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ALMAR 071/03
MSID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CMC//
SUBJ/228TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NAVY CHAPLAIN CORPS//
RMKS/1.  28 NOVEMBER 2003 MARKS THE 228TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED
STATES NAVY CHAPLAIN CORPS.  ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE
CORPS, I WOULD LIKE TO WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND EXPRESS OUR
GRATITUDE FOR THE SUPERB SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP THAT CHAPLAINS HAVE
PROVIDED THROUGHOUT OUR MUTUAL HISTORIES.
2.  NAVY CHAPLAINS OF YESTERDAY AND TODAY HAVE BEEN THERE TO PROVIDE
SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE, COMFORT, AND ENCOURAGEMENT.  I AM CONFIDENT THAT
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL BEING OF
MARINES, SAILORS AND THEIR FAMILILES THIS COMING YEAR WILL CONTINUE
TO BE EXTRAORDINARY.  THE POSITIVE STATE OF OUR CORP S FAMILY
READINESS HAS BEEN ENHANCED BY YOUR MINISTRY.  YOU HAVE THE RESPECT
AND APPRECIATION OF ALL MARINES.  OUR SINCERE WISHES FOR A HAPPY
BIRTHDAY.
3.  SEMPER FIDELIS, M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//