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NAVY/MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL
AWARDED TO
CORPORAL PAUL J. WEEKS
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS THE MECHANIC FOR JUMP COMMAND POST PLATOON, HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE COMPANY, 3D LIGHT ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION, 1ST MARINE DIVISION FROM 19 JANUARY 2009 TO 31 JANUARY 2009. ON 19 JANUARY 2009, ON STATE HIGHWAY 62 A JUMP PLATOON VEHICLE WAS DISABLED BY A DAMAGED TRANSFER CASE. CORPORAL WEEKS QUICKLY ASSESSED THE PROBLEM AND MADE APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PLATOON COMMANDER. HE USED HIS VEHICLE TO TOW THE DOWNED VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT THROUGH HIGH-TRAFFIC AREAS TO THE NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER AT FORT IRWIN, CA. UPON ARRIVAL, CORPORAL WEEKS IMMEDIATELY BEGAN REPLACING THE DAMAGED TRANSFER CASE, WORKING UNTIL COMPLETION AT 0900 THE NEXT DAY. HE WORKED FOR OVER 24 HOURS AND THEN REMAINED AT THE VEHICLE STAGING AREA AND ASSISTED THE PLATOON’S CREWMEN WITH MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE BATTALION’S ALTERNATE MISSION REHEARSAL EXERCISE, HE MAINTAINED 100 PERCENT VEHICLE READINESS FOR THE PLATOON. CORPORAL WEEKS’S PERFORMANCE AND 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.
10TH FEBRUARY 2009
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