ALMARS : 031/06
R 090731Z AUG 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL ALMAR(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
ALMAR 031/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CMC//
SUBJ/4TH MARINE DIVISION ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE//
POC/SGT K. PTAK/ADMIN CHIEF/CMC STAFF GROUP/-/TEL:(703) 614-2326
/EMAIL:PTAKKK@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE MARINE CORPS, IT IS AN
HONOR TO CONGRATULATE THE MARINES AND SAILORS OF THE 4TH MARINE
DIVISION ON THE 63RD ANNIVERSARY OF ITS ACTIVATION. THE LEGACY OF
THIS PROUD WARFIGHTING ORGANIZATION STRETCHES FROM THE FIERCE
AMPHIBIOUS BATTLES OF THE PACIFIC DURING WORLD WAR II TO THE COMPLEX
CHALLENGES OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR. THE MARINES AND SAILORS OF
THE DIVISION HAVE FOUGHT WITH TENACITY, COURAGE, AND SKILL IN EVERY
CLIME AND PLACE, AND THEIR PERFORMANCE SERVES AS AN EXAMPLE FOR
FUTURE GENERATIONS OF MARINES.
2. THE PAST YEAR HAS SEEN WARRIORS FROM THE FIGHTING FOURTH
DEFENDING FREEDOM IN IRAQ AND THE HORN OF AFRICA AND PROVIDING
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO AMERICANS SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF
HURRICANES ALONG THE GULF COAST. THESE EFFORTS CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION AND SERVE AS A STELLAR EXAMPLE
OF READINESS, RESOLVE, AND CAPABILITY.
3. PLEASE TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON THE STORIED HISTORY
AND RICH HERITAGE OF THE DIVISION. HONOR THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO
HAVE GONE BEFORE YOU BY CONTINUING YOUR DEDICATION TO WARFIGHTING
EXCELLENCE AND OUR CORE VALUES. SEMPER FIDELIS AND KEEP ATTACKING.
M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE
CORPS.//