R 231400Z DEC 04
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL ALMAR(uc)
UNCLASSIFIED//
ALMAR 067/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CMC//
SUBJ/2004 WINTER HOLIDAY SAFETY MESSAGE//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE HOLIDAYS ARE A TIME FOR JOYOUS CELEBRATION,
BUT THEY ARE ALSO A TIME OF PERSONAL RISK, ESPECIALLY ON THE
NATION'S STREETS AND HIGHWAYS.  I ENCOURAGE ALL MARINES NOT TO ALLOW
A POOR DECISION TO PERMANENTLY MAR THE SEASON FOR YOUR FAMILY,
FRIENDS, AND CORPS.
2.  2004 HAS BEEN A YEAR OF CHANGE AND CHALLENGE.  NEXT YEAR WILL BE
EVERY BIT AS CHALLENGING.  I NEED EACH OF YOU BACK AT WORK AFTER THE
HOLIDAYS, HEALTHY, RESTED, AND READY FOR WHATEVER OUR NATION
REQUIRES OF US.
3.  I WISH EACH OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY
SEASON.
4.  SEMPER FIDELIS, M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//