R 031630Z MAR 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL ALMAR(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
ALMAR 011/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS//
SUBJ/64TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCES
/139TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CIVIL ENGINEER CORPS AND 164TH ANNIVERSARY//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. ON BEHALF OF ALL MARINES, I OFFER MY WARMEST
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NAVAL CONSTRUCTION TEAM ON THE OCCASION OF
YOUR ANNIVERSARY. WE ARE PROUD TO JOIN YOU IN CELEBRATING THE RICH
HERITAGE OF THE FORCE THAT 'WITH COMPASSION FOR OTHERS, BUILDS AND
FIGHTS,' AND IN HONORING THE OFFICERS AND CIVILIANS WHO LEAD AND
SUPPORT THEM.
2. IN SUPPORT OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM, NAVFAC AND THE CIVIL
ENGINEER CORPS HAVE PROVIDED EXCEPTIONAL TECHNICAL CIVIL ENGINEERING
SUPPORT FOR OUR FORWARD OPERATIONS. I AM THOROUGHLY IMPRESSED BY
THE TALENTED CIVIL ENGINEERS WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO DEPLOY IN HARMS
WAY, PROVIDING BOTH SUPERB ONSITE AS WELL AS UNMATCHED REACH BACK
CAPABILITIES TO OUR MARINE FORCES. THE SEABEES HAVE MADE A CRUCIAL
DIFFERENCE IN REBUILDING IRAQ AND IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS. MOST
RECENTLY, YOU AGAIN ANSWERED THE CALL IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION
UNIFIED ASSISTANCE BRINGING RELIEF AND HOPE TO THE DEVASTATED IN
MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA THROUGH YOUR CONTINGENCY CONSTRUCTION
CAPABILITIES AND MOBILE POWER AND WATER PURIFICATION UNITS.
3. AS YOU CELEBRATE YOUR MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PROUD
LEGACY, IT IS FITTING TO PAUSE AND REFLECT UPON THOSE SEABEES WHO
HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN THE FIGHT TO FREE AND REBUILD
IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. WE SHARE YOUR SORROW IN THEIR LOSS. MARINES
EVERYWHERE SALUTE YOUR EFFORTS AND WELCOME EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO WORK
AND FIGHT ALONGSIDE YOU ON THE NAVY- MARINE CORPS TEAM. SEMPER
FIDELIS, M.W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE
MARINE CORPS.//