R 070830Z NOV 02
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(n)
TO ML ALMAR
ALMAR
BT
UNCLAS
ALMAR 061/02
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/CMC/
SUBJ/2002 VETERAN S DAY MESSAGE//
POC/SGT WOODS/CSG/ADMIN CHIEF/-/TEL:703-614-2326 DSN 224//
1. THROUGHOUT OUR NATION S RICH HISTORY, THE BRAVE MEN AND
WOMEN OF OUR ARMED FORCES HAVE RISKED MUCH, AND OFTEN PAID
DEARLY, TO ENSURE THE PEACE AND PROSPERITY OF THEIR FELLOW
AMERICANS.
2. THIS DAY IS SET ASIDE TO HONOR THEIR SACRIFICES AND TO
RECOGNIZE THEM WITH THE NATION S RESPECT AND GRATITUDE SO
RICHLY DESERVED. THEIR MANY STORIES REMIND US THAT
SELFLESS SERVICE IS THE ANSWER OF FREE PEOPLE TO THE
OBLIGATIONS OF CITIZENSHIP AND TO THE DEFENSE OF FREEDOM.
AS WE PAY HOMAGE TO THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NATION, IT
IS APPROPRIATE TO REMEMBER THE SACRIFICES OF THEIR FAMILIES
WHO LIKEWISE HAVE BORNE THE HARDSHIPS OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
3. THOSE OF US IN UNIFORM TODAY DRAW OUR INSPIRATION FROM
THE EXAMPLE OF OUR VETERANS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
UPON THEIR ILLUSTRIOUS LEGACY OF SERVICE TO THE NATION.
4. SEMPER FIDELIS, J. L. JONES, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE
CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.