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SUBJ/NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK //
POC/MARY J. CRAIG/NF04/-/-/TEL:(703)432-9347
/EMAIL:CRAIGMJ@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL//
RMKS/1.  NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK WILL BE CELEBRATED THE WEEK OF
27 APRIL-3 MAY 2003.  THE THEME FOR THIS ANNUAL RECOGNITION IS
"CELEBRATE VOLUNTEERS-THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA!"  THIS IS A TIME TO
HONOR THE EFFORTS OF THOSE WHO GENEROUSLY DONATE THEIR TIME AND
TALENTS AND TO ENCOURAGE ALL TO MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO
THEIR COUNTRY AND CORPS.
2.  VOLUNTEER SUPPORT IS VITAL TO THE MARINE CORPS COMMUNITY,
PARTICULARLY DURING THIS TIME WHEN SO MANY MARINES ARE DEPLOYED.
THE UNSELFISH EFFORTS OF MARINES, FAMILY MEMBERS AND CIVILIANS ALLOW
US TO EXTEND THE REACH OF MARINE CORPS PROGRAMS.  THE COMPASSION AND
DEDICATION OF OUR VOLUNTEERS ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE AND INCREASE
FAMILY READINESS.
3.  SILKE AND I EXTEND OUR PERSONAL GRATITUDE AND THANKS TO ALL
VOLUNTEERS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.  I ENCOURAGE
ALL COMMANDERS TO EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE WITH APPROPRIATE
ACTIVITIES THAT DEMONSTRATE OUR APPRECIATION FOR THEIR VOLUNTEER
EFFORTS.
4.  SEMPER FIDELIS, M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//
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