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MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/CMC//
SUBJ/THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY SAFETY MESSAGE//
RMKS/1.  JUST AS THE PILGRIMS GATHERED IN 1621 TO GIVE THANKS FOR A
SUCCESSFUL HARVEST, OUR MARINES WILL BE SOON GATHERING WITH FAMILY
AND FRIENDS TO CELEBRATE THE BLESSINGS OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR.  LET US
ALL TAKE A MOMENT TO REFLECT AND GIVE THANKS FOR THE AVOIDED
MISHAPS AND FATALITIES YOUR FORETHOUGHT AND CORRECT ACTIONS HAVE
MADE POSSIBLE.
2.  UNFORTUNATELY, LAST YEAR, ONE MARINE WAS LOST OVER THE FIVE DAY
HOLIDAY WEEKEND.  IF HISTORY IS A GUIDE, ONE MARINE MAY WELL DIE
AGAIN THIS YEAR.  YOU MAY KNOW THAT MARINE.  YOU MIGHT EVEN BE THAT
MARINE.  USE SIMPLIFIED RISK MANAGEMENT TO AVOID BECOMING THE "ONE."
ASK YOURSELF CAN THIS HURT ME?  HOW BADLY?  WHAT SHOULD I DO TO KEEP
FROM GETTING HURT?  WHAT SHOULD I DO TO KEEP OTHERS FROM GETTING
HURT?  ACT ON YOUR QUESTIONS AND COME BACK ALIVE.
3.  THE HQMC CMC SAFETY DIVISION WEBSITE AT WWW.HQMC.USMC.MIL
/SAFETY.NSF (ALL LOWERCASE) OR THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND
WEBSITE AT WWW.TECOM.USMC.MIL/TCOM/ (ALL LOWERCASE) HAS
ADDITIONAL HOLIDAY SAFETY INFORMATION ON TOPICS THAT RANGE FROM
OFF-DUTY OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT TO HYPOTHERMIA.
4.  REMEMBER EACH OF YOU IS IMPORTANT IN SO MANY WAYS--KEEP THAT IN
MIND.  DO NOT SET YOURSELF UP TO BECOME A STATISTIC.  TAKE CARE OF
YOURSELF AND EACH OTHER.
5.  HAVE A SAFE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.  SEMPER FIDELIS.  J. L. JONES,
GENERAL, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//