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R 161910Z APR 01 ZYB MIN PSN 438961J31
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N09B//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS
NAVADMIN 090/01
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON/N09B//
 
SUBJ/2001 NAVAL SHORE ACTIVITIES SAILOR OF THE YEAR (SOY)//
 
RMKS/1.  IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I ANNOUNCE AME1(AW)
EGDON A. VILLENA AS THE VCNO NAVAL SHORE ACTIVITIES SAILOR OF THE
YEAR.
 
2.  PETTY OFFICER VILLENA WAS NOMINATED BY NAVAIRSYSCOM.  HE WAS
SELECTED FROM A FIELD OF FIVE OUTSTANDING CANDIDATES
REPRESENTING THE FINEST PETTY OFFICERS SERVING ASHORE.  A
HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE OTHER FINALISTS:
      NAME                           NOMINATING COMMAND
HM1(DV) KENNETH R. MELER              BUMED
                                     (BUMED)
IS1(SW) LAURA E. BRASHEAR             COMUSNAVCENT
                                     (COMUSNAVCENT BAHRAIN)
CTR1(SG) CHRISTIAN D. PALAMARCHUCK    NAVSECGRUACT
                                     (NAVSECGRUACT HQ)
SK1(AW) CALIXTO M. ESTELLA            MSC
                                     (MSCFE)
 
3.  THE COMPETITION WAS EXTREMELY KEEN AND CHARACTERIZED THE
HIGH CALIBER OF SAILORS SERVING ASHORE THROUGHOUT THE
WORLD.  FINALISTS REPRESENTED THEIR COMMANDS IMPRESSIVELY
AND CAN BE PROUD OF THIS SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT.
 
4.  PETTY OFFICER VILLENA WILL COMPETE FOR THE 2001 CNO SHORE
SAILOR OF THE YEAR COMPETITION IN WASHINGTON DC.
 
5.  RELEASED BY RDML G. L. TALBOT JR., DIRECTOR NAVY STAFF.//
 
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