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By Dustin Senger
Area Support Group Qatar
CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar – U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mark Frederickson, from Linda Vista, Calif., earned the first United Service Organization Qatar Greatness in Uniform award at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, Dec. 13. The presentation was created to recognize positive influences on others at the U.S. military installation.
"The Greatness in Uniform award gives us an opportunity to support our installation's permanent party," said Larry Cooke, USO Qatar center manager. According to Cooke, each month nearly 4,000 customers seek out the ambience and services in the USO lounge at Camp As Sayliyah. Of those, most are participating in the U.S. Central Command rest and recuperation pass program at the Qatar base. "Since we're often focused on the R&R, this is an outreach to our permanent community." USO Qatar plans to select one servicemember each month.
"I enjoy my job," said Frederickson, a ground communication repairman who volunteered for assignment in Qatar as a liaison officer who helps facilitate the USCENTCOM respite program. Since its 2004 inception, over 170,000 USCENTCOM war fighters have participated."My command asked for someone to fill an individual augmentation billet in Qatar, so I raised my hand for it. I had recently returned home from Iraq and had never been to Qatar before."
USO officials presented Frederickson with the first Greatness in Uniform award for his exceptional performance and conduct while stationed in Qatar. After the presentation, he was handed a gift certificate to the installation day spa, a 300-minute phone card and a $25 gift certificate for Operation Mail Call, an Internet-based greeting card service that sends personalized mail to loved ones. Furthermore, USO staff recorded the presentation onto a DVD to send home. Time is provided for private comments, as well as remarks by the individuals who nominated the award recipient.
"It feels good to be recognized for having a positive effect on others," said Frederickson. "If R&R participants look for positive opportunities, they always have a great time here. The other day I took a Marine lieutenant, who just graduated from Texas A&M, to the campus in Qatar. We got a tour and everything. He said it really made his trip worth it."
| Date Taken: | 12.13.2008 |
| Date Posted: | 12.13.2008 11:28 |
| Story ID: | 27651 |
| Location: | CAMP AS SALIYAH, QA |
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