ALMARS : 027/14
UNCLASSIFIED/
R 242300Z JUL 14
ALMAR 027/14
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/2D MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP ANNIVERSARY//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. ON BEHALF OF ALL MARINES, IT IS MY DISTINCT HONOR TO CONGRATULATE THE MARINES AND SAILORS OF 2D MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP ON THE OCCASION OF THEIR 70TH ANNIVERSARY.
2. ACTIVATED ON 1 AUGUST 1944 IN THE MIDST OF WORLD WAR II AS 8TH FIELD DEPOT, 2D MLG HAS UNFAILINGLY PROVIDED DEDICATED COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT TO THE WARFIGHTER AND RAPID HUMANITARIAN AID TO THOSE IN NEED AROUND THE WORLD - IN EVERY CLIME AND PLACE.
3. WHETHER ON THE ISLANDS OF THE PACIFIC, OR IN THE ARABIAN SEA, THE MARINES AND SAILORS OF 2D MLG HAVE CONTINUED TO MAKE AN OUTSTANDING IMPACT AND DIFFERENCE FOR OUR NATION. WITH YOUR STEADFAST PROFESSIONAL AND DEDICATED ASSISTANCE OF THOSE IN NEED, YOU HAVE BUILT A PROUD AND HONORABLE HISTORY. I SALUTE ALL WHO HAVE SERVED WITH 2D MLG AS YOU CELEBRATE THIS HISTORIC ANNIVERSARY.
4. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY AND SEMPER FIDELIS! JAMES F. AMOS, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//