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MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/MILITARY FAMILY MONTH//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS NOVEMBER MARKS THE 13TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION
OF MILITARY FAMILY MONTH.  SPONSORED BY THE ARMED SERVICES YMCA AND
ENDORSED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THIS ANNUAL
OBSERVANCE PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE NATION TO RECOGNIZE THE
EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS AND DAILY SACRIFICES OF THE MILITARY
FAMILY.
2.  THE STEADFAST DEDICATION OF OUR MARINE CORPS FAMILIES AND THEIR
UNSELFISH CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR SUCCESS IS A CONSTANT SOURCE OF
INSPIRATION TO ALL.  HEIGHTENED OPERATIONAL TEMPO, INCREASED
DEPLOYMENTS, AND FREQUENT RELOCATIONS ARE SOME OF THE MANY
CHALLENGES OUR FAMILIES FACE ON BEHALF OF OUR COUNTRY.  DESPITE
THESE CHALLENGES, THE ESPRIT DE CORPS SHOWN BY OUR FAMILIES REFLECTS
A TRUE UNDERSTANDING OF THE DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT REQUIRED IN
PASSING THE LEGACY OF THE EAGLE, GLOBE, AND ANCHOR ON TO FUTURE
GENERATIONS.
3.  THE FLEXIBILITY, STRENGTH, AND GRACE OF OUR MARINE CORPS
FAMILIES CONTRIBUTES TO OVERALL READINESS AND EXEMPLIFIES OUR MOTTO
- SEMPER FIDELIS.
4.  COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO HONOR FAMILIES AND CELEBRATE THIS
OCCASION BY PLANNING APPROPRIATE SPECIAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.
5.  SEMPER FIDELIS, JAMES T. CONWAY, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//