R 151545Z DEC 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 579/03
MSGID/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN//
SUBJ/DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION HOLIDAY MESSAGE//
POC/BOORSTEIN M. A./CAPT/HQMC APP/-/TEL:(703)614-2189
/EMAIL:BOORSTEINMA@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. TO ALL MARINE AVIATION. AS THE HOLIDAY SEASON
APPROACHES, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY HEARTFELT GRATITUDE AND
PROFOUND RESPECT FOR THE SACRIFICES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF ALL THE
MARINES, CIVILIAN MARINES, SAILORS, AND FAMILIES WHO COMPRISE OUR
MARINE AVIATION TEAM.
2. IT IS MY GREAT PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO SERVE WITH YOU DURING THIS
HISTORIC AND CHALLENGING ERA. OUR ENTIRE ACE - AIRCRAFT AND
MAINTENANCE SQUADRONS, AIR CONTROL AND WING SUPPORT GROUPS,
HEADQUARTERS AND STAFF ELEMENTS, BASES AND STATIONS, AND THE KEY
VOLUNTEER NETWORKS - HAS EXHIBITED EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMANCE AND
ENABLED THE MAGTF TO TAKE HISTORIC STRIDES IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON
TERROR. YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE ON BEHALF OF OUR COUNTRY AND CORPS
CONTINUES TO FORGE A LEGACY OF SUPERIOR MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR
WHICH YOU SHOULD BE JUSTLY PROUD. WE ALL REJOICE IN THE
PRESERVATION OF LIBERTY AND ADVANCEMENT OF FREEDOM THAT HAVE
RESULTED FROM YOUR EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS. FOR ALL THAT AND MORE, I
THANK YOU.
3. PLEASE ACCEPT MY SINCERE WISH OF "HAPPY HOLIDAYS" FOR YOU AND
YOUR FAMILIES. WE ARE LIVING IN EXCITING AND TRYING TIMES IN OUR
NATION'S HISTORY, AND WE SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS SPECIAL
SEASON TO RECOGNIZE AND SHARE OUR HOPES, DREAMS, AND FONDNESS WITH
THOSE WE HOLD DEAR. REMEMBER THAT MARINES ARE OUR MOST PRECIOUS
RESOURCE, AND THAT RESOURCE IS NOT RENEWABLE - ENSURE THAT YOU AND
THE MARINES UNDER YOUR CHARGE TRAVEL SAFELY OVER THE HOLIDAYS. FOR
THOSE MARINES WHO ARE FORWARD DEPLOYED OR FORWARD BASED, KNOW THAT
OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU AND THAT YOUR SELFLESS SERVICE ENGENDERS
PRIDE IN ALL MARINES AND IS ESPECIALLY APPRECIATED BY A GRATEFUL
NATION. IT IS WITH THESE THOUGHTS IN MIND THAT I EXTEND MY MOST
SINCERE WISHES FOR A JOYFUL, SAFE, AND FULFILLING HOLIDAY SEASON.
4. WARM REGARDS AND SEMPER FIDELIS, M. A. HOUGH, LIEUTENANT GENERAL,
U.S. MARINE CORPS, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION.//