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

1. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE NOMINEES FOR THE 2004
"COLONEL DONALD G. COOK AWARD" AND THE "COLONEL JAMES L. JONES
AWARD." THESE AWARDS FROM THE NATIONAL MILITARY INTELLIGENCE
ASSOCIATION (NMIA) RECOGNIZE PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AND EXCEPTIONAL
DEDICATION TO DUTY FOR AN ACTIVE DUTY (OR CIVILIAN) AND RESERVE
MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONAL RESPECTIVELY. SELECTING A
SINGLE WINNER FOR EACH AWARD FROM AMONG THE MANY OUTSTANDING AND
DESERVING CANDIDATES WAS EXCEPTIONALLY CHALLENGING. 
2. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE LTCOL MICHAEL S. GROEN, G-2 OF 1ST
MARINE DIVISION, I MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, AS THIS YEAR'S COOK
AWARD WINNER. LTCOL GROEN WAS SELECTED FOR HIS OUTSTANDING
INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF), PROVIDING
INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO THE COMMANDING GENERAL AND SUBORDINATE UNITS
THAT WAS CONSPICUOUSLY CRITICAL TO SUCCESSFUL COMBAT OPERATIONS. 
LTCOL GROEN'S CONTRIBUTIONS IN OPERATIONAL PLANNING AND EXECUTION
PROVIDE A STANDARD OF PROFESSIONALISM THAT ALL INTELLIGENCE
PROFESSIONALS SHOULD STRIVE TO ATTAIN. WE ARE PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE
LTCOL GROEN'S EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE AND DEVOTION TO DUTY.
3. I AM EQUALLY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE GYSGT CAMILLE A. HAMADANI AS
THIS YEAR'S JONES AWARD WINNER. AS A CI/HUMINT EXPLOITATION TEAM
(HET) MEMBER AND ARABIC LINGUIST, IST INTELLIGENCE BATTALION, 1ST
MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, GYSGT HAMADANI PROVIDED INVALUABLE
TRANSLATION AND INTERROGATION SERVICES UNDER CHALLENGING COMBAT
CONDITIONS DURING OIF. A MEMBER OF I MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
AUGMENTATION COMMAND ELEMENT (I MACE), GYSGT HAMADANI IS AN
OUTSTANDING INAUGUARAL RECIPIENT OF THIS FIRST EVER NMIA MARINE
CORPS RESERVE AWARD. HE EPITOMIZES THE VALUES AND COMMITMENT IN THE
LONG AND DISTINGUISHED TRADITION OF THE CITIZEN MARINE EMDODIED IN
THE JONES AWARD. 
4. AGAIN, WELL DONE TO ALL THE NOMINEES. KEEP CHARGING! MR.
MICHAEL H. DECKER, DIRINT, SENDS.