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UNCLAS //N05000//
ALMAR 057/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/SD//
SUBJ/VETERANS DAY SAFETY MESSAGE//
RMKS/1. VETERANS DAY WEEKEND IS APPROACHING, AND WE WILL BE
CELEBRATING THE MARINE CORPS' 226TH BIRTHDAY ALONG WITH HONORING OUR
VETERANS. THIS YEAR WE ALSO HAVE A CHANCE TO REFLECT ON OUR FALLEN
COMRADES FROM THE 11 SEPT ATTACK. THESE EVENTS WILL INVARIABLY
TOUCH US IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
2. OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS WE HAVE LOST TWO MARINES DURING THE
VETERANS' DAY WEEKEND. THE LAST THREE YEARS SHOWED NO OFF DUTY
FATALITIES. LETS KEEP THIS TREND GOING. ENSURE THAT YOU DO
EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO MAKE THIS VETERANS' DAY WEEKEND A SAFE
HOLIDAY.
3. DO NOT ALLOW YOURSELF OR YOUR FRIENDS TO BECOME A STATISTIC.
ENSURE THAT VETERANS' DAY REMAINS A DAY WE REMEMBER THE ONES THAT
HAVE GONE BEFORE US NOT A DAY WHEN YOU WERE INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT.
DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE OR ALLOW YOUR FRIENDS TO DRINK AND DRIVE, USE
DESIGNATED DRIVERS.
4. I CHALLENGE YOU TO ENJOY THE VETERANS DAY WEEKEND BY HONORING
OUR VETERANS AND CELEBRATING THE MARINE CORPS' 226TH BIRTHDAY WHILE
MODERATING IT WITH RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR. ENJOY THIS WEEKEND AND
COME BACK ALIVE AND READY.
5. COMMANDERS SHALL ENSURE THAT ALL MARINES HAVE READ THIS ALMAR.
6. SEMPER FIDELIS, J. L. JONES, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//
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