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SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF 2017 NAVY RESERVE SAILOR OF THE YEAR//
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RMKS/1. IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I ANNOUNCE THE SELECTION
OF EN1(SW) BRANDON LOVELL AS THE 2017 NAVY RESERVE SAILOR OF THE
YEAR.  PETTY OFFICER LOVELL IS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO NAVAL RESERVE
SURGEMAIN, HOUSTON.
2. OTHER FINALISTS INCLUDED:
MA1 IAN BARTON, USN, NAVY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT CENTER MEMPHIS
LN1 CYNTHIA HUNTER, USN, NAVY REGION NORTHWEST RESERVE COMPONENT
COMMAND YN1(AW/SW) ANTONIO ROSS, USN, FLEET LOGISTICS SUPPORT
SQUADRON 56.
3. PETTY OFFICER LOVELL WILL TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON, DC, IN MAY 2018,
FOR THE NAVY SAILOR OF THE YEAR RECOGNITION WEEK, HOSTED BY MCPON
STEVEN GIORDANO, AS THE NAVY RESERVE SAILOR OF THE YEAR.  HIS
SELECTION INCLUDES MERITORIOUS ADVANCEMENT TO CHIEF PETTY OFFICER.
4. COMPETITION AT THIS LEVEL WAS EXTREMELY CLOSE.  ALL FINALISTS
REPRESENTED THEIR UNITS VERY WELL AND EACH SHOULD BE EXTREMELY PROUD
OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS. WELL DONE AND
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL.
5. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE FAMILIES AND
EMPLOYERS WHO SUPPORTED EACH OF THE FINALISTS.
6. RELEASED BY VADM LUKE M. MCCOLLUM, COMMANDER, NAVY RESERVE FORCE.
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