UNCLAS 252004Z JAN 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL ALMAR(UC)
ALMAR
ALMAR 003/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CMC//
SUBJ/1ST MARINE DIVISION ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE//
POC/SGT M. BELL/ADMIN CHIEF/CMC STAFF GROUP/TEL:(703)614-2326//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  I AM HONORED TO SEND MY MOST SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS
TO THE MARINES AND SAILORS OF THE 1ST MARINE DIVISION ON THE 66TH
ANNIVERSARY OF YOUR ACTIVATION.  THROUGH THE ENSUING DECADES,
MEMBERS OF THE "OLD BREED" HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE HONORABLE SERVICE
AND FIGHTING SPIRIT THAT EARNED THE 1ST MARINE DIVISION ITS REPUTATION
FOR WARFIGHTING EXCELLENCE.   
2.  TOUGHNESS AND VALOR IN SOME OF THE MOST DIFFICULT FIGHTS OF AMERICAN
MILITARY HISTORY ARE HALLMARKS OF THE 1ST MARINE DIVISION, PLAYING OUT
ON WARM PACIFIC ISLANDS, FROZEN KOREAN MOUNTAINS, AND THE DUSTY STREETS
OF THE AL ANBAR PROVINCE.   
3.  AS YOU CELEBRATE THIS ANNIVERSARY, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO REFLECT ON YOUR
IMPORTANT ROLE IN SERVING OUR NATION'S INTERESTS AND TO REMEMBER THOSE
WHO DID NOT RETURN FROM PAST DIVISION CAMPAIGNS.  I SPEAK FOR COUNTLESS
PROUD MARINES AND GRATEFUL AMERICANS WHEN I EXPRESS MY HEARTFELT
APPRECIATION FOR YOUR CONTINUING EFFORTS IN MAINTAINING THE PROUD
TRADITION OF THE 1ST MARINE DIVISION. CONGRATULATIONS AND SEMPER FIDELIS! 
J. T. CONWAY, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//