R 021442Z JUN 11
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ALMAR 021/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS//
SUBJ/UNITED STATES ARMY ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE MARINE CORPS, IT IS AN HONOR TO EXTEND HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR ARMY COMRADES IN ARMS AS YOU CELEBRATE YOUR 236TH ANNIVERSARY.
2. SINCE THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AUTHORIZED TEN COMPANIES OF RIFLEMEN ON 14 JUNE 1775, THE ARMY HAS FAITHFULLY AND DAUNTLESSLY DEFENDED THIS NATION AND ITS INTERESTS AROUND THE WORLD. SOLDIERS AND "SOLDIERS OF THE SEA" HAVE OFTEN FOUGHT COURAGEOUSLY SIDE BY SIDE IN SOME OF OUR NATION'S MOST STORIED BATTLES - BELLEAU WOOD, OKINAWA, PUSAN, AND FALLUJAH. WITH THOUSANDS OF SOLDIERS STILL FORWARD DEPLOYED IN COMBAT TODAY, THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR NATION PROUDLY AND COURAGEOUSLY.
3. AS YOU CELEBRATE YOUR ANNIVERSARY AT HOME AND ABROAD, REST ASSURED THAT THE MARINE CORPS IS PROUD TO SALUTE YOUR SELFLESS DEVOTION TO DUTY AND BRAVE SACRIFICES FOR OUR GREAT COUNTRY AND ITS CITIZENS.
4. SEMPER FI. JAMES F. AMOS, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//