R 262127Z JUL 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
ALMAR 037/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CMC//
SUBJ/215TH BIRTHDAY OF THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD//
POC/SGT K. PTAK/ADMIN CHIEF/CMC STAFF GROUP/-/TEL:(703) 614-2326
/EMAIL:PTAKKK@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  ON BEHALF OF ALL MARINES, IT IS AN HONOR TO
SALUTE THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AS YOU CELEBRATE 215 YEARS OF
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO OUR NATION.  
2.  SINCE AUGUST 4TH, 1790, THE COAST GUARD'S LEGACY IS ONE OF
HONOR, RESPECT, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY.  STANDING VIGILANT OVER OUR
NATION'S SHORES FOR OVER TWO CENTURIES, THE COAST GUARD REMAINS TRUE
TO THE PHRASE "EVERY HOUR, EVERY DAY, AROUND THE CLOCK, AND AROUND
THE WORLD."  TODAY, AS THREATS TO OUR NATION ABOUND IN THE GLOBAL
WAR ON TERROR, YOUR TIRELESS EFFORTS ARE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE INCREASED SECURITY WE ENJOY HERE AT HOME.
3.  MARINES THE WORLD OVER RESPECT YOUR PROFESSIONALISM, COURAGE,
AND CONSTANT VIGILANCE.  WE ARE PROUD TO STAND SHOULDER TO SHOULDER
WITH YOU AS YOU CELEBRATE THIS ANNIVERSARY.  SEMPER FIDELIS AND
SEMPER PARATUS, M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//