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FM CMC WASHINGTON DC//CMC//
TO ALMAR
UNCLAS //N01700////
ALMAR 049/98
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC (MHF)//
SUBJ/KEY VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION WEEK 22-28 FEB 1998//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/940223//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 1754.2A.//
POC/MS JUDY HAMPTON/GM14/PRIPHN:DSN 426-2046/-/-/SECPHN:426-2047/-//
RMKS/1.  I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT COMMENCING THIS YEAR, THE
MARINE CORPS WILL ANNUALLY RECOGNIZE THE LAST WEEK OF FEBRUARY AS
KEY VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION WEEK.  FOR 1998, THE DATES OF THE
RECOGNITION WEEK WILL BE 22-28 FEBRUARY.
2.  THIS RECOGNITION IS MOST APPROPRIATE AND LONG OVERDUE IN LIGHT
OF THE MANY YEARS THAT DEVOTED MARINE CORPS SPOUSES HAVE GIVEN THEIR
TIME AND TALENTS AS KEY VOLUNTEERS.  ESTABLISHED BY THE REFERENCE,
KEY VOLUNTEERS SERVE AS THE COMMAND'S OFFICIAL LIAISON BETWEEN THE
UNIT AND ITS FAMILIES.  KEY VOLUNTEERS ALSO ASSIST IN WELCOMING NEW
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FAMILIES TO UNITS, TRAINING SPOUSES IN UNDERSTANDING HOW THE MARINE
CORPS OPERATES, OFFERING INFORMATION AND REFFERRAL ABOUT AVAILABLE
RESOURCES, AND RESPONDING QUICKLY AND COMPASSIONATELY IN TIMES
OF TRAGEDY WITHIN A UNIT.  THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE KEY VOLUNTEERS
TO THE MARINE CORPS ARE IMMEASURABLE.
3.  NOWHERE IS THE SPIRIT OF VOLUNTEERISM AND UNSELFISH DEVOTION TO
DUTY MORE VISABLE THAN AMONG OUR DEDICATED KEY VOLUNTEERS.  THESE
VOLUNTEERS PLAY AN ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL ROLE IN MAINTAINING UNIT
READINESS.  EVERY COMMANDER WILL PLAN APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES DURING
THIS WEEK TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR THOSE KEY VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE GIVEN
OF THEMSELVES IN SUPPORT OF OUR CORPS.
4.  SEMPER FIDELIS.  C. C. KRULAK, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS //
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