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SUBJ/DEATH OF GENERAL LEONARD F. CHAPMAN, JR., FORMER COMMANDANT OF
THE MARINE CORPS//
REF/A/DOC/ART 1088 NAVREGS//
AMPN/REF A IS NAVY REGULATIONS//
RMKS/1. IT IS WITH DEEP REGRET THAT I ANNOUNCE TO THE MARINE CORPS
THE DEATH, ON JANUARY 6, 2000, OF GENERAL LEONARD F. CHAPMAN, JR.,
U.S. MARINE CORPS, RETIRED, FORMER COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.
2. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCE ALL BASES AND STATIONS ARE
DIRECTED TO HALF MAST THE NATIONAL ENSIGN UPON RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE
UNTIL SUNSET ON THE DATE OF INTERMENT. MORE INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW.
3. J. L. JONES, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE
CORPS.//
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