ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 311735Z MAY 00 ZYB MIN PSN 087866J35 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N05354// NAVADMIN 137/00 MSGID/GENADMIN/PERS00J// SUBJ/NATIONAL IMAGE, INC. MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD SELECTIONS// REF/A/RMG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/301506ZMAR00// AMPN/NAVADMIN 072/00 ANNOUNCED THE NATIONAL IMAGE, INC. CONFERENCE AND SOLICITED NAVY NOMINATIONS FOR SUBJ AWARD.// RMKS/1. IT IS A GREAT PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THE SELECTION OF CAPT HENRY GONZALES, JR., USN, AND IT3(SW) MARIA M. CAMPOS, USN, AS THE 2000 NAVY RECIPIENTS OF THE NATIONAL IMAGE, INC. MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD. CAPT GONZALES SERVES AS COMMANDER, NAVY RECRUITING REGION WEST AND IT3(SW) CAMPOS IS ASSIGNED TO USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74). 2. THE MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD, PRESENTED BY THE NATIONAL IMAGE, INC. ORGANIZATION, RECOGNIZES TWO MILITARY MEMBERS FROM EACH SERVICE FOR OUTSTANDING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY. CAPT GONZALES AND IT3(SW) CAMPOS WERE SELECTED FROM A PARTICULARLY COMPETITIVE LIST OF DESERVING AND HIGHLY QUALIFIED NAVY NOMINEES. THE REMARKABLE CALIBER OF ALL NOMINEES WAS IMPRESSIVE. 3. CAPT GONZALES AND IT3(SW) CAMPOS WILL BE FORMALLY RECOGNIZED ON 8 JUN 00, DURING THE NATIONAL IMAGE, INC. "SALUTE TO HISPANICS IN THE MILITARY" AWARDS BANQUET TO BE HELD AT THE WESTIN RIO MAR HOTEL IN RIO GRANDE, PUERTO RICO. NAVY PERSONNEL INTERESTED IN THE NATIONAL IMAGE, INC. CONFERENCE AND THE AWARDS BANQUET CAN VIEW DETAILS AT WEB SITE WWW.NATIONALIMAGEINC.ORG. NAVY POC IS LCDR HENRY CASTILLO AT (703) 614-2008/DSN 224, EMAIL P00J2@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL. 4. RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1.// BT