R 010029Z NOV 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
UNCLASSIFIED//
ALMAR 052/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/MILITARY FAMILY MONTH//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE ARMED SERVICES YMCA HAS DESIGNATED THE MONTH
OF NOVEMBER AS MILITARY FAMILY MONTH.  THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES ENDORSES THIS EVENT.  THIS YEAR MARKS THE ARMED SERVICES
YMCA'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY FOR HONORING THE EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS
OF OUR NATION'S MILITARY FAMILIES. 
2.  THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF THE CORPS, DURING BOTH PEACE AND WAR,
THE UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF OUR MARINE FAMILIES HAS ALWAYS BEEN A
SOURCE OF INSPIRATION AND PRIDE.  LONG PERIODS OF FAMILY SEPARATION,
FREQUENT DEPLOYMENTS AND REGULAR RELOCATIONS ARE AMONG THE SPECIAL
CHALLENGES THAT MARINE CORPS FAMILIES BEAR WITH PRIDE, HONOR AND
DIGNITY.  WITH EXTENDED AND REPEATED DEPLOYMENTS OVERSEAS, INCLUDING
COMBAT OPERATIONS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, IT IS NOW, MORE THAN
EVER, IMPORTANT THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE MANY SACRIFICES OUR MARINE
CORPS FAMILIES MAKE EVERY DAY.  THE ABILITY OF OUR FAMILIES TO
SUPPORT THEIR MARINES, WHILE TAKING CARE AT HOME, IS HIGHLY
COMMENDABLE AND HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON THE STATE OF READINESS AND
EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR MARINES WHO ARE THE CORPS.
3.  PLEASE JOIN ME IN TAKING TIME TO APPRECIATE THE COURAGE AND
SACRIFICES OF OUR MARINE CORPS FAMILIES DURING MILITARY FAMILY
MONTH.  COMMANDS ARE ASKED TO RECOGNIZE THEIR FAMILIES BY PLANNING
APPROPRIATE SPECIAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES.
4.  SEMPER FIDELIS, M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//