Lt. Col. Richard Kohler, director of food services for the Marine Corps, and Master Gunnery Sgt. Bryan Velloza, senior enlisted advisor for food services for the Marine Corps, were accompanied by Jack Kleckner, a representative of the National Restaurant Association, to evaluate the 22 Area Mess Hall for the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson Hill Award, Feb. 24. The W.P.T. Hill Award was established in 1985 to improve food service operation and recognize the best mess halls in the Marine Corps. - Lt. Col. Richard Kohler, director of food services for the Marine Corps, and Master Gunnery Sgt. Bryan Velloza, senior enlisted advisor for food services for the Marine Corps, were accompanied by Jack Kleckner, a representative of the National Restaurant Association, to evaluate the 22 Area Mess Hall for the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson Hill Award, Feb. 24. The W.P.T. Hill Award was established in 1985 to improve food service operation and recognize the best mess halls in the Marine Corps.