R 130044Z SEP 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
UNCLAS
ALMAR 046/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CMC//
SUBJ/3D MARINE DIVISION ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE//
POC/SGT K. PTAK/ADMIN CHIEF/CMC STAFF GROUP/-/TEL:(703) 614-2326
/EMAIL:PTAKKK@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE MARINE CORPS, IT IS MY
HONOR TO CONGRATULATE THE MARINES AND SAILORS OF THE 3D MARINE
DIVISION AS YOU CELEBRATE 63 YEARS OF GALLANT SERVICE TO OUR NATION.
AT GUAM, IWO JIMA, KHE SANH, KUWAIT, AND IN NUMEROUS PLACES TODAY
IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR, THE MEMBERS OF THE "FIGHTING THIRD"
HAVE EARNED RENOWN FOR THEIR BRAVERY AND COMMITMENT TO THE COUNTRY'S
DEFENSE.
2. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, UNITS OF THE DIVISION - IN
AFGHANISTAN, FALLUJAH, THE AL ANBAR PROVINCE OF IRAQ, AND IN
UNEXPECTED CRISES LIKE THE TSUNAMI STRICKEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST ASIA
- HAVE CONTINUOUSLY HIGHLIGHTED THE AGILITY, COMBAT READINESS, AND
UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO WARFIGHTING EXCELLENCE OF THE MARINE CORPS.
THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE DIVISION IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR
CONTINUE TO MAKE GREAT STRIDES TOWARDS BRINGING STABILITY TO
OTHERWISE UNSTABLE REGIONS OF THE WORLD, AND YOUR SACRIFICES HAVE
EARNED THE HIGHEST ADMIRATION OF YOUR FELLOW AMERICANS.
3. TODAY, AS MARINES AND SAILORS OF THE DIVISION ARE ENGAGED IN OR
PREPARING FOR OPERATIONS TO BETTER SECURE OUR NATION AND ADVANCE THE
CAUSE OF FREEDOM, TAKE TIME TO PAUSE AND REFLECT UPON YOUR RICH
HERITAGE AND PAY TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO PRECEDED YOU. KNOW THAT YOUR
MISSION IS VITAL, AND MARINES AROUND THE GLOBE HONOR YOUR SERVICE
AND WISH YOU CONTINUED SUCCESS. SEMPER FIDELIS AND KEEP ATTACKING!
M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE
CORPS.//