPHIBIOUS CORPS, PACIFIC
FLEET; COMMANDING OFFICER, AMPHIBIOUS RECONNAISSANCE COMPANY DURING
THE GILBERT AND MARSHALL ISLANDS CAMPAIGN; AND COMMANDING OFFICER,
AMPHIBIOUS RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION DURING THE
SAIPAN-TINIAN-OKINAWAN CAMPAIGN, WHERE HE WAS AWARDED THE SILVER
STAR. HE THEN RETURNED TO RESERVE AND CIVILIAN LIFE, EXEMPLIFYING
THE CITIZEN MARINE.
3. NOMINATIONS FOR THIS YEAR'S AWARDS MUST BE RECEIVED BY HQMC I NLT
24 MAR 03. ELIGIBILITY FOR THE ACTIVE DUTY AWARD IS LIMITED TO
THOSE WHO WILL REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY THROUGH 1 JUL 04. ELGIBILITY
FOR THE RESERVE AWARD IS LIMITED TO THOSE RESERVISTS WHO WILL BE ON
ACTIVE DUTY OR IN A DRILLING RESERVE STATUS (SMCR OR IMA) THROUGH 1
JUL 04. PACKAGES MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
A. JUSTIFICATION. A SINGLE-SPACED, 1-3 PAGED NARRATIVE OUTLINE OF
NOMINEE'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2003. EMPHASIS
SHOULD BE ON CONTENT OVER VOLUME.
B. SHORT BIOGRAPHY
C. PROPOSED CITATION STATEMENT
3. MAIL PACKAGES TO HQMC I, 2 NAVY ANNEX, ATTN: LCDR ERIC BORIO,
WASHINGTON DC 20380-1775. COMMANDS MAY SUBMIT MULTIPLE NOMINEES; 
ENDORSEMENTS FROM HIGHER ECHELON IS NOT REQUIRED. COMMANDS 
SUBMITTING NOMINATIONS SHOULD NOTIFY HQMC IN ADVANCE TO ENSURE 
PROPER STAFFING. DIRINT'S SELECTIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA RMSG 
IN LATE APR 04.
4. THIS YEAR'S AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE ANNUAL NMIA
AWARDS BANQUET TO HE HELD 16 MAY 04 AT THE SHERATON PREMIER HOTEL,
TYSON'S CORNER, VA. ALTHOUGH NMIA HOSTS RECIPIENTS AND THEIR
SPOUSES AT THE BANQUET, TAD FUNDING FOR THE AWARDEES IS THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NOMINATING COMMAND. 
5. POC IS LCDR ERIC BORIO AT 703-614-2522 OR DSN 224-2522, FAX
703-614-5888 OR DSN 224-5888, OR EMAIL BORIOEE@HQMC.USMC.MIL.