R 131154Z OCT 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 603/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS //
SUBJ/2011 MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION SUPPORT//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN PROVIDES INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE TO ACQUIRE RECORDED BIRTHDAY BALL MUSIC, AND REQUEST COPIES OF THE COMMANDANT'S BIRTHDAY VIDEO AND PRINTED AND SIGNED COPIES OF THE COMMANDANT'S 2011 MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY MESSAGE.
2.  RECORDED MUSIC.  TRADITIONAL BIRTHDAY BALL MUSIC CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE U.S. MARINE BAND WEBSITE AT WWW.MARINEBAND.USMC.MIL/AUDIO(UNDERSCORE)RESOURCES/CEREMONIAL(UNDERSCORE) MUSIC/INDEX.HTM.  INSTRUCTIONS FOR CREATING COMPACT DISCS ARE INCLUDED ON THE WEBSITE.
3.  COMMANDANT'S 2011 BIRTHDAY MESSAGE VIDEO
A.  ON OR ABOUT 25 OCTOBER 2011, THE FOLLOWING COMBAT CAMERA (COMCAM) AND COMBAT VISUAL INFORMATION CENTER (CVIC) SITES WILL RECEIVE A MASTER VIDEO DVD FROM HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS (HQMC) COMCAM FOR DUBBING AND DISTRIBUTION.
    MARCENT                         MARFORPAC
    MARFORRES                       MCB QUANTICO, VA
    MCB CAMP LEJEUNE, NC            MCB PENDLETON, CA
    MCB HAWAII, KANEOHE BAY, HI     MCB CAMP BUTLER, OKINAWA, JA
    MAGTFTC, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA   MCRD PARRIS ISLAND, SC
    MCRD SAN DIEGO, CA              MCAS CHERRY POINT, NC
    MCAS BEAUFORT, SC               MCAS NEW RIVER, NC
    MCAS MIRAMAR, CA                MCAS YUMA, AZ
    MCAS IWAKUNI, JA                MCLB BARSTOW, CA
    1ST MCD                         4TH MCD
    6TH MCD                         8TH MCD
    9TH MCD                         12TH MCD
    MARINE CORPS EMBASSY SECURITY GROUP, QUANTICO, VA
B.  A DIGITAL VERSION OF THE 2011 BIRTHDAY MESSAGE VIDEO WILL BE AVAILABLE 25 OCTOBER AT HTTP:(DOUBLESLASH)WWW.MARINES.MIL/NEWS/PAGES/MARINESTV.ASPX.  A HIGH DEFINITION (HD) VERSION WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DEFENSE VIDEO AND IMAGERY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (DVIDS) WEBSITE FOR VIEWING AND DIRECT DOWNLOAD AT HTTP:(DOUBLESLASH)WWW.DVIDSHUB.NET/TAGS/USMCBBMESSAGE (ALL LOWER CASE).  FOR HD DOWNLOAD, REGISTER AND LOG INTO DVIDS.  DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PROCESS TO MARINENEWS(AT)DVIDSHUB.NET.
C.  HQMC COMCAM WILL MAIL DVD COPIES OF THE 2011 BIRTHDAY MESSAGE VIDEO TO THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE, AMERICAN LEGION, AND VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS DURING THE WEEK OF 24 OCTOBER 2011.  LOCAL CHAPTER REQUESTS FOR COPIES OF THE DVD SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THE RESPECTIVE ORGANIZATION HEADQUARTERS OR DOWNLOAD FROM THE SITES LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 3B.
D.  ALL OTHER REQUESTS FOR DVD COPIES OF THE 2011 BIRTHDAY MESSAGE VIDEO SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE NEAREST COMCAM OR CVIC.
4.  COMMANDANT'S 2011 MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY MESSAGE.  THE 2011 MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY MESSAGE WILL BE PUBLISHED ON OR ABOUT 14 OCTOBER 2011.  AT THAT TIME, A PRINTED AND SIGNED VERSION ON THE COMMANDANT'S PERSONAL STATIONERY WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE MARINE CORPS WEBSITE AT WWW.MARINES.MIL.
5.  POINTS OF CONTACT
A.  RECORDED MUSIC:  MR. DENNIS BURIAN, MARINE BAND BRANCH, PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIVISION, HQMC AT COMMERCIAL (703) 614-3502 OR VIA EMAIL AT DENNIS.BURIAN(AT)USMC.MIL.
B.  2011 BIRTHDAY MESSAGE VIDEO:  GYSGT DAVID STANKUS, COMCAM CHIEF, HQMC AT COMMERCIAL (703) 614-3119 OR VIA EMAIL AT DAVID.STANKUS(AT)USMC.MIL.
C.  CMC'S 2011 BIRTHDAY MESSAGE:  GYSGT ROBERT PIPER, DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY MARINE CORPS OPS, AT COMMERCIAL (301) 222-6332 OR VIA EMAIL AT MCNEWS(AT)DMA.MIL.
6.  THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELLED 30 NOVEMBER 2011.
7.  RELEASED AUTHORIZED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL W. J. WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR, MARINE CORPS STAFF.//