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SUBJ/VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION WEEK//
RMKS/ 1. THE WEEK OF 9-15 APRIL HAS BEEN SET ASIDE TO CELEBRATE
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK. AS OUR NATION PAUSES TO RECOGNIZE THE
EFFORTS OF REMARKABLE INDIVIDUALS, I URGE YOU TO TAKE THE TIME TO
CONVEY YOUR GRATITUDE TO OUR OVER 10,000 MARINES, CIVILIAN MARINES,
AND FAMILY MEMBERS WHO UNSELFISHLY VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND TALENTS
TO ENHANCE OUR COUNTRY AND CORPS.
2. VOLUNTEERS ARE KEY MEMBERS OF THE MARINE CORPS FAMILY, WHO BY
THEIR INVOLVEMENT, DIVERSIFY AND EXPAND THE SKILLS WE CAN OFFER TO
OUR COMMUNITY. THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF VOLUNTEERS, THE MARINE CORPS
HAS BEEN ABLE TO SPEND EVERY DOLLAR ON PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT OUR
MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES, RATHER THAN ON SALARIES FOR THOSE WHO
MANAGE THE PROGRAMS.
3. I OFFER MY PERSONAL THANKS TO EVERY VOLUNTEER FOR A JOB WELL
DONE. COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REWARD VOLUNTEERS WITH APPROPRIATE
ACTIVITIES WHICH DEMONSTRATE OUR RECOGNITION THAT VOLUNTEER EFFORTS
MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE MARINE CORPS.
4. J. L. JONES, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE
MARINE CORPS.//
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