TreeStandBowHunter Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Well folks, today was the big day. I made a thread in here about a month ago about being put up for the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation medal. Well today, I was actually presented it from the Commander. It's hard to get these medals, so therefore I already gave myself a pat on the back several times. Just another citation to put up on my "I love me wall" The Citation reads... MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS ELECTRONIC KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MANAGER (EKMS), AND FIELD MESS CHIEF, MARINE WING SUPPORT SQUADRON 274, MARINE WING SUPPORT GROUP 27, 2D MARINE AIRCRAFT WING, FROM SEPTEMBER 2002 TO NOVEMBER 2004. DURING THIS PERIOD, STAFF SERGEANT MILLER DEMONSTRATED EXTRAORDINARY LEVELS OF INITIATIVE, LEADERSHIP, AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE. WHILE SERVING AT MCAS CHERRY POINT MESS HALL, HE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN INITIATING THE CHEF OF THE QUARTER AWARD PROGRAM. HIS IDEAS AND INSIGHTFULNESS HARNESSED THE COMPETITIVE AND CREATIVE SPIRIT OF MESS HALL COOKS, WHICH RAISED THE OVERALL QUALITY OF FOOD SERVICE ON STATION. AS THE EKMS MANAGER, HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVER 500 PIECES OF CRYPTOGRAPHIC ITEMS AND KEY MATERIAL VALUED AT OVER 2.5 MILLION DOLLARS. HE PERSONALLY ENSURED THE SAFEGUARD, ACCOUNTABILITY AND RELIABLE OPERATION OF THIS EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL. HIS SUPERIOR ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND KEEN ATTENTION TO DETAIL ENSURED THAT THE SQUADRON NEVER RECEIVED A RATING LOWER THAN "OUTSTANDING" ON ANY INSPECTION. BY HIS NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY, SSGT MILLER REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Re: Rcvd Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal today Congratulations Mike! you da man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Re: Rcvd Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal today Congrads Mike!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion_70 Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Re: Rcvd Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal today Congrats!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Re: Rcvd Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal today Congratulations from the far North Mike...(better than the far Left ...LOL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Re: Rcvd Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal today You da man TSB--A big okie congrats todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dartonman Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Re: Rcvd Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal today Congrads......kudo's and back pats sent from Illinois....al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Re: Rcvd Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal today Way to go Mike, congrats!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherguy Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Re: Rcvd Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal today Congrats! That should look good on a resume if you retire from the military! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierbuck Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Re: Rcvd Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal today Clearly important behind the scenes stuff, there. Thanks for your service. Wasn't it Napoleon who said that an army (forgive the phrasing) runs on its stomach? HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Re: Rcvd Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal today Congrats again Devil Dog!!! Semper fi... Man, I love the new cammies and boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Re: Rcvd Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal today Excellent! Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshM Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Re: Rcvd Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal today awesome..congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Re: Rcvd Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal today Congratulations! You can indeed blow your own horn on that one! Of course, be careful not to blow it too hard because then you might end up blowing out the other end!! LOL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjones Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Re: Rcvd Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal today congrats!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 Re: Rcvd Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal today Congrats Mike!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archerjg Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 Re: Rcvd Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal t Congratulations on your award. Archerjg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIwhitetailhunter Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 Re: Rcvd Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal t Congratulations. Salute!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeStandBowHunter Posted March 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 Re: Rcvd Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal today [ QUOTE ] Man, I love the new cammies and boots. [/ QUOTE ] Man, so do I You know what, at first when they came out with these new cammies a few years ago, I didn't agree with them because Marines were always known to be in their pressed starched cammies and nice shiny boots.....man...the new cammie thing was the best thing they could have done They are more comfortable, you just wash them and throw them in the dryer and shake them out and their like new. The boots are a sweuade(sp). No more wasting time shining boots at night. We have digital woodland and digital desert and the individual Marine most times can opt to which set he or she wants to wear. I alternate weekly. The other services are now going to copy off of us here in the near future. I already seen the Air Force and Navy cammies that they are coming out with. This time the Marines were smart though, they got the design patened so nobody else can use the same pattern. FYI..the old cammie style was actually designed by the Marine Corps back in the 80's. Once the Marines started to wear them, the other services started to wear them as well. The design was made to make the Marines stick out because so often in combat, Marines are confused with Soldiers wether it was good or bad. So therefore to prevent that from happening again, they got this new digital pattern patened. The other services might be coming out with a digital pattern, but it will not be the same as ours. Kudos to the smart guy who thought of all this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 Re: Rcvd Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal today OOH RAH Devil Dog!!! Sure does make me miss the Corps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest outdoorgirl Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 Re: Rcvd Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal today congrats....well deserved....you have every right to be very proud of yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldawg Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 Re: Rcvd Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal today Congrats, Marine. Good job Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 Re: Rcvd Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal today Great job Mike. Congratulations and thanks again for your service to our country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griz Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 Re: Rcvd Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal today Congrats on the metal TSB... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 Re: Rcvd Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal today EYES IN THE BOAT! Congratulations again bud. Thanks for your service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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