ALMARS : 029/14
UNCLASSIFIED/
R 291617Z JUL 14
ALMAR 029/14
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/US COAST GUARD ANNIVERSARY//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE MARINE CORPS, IT IS MY DISTINCT PLEASURE TO SALUTE THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD ON THE OCCASION OF YOUR 224TH ANNIVERSARY.
2. SINCE 4 AUGUST 1790, THE COAST GUARD HAS ANSWERED OUR NATION'S EVERY CALL AND CONTINUOUSLY ACCOMPLISHED ITS MISSIONS OF MARITIME SAFETY, SECURITY AND STEWARDSHIP. YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE EXEMPLIFIES THE COAST GUARD'S CORE VALUES OF HONOR, RESPECT, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY.
3. AS YOU CELEBRATE YOUR MANY ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROUD LEGACY, KNOW THAT MARINES AROUND THE WORLD HAVE THE UTMOST RESPECT FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN IN YOUR RANKS. WE ARE HONORED TO SERVE ALONGSIDE YOU AS WE CONTINUE TO PROMOTE THE PEACE AND PROSPERITY OF OUR NATION.
4. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY AND SEMPER FIDELIS! JAMES F. AMOS, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//