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SUBJ/ROY WILKINS RENOWN SERVICE AWARD SELECTION//
 
RMKS/1.  IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I ANNOUNCE THE SELECTION OF
COMMANDER LINDA A. MURAKATA, MC, USNR, AS THE 2000 NAVY RECIPIENT
OF THE ROY WILKINS RENOWNED SERVICE AWARD.  CDR MURAKATA CURRENTLY
SERVES AS A PATHOLOGIST AT THE ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY
IN WASHINGTON DC.
 
2.  THIS AWARD, PRESENTED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE
ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (NAACP), RECOGNIZES ONE MILITARY MEMBER
FROM EACH SERVICE FOR MAKING SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE AREAS
OF CIVIL/HUMAN RIGHTS, RACE RELATIONS, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, AFFIRMATIVE
ACTION, HUMAN RESOURCES AND/OR PUBLIC SERVICE.  CDR MURAKATA WAS
SELECTED FROM A HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND VERY COMPETITIVE LIST OF
NOMINEES WHOSE SELFLESS CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR NAVY AND OUR NATION ARE
TRULY REMARKABLE.  I EXTEND MY SINCEREST CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE
NOMINEES FOR SERVING OTHERS SO PROUDLY.
 
3.  CDR MURAKATA WILL BE FORMALLY RECOGNIZED ON 12 JUL 00 DURING THE
NAACP ARMED FORCES AWARDS BANQUET AT THE RENAISSANCE HOTEL IN
BALTIMORE, MD.  NAVY PERSONNEL INTERESTED IN THE NAACP CONVENTION AND
AWARDS BANQUET CAN VIEW DETAILS AT WEB SITE WWW.NAACP.ORG.  THE
NAVY POC IS LT WANDA D. CHANDLER AT (703) 695-2824/DSN 225, E-MAIL
P00J3@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL.
 
4.  RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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