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SUBJ/MILITARY FAMILY APPRECIATION WEEK//
POC/MR. RICHARD STEWART/GS-12/-/-/TEL:703-784-9526/TEL:DSN 278-9526//
RMKS/1. THE PRESIDENT IS EXPECTED TO DESIGNATE THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER
19-26 AS "MILITARY FAMILY APPRECIATION WEEK." THIS IS AN ANNUAL
OCCASION SPONSORED BY THE ARMED SERVICES YMCA OF THE USA. THE
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, ANNUALLY, SUPPORTS THIS ENDEAVOR THROUGH
SPECIAL EVENTS AND CEREMONIES.
2. DURING THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, THE MARINE CORPS RECOGNIZES THE
UNIQUE AND VALUED SUPPORT GIVEN BY OUR MILITARY FAMILIES. OUR
MILITARY FAMILIES ARE THE UNSUNG HEROES OF THE CORPS. THEIR SUPPORT
ENSURES HIGH MORALE AND READINESS WITHIN THE CORPS. MILITARY
FAMILIES FACE MANY DEMANDS THAT ARE NOT SHARED BY THEIR CIVILIAN
COUNTERPARTS, SUCH AS LONG DEPLOYMENTS, FREQUENT MOVES, AND LONG
SEPARATIONS FROM FAMILY MEMBERS. THE MARINE FAMILY GIVES OF ITSELF
WITH FEW COMPLAINTS AND LITTLE FANFARE. THEY ARE ALWAYS THERE FOR
THE MARINE AND THE CORPS AND THEIR EFFORTS AND ACTIONS ARE DEEPLY
APPRECIATED.
3. COMMANDERS AND CIVILIAN LEADERSHIP ARE ENCOURAGED TO RECOGNIZE
THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MILITARY FAMILIES THROUGH SPECIAL OCCASIONS AND
CEREMONIES. THE LOCAL ARMED SERVICES YMCA CAN BE A VALUABLE
RESOURCE FOR EVENT PLANNING. THIS IS ESPECIALLY FITTING DURING THE
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, WHEN WE SHOULD GIVE THANKS FOR THE FINE
SUPPORT OF OUR MILITARY FAMILIES.//
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