R 011802Z JUL 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL ALMAR(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
ALMAR 032/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CMC//
SUBJ/1ST MARINE AIR WING ANNIVERSARY//
POC/SGT K. PTAK/ADMIN CHIEF/CMC STAFF GROUP/-/TEL:(703) 614-2326
/EMAIL:PTAKKK@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE MARINE CORPS, IT IS MY
HONOR TO SEND CONGRATULATIONS AND WARM REGARDS TO THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE 1ST MARINE AIR WING AS YOU CELEBRATE YOUR 64TH ANNIVERSARY ON
7 JULY.  
2.  WITHIN A YEAR OF BEING FORMED IN QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, THE 1ST
MARINE AIR WING DISTINGUISHED ITSELF IN COMBAT ACROSS THE PACIFIC.
FROM THE SANDS OF GUADALCANAL, THE ICE AND SNOW OF THE PUSAN
PERIMETER, TO THE JUNGLES OF VIETNAM, 1ST MAW'S VALOR, DEDICATION,
AND UNREMITTING RESOLVE IN THE ENSUING DECADES HAS EARNED FIVE
PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATIONS FOR GALLANTRY.  AS WE ARE NOW ENGAGED IN
THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR, YOUR VIGILANCE, COURAGE, AND COMMITMENT
HAVE BEEN INVALUABLE ACROSS THE FULL SPECTRUM OF OUR WARFIGHTING
CAPABILITIES.
3.  TODAY, AS YOU MARK THIS ANNIVERSARY BY CELEBRATING YOUR HERITAGE
AND PAYING TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO HAVE HANDED DOWN THIS STORIED
LEGACY, KNOW THAT ALL MARINES WISH YOU CONTINUED SUCCESS.  SEMPER
FIDELIS AND KEEP ATTACKING!  M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE
CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//