1/25/2011
CHARLESTON, W.Va –Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and The Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation (Washington, DC) today announced they are accepting nominations for the Citizen Service Before Self Honors, which recognizes and honors ordinary Americans who become extraordinary through their unrivaled courage and selflessness.
Citizen Service Before Self Honorees represent the values of courage, sacrifice and selfless service. Gov. Tomblin and Medal of Honor recipients encourage individuals to nominate any Unites States civilian who has clearly demonstrated a willingness to sacrifice for others. The nominee’s actions must embody the concept of “service before self” and must be performed “above and beyond” one’s professional area of responsibility or conduct.
Citizens may submit an eligible nominee by completing the nomination form online via the Citizen Service Before Self Honors website,
www.CitizenServiceBeforeSelfHonors.org. The nomination period ends on Friday, February 18, 2011.
A panel, to include Medal of Honor recipients, will consider all nominations and select national finalists that will be announced on Monday, March 7, 2011. A second panel of Medal of Honor recipients will select three individuals to receive Citizen Service Before Self Honors. The recipients will be announced on Monday, March 21, 2011 and honored at a ceremony on Friday, March 25, 2011, in conjunction with National Medal of Honor Day. The ceremony will be held near the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington Cemetery in Arlington, VA.
Profiles for each of the finalists will be available on the Citizen Service Before Self Honors website and each finalist will receive an embossed framed certificate signed by the President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
Contact Information
Jacqueline Proctor
(304) 558-2000