R 061700Z NOV 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL ALMAR(uc)
ALMAR
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
ALMAR 066/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CMC//
SUBJ/VETERANS DAY - 11 NOVEMBER 2003//
POC/SGT WOODS/ADMIN CHIEF/CSG/-/TEL:(703) 614-2326
/EMAIL:WOODSJP@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
RMKS/1.  VETERANS DAY IS A DAY SET ASIDE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE BRAVE
MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED AND CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THE UNIFORM
OF OUR NATION.  
2.  THIS YEAR ONCE AGAIN FINDS AMERICA'S MILITARY STATIONED
THROUGHOUT THE GLOBE IN DEFENSE OF FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY.  OVER THIS
PAST YEAR, AMERICAN FORCES OUSTED A CORRUPT REGIME IN IRAQ. WE
CONTINUE TO WAGE THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM.  ON THE HOME-FRONT,
OUR SERVICE-MEMBERS CONTRIBUTE GREATLY TO THE HOMELAND SECURITY
EFFORT WHILE STANDING READY TO RESPOND TO ANY EMERGENCY OR THREAT.
MARINES, ALONGSIDE SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AND AIRMEN, CONTINUE TO STAND
AS A TESTAMENT TO THE COURAGE, STRENGTH, AND RESOLVE OF THE UNITED
STATES ARMED FORCES AND THE PROUD HERITAGE WE HAVE INHERITED FROM
OUR VETERANS OF PAST ERAS.
3.  MARINES CAN TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN KNOWING THAT THEY ARE SERVING AS
PART OF A GREAT TRADITION AND THE MOST CAPABLE MILITARY FORCE EVER
ASSEMBLED.  SILKE JOINS ME IN THANKING ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATED
SERVICE TO OUR BELOVED CORPS AND THIS GREAT NATION.
4.  SEMPER FIDELIS, M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//