USO Marine of the Year

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from a worthy organization, like Helmets to Hardhats.

USO Marine of the Year Award

The USO Marine of the Year Award is the highest honor that can be

bestowed upon a regular member of the Marine Corps League. The

candidates for this award are nominated by the people who know

them best; the Marines of their own Battalion. Once these Marines

make a recommendation, they send it to the Commandant of the

Marine Corps. He then chooses who should be given this special

award.

This year, Staff Sergeant Matthew Anderson, husband of Helmets to

Hardhats employee Connie Anderson, won this prestigious award.

Connie is a Marketing Coordinator at Helmets to Hardhats, and has

worked with the company since February 2004. The Marine of the

Year award was introduced and honored at the Hilton Hotel in

Washington DC on September 14th.

According to his platoon, Staff Sergeant Anderson continually puts

himself in a position of danger in order to be the most effective during

combat operations. He is able to quickly anticipate the point of friction

and eliminate any problems that may arise. He is consistently exceeding

what is expected of him.

During one ambush on his platoon he led an assault on a suspected

enemy position, which lead to the discovery of an illegal weapons and

ammunition cache. On another occasion he maneuvered his vehicle

through a cloud of smoke and debris, ensuring that the rest of his convoy

did not become trapped in a kill zone.

Staff Sergeant Anderson participated in a USO program - Operation Care

Package - that makes up care packages and mails them to soldiers serving

overseas.

We congratulate Matthew on this great award and give thanks to all of you

who serve or have served our country!

A Hat tip to Helmets to Hardhats.