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ALMAR 058/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/229TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NAVY CHAPLAIN CORPS//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/-//
RMKS/1.  ON 28 NOVEMBER 2004, MARINES EVERYWHERE ARE HONORED TO
CELEBRATE WITH YOU THE 229 YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE OF THE
NAVY CHAPLAIN CORPS.  TODAY, MORE THAN EVER, OUR MARINES, SAILORS
AND THEIR FAMILIES CONTINUE TO LOOK TO THEIR CHAPLAINS FOR SPIRITUAL
AND EMOTIONAL GUIDANCE.  WHETHER AT OUR SIDE ON THE BATTLEFIELD,
DEPLOYED WITH US AT SEA OR TAKING CARE OF OUR FAMILIES ON THE HOME
FRONT, YOUR PRESENCE IS COMFORTING AND INSPIRING.  THE SPIRITUAL
FITNESS OF MARINES AND THE READINESS OF THEIR FAMILIES ILLUSTRATE
YOUR EFFECTIVENESS AS MEMBERS OF THIS GREAT NAVY/MARINE CORPS TEAM.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.          
2.  SEMPER FIDELIS, M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//