R 181500Z NOV 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
ALMAR 055/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC SD//
SUBJ/THANKSGIVING DAY MESSAGE//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. DURING THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, WE CANNOT AFFORD
TO LOSE A SINGLE MARINE OR SAILOR DUE TO POOR JUDGEMENT OR MISHAP.
SENSELESS DEATHS BRING ENORMOUS SORROW TO OUR MARINE CORPS FAMILY AND
DEGRADE OUR MISSION READINESS. IN KEEPING WITH OUR FORCE PRESERVATION
EFFORTS, I ASK THAT YOU LOOK OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER AND REMAIN VIGILANT
DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
2. THANKSGIVING REPRESENTS UNITY AND GENEROSITY OF SPIRIT. MARINES
EMBODY THESE VIRTUES AS EVIDENCED BY OUR ACTIONS THIS PAST YEAR.
THANKSGIVING IS ALSO A TIME TO GIVE THANKS FOR WHAT WE HAVE AND TO
BE WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND LOVED ONES. AS WE GATHER THIS YEAR, I
ENCOURAGE ALL MARINES TO REFLECT ON THE MEANING OF THIS SPECIAL
HOLIDAY.
3. AS THANKSGIVING APPROACHES, I WANT TO THANK OUR MARINES,
SAILORS, AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR THE SACRIFICES THEY HAVE BORNE AND
THE SERVICE THEY HAVE PERFORMED FOR THIS GREAT NATION AND ALL FREE
PEOPLE OF THE WORLD. HAVE A SAFE HOLIDAY AND RETURN TO WORK RESTED
AND READY TO CONTINUE MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
4. SEMPER FIDELIS. M.W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//