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SUBJ/2001 MEMORIAL DAY MESSAGE//
POC/CPL WOODS/ADMIN CHIEF/CSG/-/TEL:(703) 614-2326/
EMAIL:WOODSJP@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
RMKS/1. MEMORIAL DAY IS AN OCCASION FOR AMERICA TO SOLEMNLY
REMEMBER THE MARINES, SAILORS, SOLDIERS, AIRMEN, AND COAST GUARDSMEN
WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN DEFENSE OF THIS GREAT NATION AND THE
FREEDOM IT ENJOYS. ON THIS SPECIAL DAY, AT 1500 LOCAL TIME, I
ENCOURAGE ALL MARINES TO PAUSE AND REFLECT ON THE SACRIFICES AND
ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR PREDECESSORS DURING THE NATIONAL MOMENT OF
REMEMBRANCE PRESCRIBED BY THE PRESIDENT.
2. IT IS OUR DUTY TO NEVER FORGET THE PATRIOTISM, VALOR, AND
SELFLESSNESS OF THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN IN BATTLE. IT IS OUR CHALLENGE
TO BE WORTHY OF THEIR LEGACY. TRULY, THEIR EXAMPLE IS THE STANDARD BY
WHICH WE MUST MEASURE OUR SERVICE TO AMERICA.
3. MEMORIAL DAY IS ALSO A WELL-DESERVED HOLIDAY WEEKEND, A TIME TO
ENJOY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. LET US DO SO RESPONSIBLY AND SAFELY.
4. SEMPER FIDELIS, J. L. JONES, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//
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