UNCLASSIFIED
DTG (ZULU) 271039Z SEP 07
ALMAR 043/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/232ND ANNIVERSARY OF U.S. NAVY//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/
1.  IT IS WITH DEEP PRIDE THAT WE PAUSE ON 13 OCTOBER TO SALUTE THE MEN
AND WOMEN OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY AS YOU CELEBRATE YOUR 232ND ANNIVERSARY.
2.  FROM THE EARLIEST DAYS OF OUR GREAT REPUBLIC WHEN ARMED SAILING VESSELS
DEFENDED OUR SHORES, THROUGH THE CRUCIBLE OF TWO WORLD WARS, TO THE CURRENT
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE COUNTED ON THE U.S. NAVY
TO PROTECT THEIR FREEDOM.  MARINES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PROUD TO STAND SHOULDER
TO SHOULDER WITH THEIR NAVY BRETHREN AT IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA, AT INCHON AND
YANKEE STATION, IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ.  WHETHER DEFENDING FREEDOM IN
BATTLE, OR PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN RELIEF AROUND THE GLOBE, THE NAVY HAS
ESTABLISHED A RECORD OF SERVICE TO OUR NATION THAT IS SECOND TO NONE.
3.  AS YOU PAUSE TO REFLECT UPON YOUR RICH HERITAGE AND CELEBRATE YOUR MANY
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE WORLDS FINEST NAVY HAS THE UTMOST
RESPECT AND SUPPORT OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE MARINE CORPS.  ON BEHALF OF
ALL MARINES, PLEASE ACCEPT MY WARMEST WISHES FOR A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
4.  CONGRATULATIONS AND SEMPER FIDELIS!  JAMES T. CONWAY, GENERAL, U.S.
MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//