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05 January 2004

MEMORANDUM FOR DISTRIBUTION

Subj: 2004 NSCC OFFICER/INSTRUCTOR/CADETS OF THE YEAR SELECTIONS

Encl:

(1) Officer/Instructor/Cadets of the Year Biographical Profile

1. A selection board, presided over by Mr. James R. Ward, Chairman of the NSCC Advisory Council, met in closed session to select the 2004 Officer/Instructor/NSCC/NLCC Cadets of the Year. I am pleased to approve the recommendations of the board and to announce the honored selectees as follows:

NICHOLAS BRANGO AWARD FOR INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP

LCDR Keith A. Larson, USN (Ret)
Commanding Officer, TWIN CITIES SQUADRON
St Paul, MN
Sponsored by Twin Cities Council, NLUS

JUDGE ROBERT T.S. COLBY AWARD FOR INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR

Instructor Donald L. Davis, NSCC
HOUSTON DIVISION
Houston, TX
Sponsored by Houston Council, NLUS

WILLIS E. REED NSCC CADET OF THE YEAR

Cadet PO1 Ryan J. Holmes, NSCC
NARS B-1 SQUADRON
Atlanta, GA
Sponsored by the Atlanta Metro Council, NLUS

KEITH T. WEAVER NLCC CADET OF THE YEAR

Cadet Petty Officer First Kimberly D. Franklin, NLCC
CHALLENGER Division, COLUMBIA Company
San Diego, CA
Sponsored by San Diego Council, NLUS

2. Lieutenant Commander Larson, PO1 Ryan Holmes, and SLPO Kimberly Franklin will be invited to attend the Navy League Convention in San Diego, CA, from 9 to 12 June 2004, as guests of the Navy League and the Naval Sea Cadet Corps. Instructor D. Davis will be honored at appropriate ceremonies with his sponsor.

3. Biographical sketches of Lieutenant Commander Larson, Instructor Davis, NSCC PO1 Holmes, and NLCC Cadet Franklin are enclosed for your information.


H. W. Learson

Copy to:
President, NLUS
NSCC Board of Directors/Officers
Nicholas Brango
Mrs. Willis E. Reed
Judge R. T. S. Colby
NSCC Headquarters Representatives
NSCC Regional/Associate Regional Directors
NSCC/NLCC Commanding Officers