UNCLAS 151822Z MAY 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
AL ALMAR(UC)
ALMAR 031/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC HS//
SUBJ/HOSPITAL CORPS 109TH BIRTHDAY MESSAGE//
POC/J A JACKSON/-/HS/-/TEL:703-614-4477//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  ON BEHALF OF ALL MARINES, I EXTEND OUR SINCERE
AND MOST HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE
HOSPITAL CORPS AS YOU CELEBRATE YOUR 109TH ANNIVERSARY.
2.  YOU CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OUTSTANDING CARE TO MARINES AS WE
PROSECUTE THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR.  WHETHER CONDUCTING COMBAT
OPERATIONS, TRAINING EVOLUTIONS, OR PROVIDING CARE IN A MEDICAL
TREATMENT FACILITY, THE BOND BETWEEN MARINES AND THEIR DOCS REMAINS
EVER STRONG.  WHEREVER THERE ARE MARINES - DUTY BOUND IN THE
ACCOMPLISHMENT OF A MISSION, FOCUSED ON AN OBJECTIVE - SOMEWHERE
JUST OFF TO THEIR FLANK IS A CORPSMAN.  YOUR PROFESSIONALISM AND
DEDICATION CONTINUE TO MEET AND EXCEED THE CALL OF DUTY.
3.  AS YOU REFLECT ON THE HOSPITAL CORPS' MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND
YOUR UNDAUNTED HERITAGE, EVERY MARINE AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE DEEPLY
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COURAGE AND DEVOTION TO DUTY.  WE CONTINUE TO
HONOR THE MEMORIES OF THE HOSPITAL CORPSMEN WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE
SACRIFICE, AND HOPE FOR A QUICK RECOVERY FOR OUR WOUNDED DOCS WHO
PAID A PERSONAL PRICE IN PROTECTING OUR COUNTRY, THEIR FAMILIES,
AND THE MARINES OF OUR CORPS.
4.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND SEMPER FIDELIS, JAMES T. CONWAY, GENERAL,
U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//