Announcement of the 2003 Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC) Meritorious Service Award Recipient

1. THE REFERENCE SOLICITED NOMINATIONS FOR THE
FEDERAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COUNCIL MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD. 
THE AWARD RECIPIENT WAS IDENTIFIED UTILIZING THE AWARD CRITERIA
ESTABLISHED BY FAPAC. WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS
YEAR'S AWARD RECIPIENT IS GUNNERY SERGEANT LUIS DEPASION V
OF 8TH COMMUNICATION BATTALION, II MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.
2. THE FAPAC MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED TO
GUNNERY SERGEANT DEPASION ON 14 MAY 2003 AT THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATION LUNCHEON 
TO BE HELD AT THE CRYSTAL GATEWAY MARRIOTT, 1700 JEFFERSON
DAVIS HIGHWAY, CRYSTAL CITY, VA. CMC (MPE) WILL PROVIDE TAD
FUNDING FOR THE AWARD RECIPIENT. RECIPIENT SHOULD CONTACT THE
POC ASAP TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
3. CONGRATULATIONS TO GUNNERY SERGEANT DEPASION AND HIS COMMAND.