R 041515Z NOV 04
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL ALMAR(uc)
ALMAR
BT
UNCLASSIFIED//
ALMAR 060/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/CMC//
SUBJ/MILITARY FAMILY MONTH//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. NOVEMBER IS DESIGNATED AS MILITARY FAMILY MONTH.
THIS ANNUAL OBSERVANCE, ENDORSED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES AND SPONSORED BY THE ARMED SERVICES YMCA, PROVIDES AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE NATION TO HONOR OUR HIGHLY VALUED MILITARY
FAMILIES.  THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS CHAMPIONS THIS EFFORT
AND RECOGNIZES THE LASTING AND VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY OUR
FAMILIES IN SUPPORT OF OUR MARINES AND SAILORS AROUND THE GLOBE.
2.  OUR FAMILIES ARE A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION AND PRIDE FOR THE
NAVY-MARINE CORPS TEAM.  DESPITE THE FACT THAT MARINE FAMILIES
CONTINUE TO ENDURE EXTENDED PERIODS OF SEPARATION, INCREASED
FREQUENCY OF DEPLOYMENTS AND REGULAR RELOCATIONS, THEIR STRENGTH AND
RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF THESE CHALLENGES CONTINUES TO POSITIVELY
IMPACT THE READINESS AND EFFECTIVENESS
OF OUR CORPS. 
3.  ALTHOUGH THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR FAMILIES ARE TIMELESS, JOIN ME
IN SPECIFICALLY RECOGNIZING THE MILITARY FAMILY DURING THE MONTH OF
NOVEMBER. TAKE THE TIME TO APPRECIATE AND RECOGNIZE THE SACRIFICES
MARINE FAMILIES VOLUNTARILY UNDERTAKE IN SUPPORT OF THE NAVY-MARINE
CORPS TEAM.  COMMANDS ARE ASKED TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THIS
OCCASION BY PLANNING APPROPRIATE SPECIAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES. 
4.  SEMPER FIDELIS, M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U. S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//