R 221600 NOV 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
ALMAR 057/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/230TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NAVY CHAPLAIN CORPS//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE UNITED
STATES MARINE CORPS, I WANT TO EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT
GRATITUDE AND SINCERE WISHES FOR A HAPPY 230TH
BIRTHDAY TO OUR CHAPLAIN CORPS.  ESTABLISHED ONLY
18 DAYS AFTER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MARINE CORPS,
AND THERE'S PROBABLY A REASON THERE, YOU HAVE BEEN
FAITHFUL SPIRITUAL, EMOTIONAL AND ETHICAL CARE
PROVIDERS THROUGH THE YEARS TO BOTH MARINES AND
MARINE FAMILY MEMBERS.  YOU HAVE CONSISTENTLY
PROVIDED INSPIRATION AND MOTIVATION TO OUR MARINES
AS THEY PREPARE TO DEPLOY, DURING ENGAGEMENT,
IN THE SURGICAL TENTS, IN TRANSITION, POST
DEPLOYMENT, AND HAVE HONORED OUR FALLEN MARINES
BOTH IN THEATER AND AT HOME.  YOUR MINISTRATIONS TO
FAMILIES BACK ON THE HOMEFRONT DOES NOT GO
UNAPPRECIATED AND IS INDEED A KEY TO OUR READINESS. 
SEMPER FIDELIS AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
2. M. W.  HAGEE, GENERAL, U. S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS. //