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SUBJ: DIVERSITY AWARD WINNERS
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SUBJ/DIVERSITY AWARD WINNERS//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE DIVERSITY OF OUR NAVY ENABLES US TO BE THE
MOST OPERATIONALLY CAPABLE FIGHTING FORCE IN THE WORLD.  THE
STRENGTH OF OUR DIVERSITY IS GROUNDED IN THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS,
ABILITY, AND EXPERIENCE OF OUR PEOPLE THAT WE CULTIVATE AND USE TO
LEVERAGE OUR DIFFERENCES AND MAKE BETTER DECISIONS.  THESE
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DECISIONS, IN TURN, MAKE US MORE AGILE, MORE FLEXIBLE, AND MORE
EFFECTIVE.  FOR THIS REASON THE NAVY RECOGNIZES THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
OF THOSE WHO PROMOTE THE VALUE OF OUR DIVERSITY AND CONGRATULATE THE
FOLLOWING AWARDS WINNERS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS.
    A.  CDR LAWRENCE R. VASQUEZ AND LCDR JOHN R. MADRIL ARE
RECIPIENTS OF THE LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS AWARD.
THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE PERSONNEL WHO HAVE
DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES IN THE WAR ON TERRORISM AND WHOSE
ACTIVITIES BEST SUPPORT THE IDEALS OF DUTY, HONOR, AND COUNTRY.
    B.  LCDR KENNETH FINLEY IS THE U.S. NAVY SELECTION FOR THE
FEDERALLY EMPLOYED WOMEN MILITARY SERVICE AWARD, WHICH RECOGNIZES AN
OUTSTANDING MEMBER FROM EACH SERVICE FOR SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTING
TO THEIR SERVICE AND OUR NATION BY PROMOTING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND A
POSITIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE MILITARY.
    C.  LCDR EDUARDO R. FERNANDEZ IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE HISPANIC
ENGINEER NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD CORPORATION AWARD FOR MILITARY
EXCELLENCE AND PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE AREAS OF ENGINEERING,
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND MATH.
2.  COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RECOGNIZE THE DIVERSITY OF OUR NAVY
AND SUPPORT DIVERSITY EVENTS AND ARE REMINDED OF THE ONGOING
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HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH OBSERVANCE, WHICH CONCLUDES 15 OCT 2004.
THE DOD THEME FOR THE OBSERVANCE IS "HISPANIC AMERICANS:  MAKING A
DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR NATION."  FOR MORE INFORMATION
VISIT THE NAVY DIVERSITY DIRECTORATE WEBSITE AT:
WWW.PERSNET.NAVY.MIL/PERS00H OR CONTACT THE NAVY EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
OFFICE AT (901) 874-3881/DSN 882.
3.  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//
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