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SUBJ/226TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NAVY CHAPLAIN CORPS//
POC/SSGT RUSSELL/ADMIN CHIEF/CSG/-/TEL: (703) 614-5630/
EMAIL: RUSSELLSS@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
RMKS/1. 28 NOVEMBER 2001 MARKS THE 226TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE UNITED STATES NAVY CHAPLAIN CORPS. ON BEHALF OF ALL MARINES,
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK OUR SPIRITUAL
LEADERS FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR CORPS AND
WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY, IN CONFLICT
AND IN PEACETIME, THE NAVY CHAPLAIN HAS PROVIDED COMFORT AND
DIRECTION TO MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES IN TIMES OF NEED. YOU
HAVE PROVIDED EXCEPTIONAL MINISTRY, PROMOTED FAMILY READINESS, AND
ENHANCED THE SPIRITUAL AND ETHICAL WELL-BEING OF THE CORPS. YOUR
INVALUABLE SERVICE IN THE WAKE OF 11 SEPTEMBER EMPHASIZED THE
IMPORTANT ROLE YOU PLAY IN THE SECURITY OF THIS NATION. AT ONE
TIME OR ANOTHER, EVERY MARINE LEADER HAS CALLED UPON YOU TO
PROVIDE ASSISTANCE, COUNSEL OR LEADERSHIP FOR A MARINE IN TROUBLE.
YOU HAVE ANSWERED THOSE CALLS WITH UNWAVERING DEDICATION AND
COMPASSION. YOU RICHLY DESERVE THE GRATITUDE OF ALL MARINES AND
THEIR FAMILIES. OUR SINCEREST WISHES FOR A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. SEMPER
FIDELIS AND GOD BLESS.
2. J. L. JONES, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE
MARINE CORPS.
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