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SUBJ/THANKSGIVING DAY MESSAGE//
RMKS/1. THANKSGIVING IS AN OCCASION FOR AMERICA TO CELEBRATE THE
EXTENT TO WHICH WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED. AS WE GATHER WITH FAMILY
AND FRIENDS THIS YEAR TO GIVE THANKS FOR ALL THAT WE ENJOY, I
ENCOURAGE ALL MARINES TO PAUSE AND REFLECT UPON THE MEANING OF
THIS SPECIAL DAY. THE TRADITION OF THANKSGIVING IS ROOTED IN THE
SPIRIT OF UNITY AND CHARITY - IT IS ULTIMATELY AN EXPRESSION OF
APPRECIATION FOR ALL THOSE WHO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY.
2. ACCORDINGLY, I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK ALL
THOSE WHO SERVE OUR GREAT NATION AND ITS MANY LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
THE DIFFERENCE THAT YOU MAKE, WHETHER IN UNIFORM OR OUT OF
UNIFORM, OVERSEAS OR ON THE HOME-FRONT, IS ONE THAT MATTERS.
YOUR SERVICE TO FAMILY, CORPS, AND COUNTRY IS TREASURED. YOUR
WORK AND YOUR COMMITMENT ARE WHAT GIVE AMERICA ITS GREATNESS.
3. DIANE JOINS ME IN WISHING ALL OF YOU -- MARINES, SAILORS,
CIVILIAN MARINES, AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE MARINE FAMILY -- A
BOUNTIFUL THANKSGIVING AND A SAFE AND JOYFUL HOLIDAY SEASON.
4. SEMPER FIDELIS, J. L. JONES, GENERAL, U.S. MARINES,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//
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