1/23/2012
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin encourages West Virginians to nominate fellow citizens for the Citizen Service Before Self Honors, which recognizes and honors ordinary citizens who become extraordinary through their unrivaled courage and selflessness.
Nominations for the Citizen Service Before Self Honors are being accepted bythe Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation (Washington, DC).The awardsare unique as they are presented to unsung heroes by our nation's most honored heroes - our Medal of Honor recipients. These honorees represent the values of courage, sacrifice and selfless service. A nominees actions can be comprise of a single extraordinary act or a series of selfless acts, so long as they embody "service before self" and have been 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 10, 2012.
A panel, to include Medal of Honor recipients, will consider all nominations and select national finalists that will be announced on Monday, February 27, 2012. From among those finalists, 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 12, 2012 and honored at a ceremony on Friday, March 23, 2012, 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