{"id":655,"date":"2019-06-27T13:08:11","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T13:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/usawc.org\/?p=655"},"modified":"2024-11-12T10:38:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T15:38:33","slug":"outstanding-alum-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usawc.org\/outstanding-alum-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Outstanding Alumni Service Award Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Outstanding Alumni Service Award Program<\/h1>\n<p>A prestigious and visible means of honoring U.S. Army War College graduates who distinguish themselves through the extraordinarily outstanding achievements and contributions to their community or country.<\/p>\n<p>The requirements, policy guidance, and procedures for nominations, section, and recognition for this award can be found here:<div class=\"su-button-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/usawc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Outstanding-Alumni-Service-Award-Program-Approved-9.5.24.pdf\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#090c09;background-color:#fbec47;border-color:#c9bd39;border-radius:5px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color:#090c09;padding:0px 22px;font-size:17px;line-height:34px;border-color:#fdf27f;border-radius:5px;text-shadow:none\"> Program Description &amp; 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esg-transition\" data-delay=\"0.1\" data-duration=\"default\" data-transition=\"esg-falldown\"><i class=\"eg-icon-search\"><\/i><\/div>\n           <\/div>\n<div class=\"esg-entry-content eg-alumni-connections-slider-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"esg-content eg-post-655 eg-alumni-connections-slider-element-8-a\"><a class=\"eg-alumni-connections-slider-element-8 eg-post-655\" href=\"https:\/\/usawc.org\/outstanding-alum-program\/\" target=\"_self\">Outstanding Alumni Service Award Program<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>   <\/div>\n\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"eg-26-post-id-656\" data-skin=\"alumni-connections-slider\" class=\"filterall filter-alumni-connections eg-alumni-connections-slider-wrapper eg-post-id-656\" data-date=\"1561641143\">\n    <div class=\"esg-media-cover-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"esg-entry-media esg-transition\" data-delay=\"0\" data-duration=\"default\" data-bluramount=\"5\" data-transition=\"esg-fadeblur\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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data-delay=\"0\" data-duration=\"default\" data-transition=\"esg-fade\"><\/div>\n\n              <div class=\"esg-center eg-alumni-connections-slider-element-6 esg-none esg-clear\" style=\"height: 5px; visibility: hidden;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"esg-center eg-post-658 eg-alumni-connections-slider-element-5 esg-transition\" data-delay=\"0.35\" data-duration=\"default\" data-transition=\"esg-slidedown\">The Foundation is proud to feature books by Grads and Faculty.<\/div>\n              <div class=\"esg-center eg-alumni-connections-slider-element-7 esg-none esg-clear\" style=\"height: 5px; visibility: hidden;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"esg-center eg-post-658 eg-alumni-connections-slider-element-12 esg-transition\" data-delay=\"0.1\" data-duration=\"default\" data-transition=\"esg-falldown\"><i class=\"eg-icon-search\"><\/i><\/div>\n           <\/div>\n<div class=\"esg-entry-content eg-alumni-connections-slider-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"esg-content eg-post-658 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