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SUBJ/2000 MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY BALL CELEBRATION SUPPORT//
REF/-/INST/SECNAV 5720.44A/YMD:870603//
RMKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND
GUIDANCE FOR REQUESTING BAND SUPPORT, RECORDED MILITARY MUSIC,
VIDEOTAPE RECORDING AND SIGNED COPIES OF THE COMMANDANT'S 2000 MARINE
CORPS BIRTHDAY MESSAGE.
A. BAND SUPPORT: MARINE CORPS BAND SUPPORT FOR BIRTHDAY
COMMEMORATION IS NORMALLY LIMITED TO PARENT COMMANDS.
B. RECORDED MUSIC: DUE TO LIMITED FUNDING, COMPACT DISCS
(CDS) AND CASSETTE TAPES OF CEREMONIAL MUSIC WILL NO LONGER BE
DISTRIBUTED BY THIS HEADQUARTERS. TRADITIONAL BIRTHDAY BALL MUSIC
CAN NOW BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE MARINE CORPS' WEB PAGE AT:
WWW.USMC.MIL/BAND/M_BANDCD.NSF. INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CREATE CDS
AND CASSETTE TAPES ARE INCLUDED. UNITS THAT LACK THE PROPER
EQUIPEMNT TO MAKE CDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIR TRAINING AND
AUDIOVISUAL CENTER (TAVSC) FOR SUPPORT.
C. COMMANDANT'S 2000 VIDEO BIRTHDAY MESSAGE
ALL REQUESTS FOR VIDEOS OF THE COMMANDANTS 2000 BIRTHDAY MESSAGE
SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE UNIT'S TAVSC.
2. THE FOLLOWING TAVSC SITES WILL RECEIVE MASTER VIDEO COPIES FROM
THE VIDEO PRODUCTION SECTION, TAVSC, HQMC, EARLY TO MID OCT 2000:
MCB QUANTICO, VA; MCB CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; MCB CAMP PENDLETON, CA; MCB
HAWAII, KANEOHE BAY, HI; MCB CAMP BUTLER, OKINAWA; MCAGCC, 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, JAPAN; MCLB ALBANY, GA; MCLB BARSTOW,
CA; MARFORRPAC; MARFORRRES; AND MARFORLANT. RECRUITING STATIONS AND
DISTRICTS WILL RECEIVE TAPES FROM MCRC. REQUESTS FROM
MARINE-AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF CIVILIAN
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION WILL BE DIRECTED TO HQMC (PAC). THESE VIDEO
TAPE REQUESTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY FAX, E-MAIL OR LETTER NLT 13 OCT
2000.
3. THE CMC WRITTEN MESSAGE WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE MARINE CORPS WEB
SITE AT: WWW.USMC.MIL/MARADMINS, EARLY OCT.
4. HQMC POINT OF CONTACT IS MRS. HATTIE POWELL-RAY AT PHONE: (703)
614-1034/54; FAX: (703) 614-2358; OR E-MAIL:
POWELL-RAYH@HQMC.USMC.MIL. DSN IS 224.
5. THIS MARDAMIN IS CANCELLED 30 NOV 2000.//
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