R 231515Z NOV 04
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL ALMAR(uc)
ALMAR
BT
UNCLASSIFIED//
ALMAR 065/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/SD//
SUBJ/THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY SAFETY MESSAGE//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  WHILE GATHERING WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO
CELEBRATE THIS THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, LET US ALL BE THANKFUL FOR THE
MISHAPS WE HAVE AVOIDED.
2.  THROUGH PROFESSIONALISM AND THE USE OF OPERATIONAL RISK
MANAGEMENT, BOTH ON-DUTY AND AFTER HOURS, WE SUFFERED 23 FEWER
FATALITIES IN FY04 COMPARED TO FY03.  THIS YEAR, WE MUST DO BETTER.
AS A NATION AT WAR, IT IS CRITICAL WE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO TAKE CARE
OF EACH OTHER SO WE ARE READY FOR THE FIGHT.
3.  STATISTICIANS PREDICT THAT EACH YEAR ONE MARINE WILL DIE OVER
THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY WEEKEND.  LAST YEAR, WE BEAT THE ODDS AND
EVERY MARINE CAME BACK TO WORK SAFELY.  I KNOW WE CAN BEAT THE ODDS
AGAIN BY USING RISK MANAGEMENT AND KNOWING THAT NOTHING IS MORE
IMPORTANT THAN COMING BACK TO JOIN YOUR TEAM.  I AM CONFIDENT WE
WILL SEE EVERYONE RETURN RESTED AND READY TO KEEP ATTACKING AFTER A
WELL-DESERVED BREAK.
4.  SEMPER FIDELIS.  M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//