2012 PROJECT HANDCLASP HUMANITARIAN SERVICE AWARD WINNER:

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NAVADMIN 304/12

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SUBJ/2012 PROJECT HANDCLASP HUMANITARIAN SERVICE AWARD WINNER//
REF/A/GENADMIN/DNS/311455ZMAY2012//
REF/B/GENADMIN/DNS/291738ZJUN2012// 
NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 172/12, PROJECT HANDCLASP HUMANITARIAN SERVICE AWARD. 
REF B IS NAVADMIN 173/12, PROJECT HANDCLASP HUMANITARIAN SERVICE AWARD 
NOMINATION DEADLINE EXTENSION.//

RMKS/1. THE PROJECT HANDCLASP FOUNDATION IS PROUD TO PRESENT THE 2012 PROJECT 
HANDCLASP HUMANITARIAN SERVICE AWARD TO LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ERIC A. GARDNER, 
USN, OF HSV-2 SWIFT.

2. LCDR GARDNER WAS SELECTED FROM A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE GROUP OF CANDIDATES. 
PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING HIM ON THIS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT.

3. IN RECOGNITION OF EXCEPTIONAL OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE, THE PROJECT 
HANDCLASP FOUNDATION PRESENTS THIS AWARD FOR SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
HUMANITARIAN SERVICE.

4. THE AWARDS PRESENTATION IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR 31 JANUARY 2013 IN SAN 
DIEGO, CA.

5. POINT OF CONTACT IS LIEUTENANT JEREMY M. SMITH, OPNAV N52, (703) 614-9277, 
DSN: 884-9277 OR jeremy.m.smith4@navy.mil.

6. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL M. I. FOX, DCNO (N3/N5).//

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