R 251633Z NOV 25
ALMAR 022/25
MSGID/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/THANKSGIVING MESSAGE 2025//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  This Thanksgiving, Americans have much to be 
thankful for: our families, our freedom, and the strength of our 
Nation.  I am deeply grateful to every Marine and Sailor who serves 
with pride and purpose.  Your commitment, discipline, and devotion 
to duty sustain our way of life and protect the liberty we cherish. 
As you gather with loved ones, remember that your service binds you 
to a greater family, your fellow Marines across the globe, and a 
grateful Nation that stands behind you.
2.  For many, this holiday marks a reunion, time spent reconnecting 
with those we love after long separations or demanding deployments. 
Make the most of it.  Take time to rest, reflect, and strengthen the 
bonds that hold us together as families and as a Corps.  For those 
forward stationed or deployed: what you do matters to the Corps and 
to the Nation.  While others gather at home, you stand the watch and 
keep the peace.
3.  Whether at home or abroad, each of you stands as a link in an 
unbroken chain that stretches back to 1775.  We are a family forged 
in purpose, resilient in hardship, and united by shared service. I 
am proud of you, thankful for you, and confident in all that lies 
ahead.  Enjoy this day, take care of one another, and return renewed 
in spirit and strength.  Happy Thanksgiving.
4.  Eric M. Smith, General, U.S. Marine Corps, Commandant of the 
Marine Corps.//