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NAVY/MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL
AWARDED TO
FIRST LIEUTENANT SHANEN E. DAWSON
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PREFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS A PLATOON COMMANDER AND COMPANY COMMANDER, COMPANY C, 3D LIGHT ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION, 1ST MARINE DIVISION FROM NOVEMBER 2008 TO JUNE 2010. DURING OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, LIEUTENANT DAWSON CONDUCTED SIX MONTHS OF SUSTAINED COMBAT OPERATIONS IN THE RESTIVE NINEWA PROVINCE, WHERE HE DISRUPTED ENEMY ACTIVITY AND TRAINED IRAQI SOLDIERS FROM THE 11TH ARMY COMMANDO BRIGADE. EXERCISING PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCY BEYOND HIS RANK AND YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, HE ASSUMED THE DUTIES AS COMPANY COMMANDER AFTER THE DEPLOYMENT AND INITIATED A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR 175 MARINES. PLANNING AND LEADING HIS MARINES THROUGH 17 TRAINING AND 10 LIVE-FIRE EXERCISES, HE EFFECTIVELY COMPLETED MORE THAN 80 PERCENT OF THE REQUIRED PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING FOR HIS COMPANY AND PREPARED HIS TEAM FOR COMBAT OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN. LIEUTENANT DAWSON WAS ALSO RECOGNIZED BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER'S OFFICE FOR LIGHT ARMORED VEHICLES AS THE 2009 COMPANY GRADE OFFICER OF THE YEAR. LIEUTENANT DAWSON'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
20 November 2010
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