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SUBJ/1ST MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP ANNIVERSARY//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE THE MARINES AND SAILORS OF THE 1ST MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP ON THE OCCASION OF THEIR 67TH ANNIVERSARY.
2.1ST COMBAT SERVICE GROUP WAS ACTIVATED 1 JULY 1947 IN ORDER TO PROVIDE COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT TO WARFIGHTERS-JUST AS 1ST MLG DOES TODAY. YOUR PROVEN COMMITMENT TO YOUR FELLOW MARINES THROUGH WARS IN KOREA AND VIETNAM SET THE STANDARD FOR FUTURE CONFLICTS IN SOMALIA, IRAQ, AND AFGHANISTAN.
3.1ST MLG ADAPTED AND FORGED A WAY AHEAD THROUGH DECADES OF REORGANIZATION, RESTRUCTURING AND REDESIGNATIONS. THROUGH ALL THE CHANGES, MARINES WERE ALWAYS ABLE TO COUNT ON YOUR PROFESSIONAL AND RAPID SUPPORT IN COMBAT ZONES TO COMPLETE THE MISSION. AS YOU TAKE TIME TO CELEBRATE YOUR PROUD HERITAGE, KNOW THAT ALL MARINES HONOR YOUR COURAGEOUS ACHIEVEMENTS, CHERISH YOUR DEVOTED SUPPORT, AND REMEMBER THOSE FROM YOUR RANKS WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR CORPS AND COUNTRY.
4.HAPPY ANNIVERSARY AND SEMPER FIDELIS! JAMES F. AMOS, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//