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CAMP FOSTER, Japan - Marine of the Year is a prestigious title for which many Marines strive each year. The Marine chosen must be the embodiment of core values and commitment to duty.
Though most every Marine strives to make excellent representatives of the Marine Corps, only one can claim the title of Marine Corps Installations Pacific Marine of the Year.
“The Marine of the Year award depicts the excellence of the individual Marine that encompasses the whole ‘Marine concept’ inside and outside of work,” said Chief Warrant Officer Scott R. McQuillen, the officer-in-charge of the inbounds branch of the installation personnel administration center on Camp Foster.
This year, Lance Cpl. Jose A. Dinagomez, a personnel administrative clerk at IPAC on Camp Foster earned the award through his dedication to mission accomplishment and setting the example for his peers.
Dinagomez was born in the Dominican Republic in 1991 and moved to the U.S. in 2007.
Dinagomez participated in the Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps in high school and planned to join the National Guard after graduation. However, his innate curiosity led him to evaluate his opportunities in the other branches of the military.
“The last (branch) I researched was the Marines. It completely changed my mind about everything,” said Dinagomez. “(The Marine Corps) had everything I was looking for and a rich history behind it.”
Dinagomez left for recruit training June 28, 2010, and graduated as an honor graduate Sept. 24, 2010.
After graduating Marine combat training and his military occupational specialty school, he received orders to Okinawa, Japan.
Since arriving, he has completed 39 Marine Corps Institute courses and was selected to shoot with the Marine Corps Base shooting team for the division matches, where he placed 31st out of approximately 160 shooters.
Outside of work, Dinagomez has completed a total of 109 volunteer hours performing community service.
“Lance Cpl. Dinagomez’s record stands for itself,” said McQuillen. “His attention to detail is impeccable for a lance corporal. The duties this Marine performs are that of a non-commissioned officer and some of a staff NCO.”
The award was presented to Dinagomez during a lunch for the Marine of the Year and NCO of the Year with Maj. Gen. Peter J. Talleri, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific.
“It is an honor to present these awards today,” said Talleri. “Nothing makes you stand taller than one of your Marines receiving one of these awards.”
| Date Taken: | 03.02.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 03.08.2012 19:56 |
| Story ID: | 84960 |
| Location: | CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, JP |
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