R 220900Z DEC 97 ZYB
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC//CMC//
TO ALMAR
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UNCLAS //N01730//
ALMAR 426/97
MSGID/GENADMIN//
SUBJ/HOLIDAY GREETINGS//
RMKS/1.  TO ALL MARINES, SAILORS, CIVILIAN MARINES AND YOUR
FAMILIES, I EXTEND MY WARMEST WISHES FOR A JOYOUS AND SAFE HOLIDAY
SEASON.  CHRISTMAS, HANUKKAH, AND KWANZA OFFER OCCASION FOR
CELEBRATION, AND TIME TO REFLECT ON OUR DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES TO
THIS GREAT NATION.  THE SEASON IS FILLED WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR
SHARING THE MANIFOLD GIFTS THAT HAVE BEEN BESTOWED ON EACH OF US
INDIVIDUALLY, UPON OUR CORPS, AND UPON THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
2.  THOSE OF US WHO SERVE IN THE MARINE CORPS CAN BE JUSTIFIABLY
PROUD OF OUR ROLE AS AMERICA'S FORCE-IN-READINESS.  AS MARINES, WE
ARE HONORED TO BE A NATIONAL INSTRUMENT OF COMFORT, SECURITY, AND
PEACE.  ON COLD WATCHES AROUND THE WORLD, MARINES ARE WARMED BY
THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THEIR SELFLESS DEDICATION SERVES TO SPREAD "PEACE
ON EARTH, AND GOODWILL TO ALL."
3.  AS WE CELEBRATE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, I WANT TO EXTEND TO EACH OF
YOU MY SINCERE AND WARM WISHES FOR A MERRY CHRISTMAS, A HAPPY
HANUKKAH, AND A JOYOUS KWANZA.  MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL IN THE NEW
YEAR. SEMPER FIDELIS, C. C. KRULAK, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//
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