R 301600Z OCT 97 ZYB
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC//MP//
TO ALMAR
UNCLAS //N05354//
ALMAR 367/97
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC MPE//
SUBJ/NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH//
RMKS/1. NOVEMBER IS DESIGNATED AS NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH.
2. THE UNITED STATES IS INDEBTED TO NATIVE AMERICANS, WHO AS THE
NATION'S ORIGINAL INHABITANTS, MADE SIGNIFICANT AND UNIQUE
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS COUNTRY. THROUGHOUT
AMERICA'S PROUD MILITARY HISTORY, THEY HAVE ANSWERED THE CALL TO
DUTY, DEFENDING FREEDOM AND SERVING WITH DISTINCTION. FROM SERVICE
WITH THE CONTINENTAL ARMY, TO THE PRESENT DAY, NATIVE AMERICANS
CONTINUED TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR ARMED FORCES.
AMOUNG THEIR MANY HIGHLIGHTS ARE THE "CODE-TALKERS" OF WORLD WAR II,
WHO THROUGH THEIR NATIVE DIALECT CREATED AN UNBREAKABLE
COMMUNICATIONS CODE THAT HELPED TURN THE TIDE AGAINST OUR ENEMIES AND
WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN WINNING THE WAR. TODAY, AS IN THE PAST, NATIVE
AMERICANS CONTINUE TO SERVE PROUDLY IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED
STATES.
3. THIS MONTH'S CELEBRATION IS AN IDEAL OCCASION TO HONOR ALL NATIVE
AMERICANS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR CORPS AND COUNTRY.
COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF NATIVE
AMERICANS, MILITARY AND CIVILIAN, AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE MARINE
CORPS TEAM BY CONDUCTING AND ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION IN OBSERVANCE
EVENTS TO INCLUDE LOCAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS.
4. THE POINT OF CONTACT IS 1STLT E. E. ROBINSON CMC (MPE) AT DSN
223-2565/2 OR COML (703)693-2565/5.//
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