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UNCLAS  //N01754//
ALMAR 26/02
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/MILITARY SPOUSE APPRECIATION DAY//
POC/LTCOL SHARP/MRZ/TEL:(703) 784-0295/TEL:DSN:278-0295//
RMKS/1.  SINCE 1984, THE ARMED SERVICES HAVE SET ASIDE A SPECIAL
DAY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY MILITARY
SPOUSES.  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2002 HAS BEEN DESIGNATED MILITARY SPOUSES
DAY.
2.  THE LIFE OF A MILITARY FAMILY IS A LIFE OF UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND
OPPORTUNITIES.  OUR SPOUSES PROVIDE THE SUPPORT THAT ALLOWS US TO
PERFORM OUR ASSIGNED MISSIONS.  IN ALL THAT WE DO, THEIR PERSONAL
CONTRIBUTIONS AND VOLUNTEER EFFORTS ARE KEY PARTS OF OUR SUCCESS. 
THEIR LOYALTY, ENTHUSIASM, AND ESPRIT DE CORPS ARE IN KEEPING WITH
THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.
3.  AS WE CELEBRATE MILITARY SPOUSES DAY, I CONGRATULATE ALL MARINE
CORPS SPOUSES FOR THEIR MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND WISH
TO EXPRESS MY HEARTFELT APPRECIATION FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND
DEDICATION.  I ENCOURAGE ALL MARINES TO TAKE THE TIME TO THANK OUR
SPOUSES FOR A JOB WELL DONE.
4.  SEMPER FIDELIS, J. L. JONES, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//
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