R 291230Z OCT 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL ALMAR(uc)
ALMAR
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
ALMAR 064/03//
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRZ//
SUBJ/NATIONAL MILITARY FAMILY MONTH//
POC/MARY J. CRAIG/NF4/DSN 378-9347/-/TEL:(703)432-9347/
EMAIL: CRAIGMJ@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL//
RMKS/1.  THE ARMED SERVICES YMCA HAS DESIGNATED THE MONTH
OF NOVEMBER AS MILITARY FAMILY MONTH.  THIS ANNUAL
OBSERVANCE PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO PAY TRIBUTE TO OUR
NATION S MILITARY FAMILIES.  THE UNITED STATES MARINE
CORPS SUPPORTS THIS EFFORT BY RECOGNIZING THE VITAL
CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR MARINE FAMILIES.
2.  IN PEACETIME AND WARTIME, MARINE FAMILIES HAVE
STEADFASTLY SUPPORTED THEIR MARINES.  THEIR UNSELFISH
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MARINE CORPS COMMUNITY ENABLE OUR
MARINES TO FOCUS ON THEIR MISSION.  OUR MARINE FAMILY
MEMBERS FACE MANY CHALLENGES: LONG DEPLOYMENTS, FAMILY
SEPARATIONS, AND FREQUENT RELOCATIONS.  THE RESILIENCE THAT
THEY DISPLAY IN MANAGING THESE CHALLENGES IS AN INSPIRATION
TO US ALL, AND EXEMPLIFIES OUR MOTTO, SEMPER FIDELIS.
3.  IT IS WITH GREAT ENTHUSIASM THAT WE CELEBRATE NATIONAL
MILITARY FAMILY MONTH.  I EXTEND MY PERSONAL THANKS TO EACH
MARINE CORPS FAMILY MEMBER.  I ENCOURAGE COMMANDS TO
RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE SUPPORT OF MARINE FAMILIES BY
PLANNING SPECIAL EVENTS AND APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES.  
4.  SEMPER FIDELIS.  M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//