R 241500Z MAY 00
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC//PA//
TO MARADMIN
BT
UNCLAS //N01000//
MARADMIN 270/00
MSGID/GENADMIN//
SUBJ/PRESIDENT'S MOMENT OF REMEMBRANCE//
RMKS/1. THE PRESIDENT HAS DIRECTED THAT ON MEMORIAL DAY, ALL
AMERICANS SHOULD TAKE TIME TO PAUSE AND CONSIDER THE TRUE MEANING OF
THIS HOLIDAY. IT IS THE ONE DAY OUT OF THE YEAR THAT, AS A NATION,
WE SHOULD FOCUS OUR AWARENESS AND REVERENCE ON THOSE AMERICANS WHO
DIED WHILE DEFENDING OUR NATION AND ITS VALUES. ALTHOUGH THE
SACRIFICES OF THESE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN SHOULD REMAIN WITH US EACH
DAY, IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO DO SO ON MEMORIAL DAY.
2. THEREFORE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRESIDENT'S DIRECTIVE, ALL
MARINES SHOULD OBSERVE A NATIONAL MOMENT OF REMEBRANCE AT 1500 LOCAL
TIME, MAY 29. THIS SHALL OCCUR FROM 1500-1501 IN ALL TIME ZONES
WHERE PLANNED MILITARY PROGRAMS AND EVENTS ALLOW. IF THE INCLUSION
OF THIS MOMENT OF REMEBRANCE CONFLICTS WITH CURRENTLY SCHEDULED
ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, A MOMENT SCHEDULED FOR ANTOHER TIME
DURING THE DAY WILL MEET THE INTENT OF THE WHITE HOUSE INITIATIVE.// BT