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SUBJ/VETERAN'S DAY MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS -
11 NOVEMBER 2000//
POC/CPL WOODS/CSG ADMIN CHIEF/TEL:(703)614-2326/TEL:DSN 224-2326//
RMKS/ 1.  AS WE NEAR THE END OF THE FIRST YEAR OF A PROMISING
CENTURY, WE SHOULD PAUSE FOR A MOMENT TO REFLECT ON THE
ACHIEVEMENTS AND SACRIFICES OF THE MANY BRAVE AMERICANS WHO HAVE
SERVED IN OUR MARINE CORPS.  THEIR EFFORTS HAVE LAID THE FOUNDATION
FOR THE PEACE AND PROSPERITY THAT OUR NATION NOW ENJOYS.
2.  AMERICANS HAVE SEEN MANY CONFLICTS OVER THE COURSE OF OUR
HISTORY.  IN EACH, THE MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR ARMED FORCES HAVE
SELFLESSLY STEPPED FORWARD TO ANSWER THE NATION'S CALL.  THEIR
SUCCESS IN COMBAT GUARANTEED A STABILE ENVIRONMENT THAT HAS ALLOWED
OUR NATION AND THE WORLD TO PROSPER.  AFTER COMPLETING THEIR TIME IN
UNIFORM, THESE VETERANS CONTINUED TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY IN A VARIETY
OF CRITICAL PROFESSIONS AND IN EVERY WALK OF LIFE.  THEIR
PATRIOTISM, LEADERSHIP, AND EXAMPLE REFLECTED THE QUALITY OF THEIR
MILITARY SERVICE AND CONTRIBUTED IMMEASURABLY TO THEIR CIVILIAN
COMMUNITIES.
3.  ON THIS VETERAN'S DAY, LET US REMEMBER AND APPRECIATE THOSE WHO
HAVE WORN THE NATION'S UNIFORMS IN PEACE AND WAR.  LET US ALSO PAY
TRIBUTE TO THE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF AMERICA'S MILITARY MEMBERS AND
THE PRICE THEY, TOO, HAVE PAID ON BEHALF OF OUR NATION.  FINALLY, AS
WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE, LET US DRAW STRENGTH FROM OUR HERITAGE AND
RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO MEETING THE HIGH STANDARDS SET BY THOSE WHO
HAVE GONE BEFORE.
4.  SEMPER FIDELIS, J. L. JONES, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//
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