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MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/CMC//
SUBJ/U.S. NAVY BIRTHDAY - 13 OCTOBER 2002//
POC/SGT WOODS/CSG/ADMIN CHIEF/-/TEL:703-614-2326/-//
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RMKS/1. ON BEHALF OF ALL MARINES, I EXTEND WARMEST
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WORLD'S GREATEST NAVY ON THE
OCCASION OF YOUR 227TH ANNIVERSARY.
2. YOUR HISTORY IS WORTHY OF MUCH PRIDE. FOR OVER TWO AND
A QUARTER CENTURIES, THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE U.S. NAVY
HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES THROUGH PROFESSIONALISM,
DEDICATION, AND SELFLESSNESS. IN TIMES OF WAR AND PEACE,
THE UNDAUNTED COURAGE AND UNREMITTING RESOLVE OF AMERICA'S
SAILORS HAVE CONTRIBUTED IMMEASURABLY TO THE SECURITY AND
STABILITY OF OUR NATION AND ITS ALLIES AND FRIENDS AROUND
THE GLOBE. THANK YOU FOR CARRYING FORWARD THIS INCREDIBLE
LEGACY OF SERVICE THAT YOU HAVE INHERITED.
3. AS YOU GATHER TO REFLECT ON YOUR MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS,
HONOR YOUR RICH HERITAGE, AND PAY TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO HAVE
PRECEDED YOU, KNOW THAT MARINES EVERYWHERE STAND SIDE-BY-
SIDE WITH YOU IN CELEBRATING OUR SHARED NAVAL CULTURE. AS
WE PREPARE TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE, AMERICANS
CAN TAKE COMFORT IN KNOWING THAT THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS TEAM
HAS NEVER BEEN STRONGER. WE ARE PROUD TO SERVE WITH YOU AS
PARTNERS IN PROTECTING AND DEFENDING OUR NATION AND OUR
FREEDOM.
4. HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND SEMPER FIDELIS, J. L. JONES, GENERAL,
U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF