2004 ACTIVE DUTY FUND DRIVE IN SUPPORT OF THE NAVY-MARINE
Date Signed: 6/15/2007 | ALMARS Number: 023/04
ALMARS : 023/04
R 271330Z APR 04
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SUBJ/2004 ACTIVE DUTY FUND DRIVE IN SUPPORT OF THE NAVY-MARINE
/CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY//
POC/MS. J. L. BAKER/NF-5/MRE/-/TEL:703-784-9509/-//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  NOW THAT THE 2004 ACTIVE DUTY FUND DRIVE IN
SUPPORT OF THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY IS UNDERWAY, I WANT
TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS DRIVE.  FOR THE PAST 100 YEARS,
THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY HAS SUPPORTED MARINES, SAILORS,
AND THEIR FAMILIES IN URGENT NEED AND DURING PERSONAL EMERGENCIES.
DURING THE SOCIETY'S FIRST 100 YEARS, IT HAS HELPED NEARLY FOUR
MILLION SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, PROVIDING MORE THAN $1
BILLION IN THE FORM OF INTEREST-FREE LOANS AND GRANTS.
2.   IN 2003, THE SOCIETY PROVIDED SUPPORT IN MANY AREAS: THROUGH
SUCH EFFORTS AS BEDSIDE VISITS, THE SOCIETY REUNITED FAMILY MEMBERS
WITH INJURED MARINES AND SAILORS UNDERGOING TREATMENT AND
REHABILITATION AT MILITARY HOSPITALS;  THE SOCIETY ALSO ASSISTED
VICTIMS OF HURRICANE ISABEL AND RESPONDED TO THE NEEDS OF SAILORS
AND MARINES FOLLOWING THE SAN DIEGO FOREST FIRES; AND WITHIN THE
LAST YEAR ALONE, THE SOCIETY DISBURSED $34.1 MILLION IN
INTEREST-FREE LOANS AND GRANTS TO 44,500 MARINES, SAILORS, AND
FAMILY MEMBERS.
3.  SIMPLY PUT, YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF
SOCIETY EQUATES TO MARINES TAKING CARE OF MARINES.  EVERY MEMBER OF
EVERY UNIT SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE
NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY.  WITH YOUR ASSISTANCE, THE 2004
ACTIVE DUTY FUND DRIVE WILL BE A SUCCESS.
4.  SEMPER FIDELIS, M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U. S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//