R 191030Z APR 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 182/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MR//
SUBJ/MILITARY SPOUSE APPRECIATION DAY//
POC/KIM GATES/NF-04/MRZ/-/TEL:703-432-9044
/EMAIL:KIMBERLY.A.GATES@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO ANNOUNCE MILITARY SPOUSE
APPRECIATION DAY, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2005. THIS DAY HAS BEEN DESIGNATED
TO HONOR AND THANK OUR UNSUNG HEROES - THE MANY MEN AND WOMEN WHO
SUPPORT THEIR UNIFORMED SPOUSES AT HOME.
2. MARINES, DAILY, FACE THE CHALLENGES INHERENT WITH MILITARY
SERVICE. TODAY'S OPERATIONAL TEMPO INCREASES THE DEMANDS ON BOTH
MARINES AND SPOUSES. IN ADDITION TO THE FREQUENT MOVES AND
SEPARATIONS THAT MARK OUR MILITARY LIFESTYLE, FAMILIES NOW FACE
MULTIPLE DEPLOYMENTS TO COMBAT THEATERS. DESPITE THE STRESS AND
ANXIETY, OUR SPOUSES CONTINUE TO RISE TO THE OCCASSION, KEEPING THE
HOMEFRONT STABLE AS OUR MARINES ANSWER THEIR COUNTRY'S CALL. THE
DEDICATION, STRENGTH, AND PERSONAL SACRIFICES OF OUR MILITARY
SPOUSES HAVE HELPED MAKE OUR MISSION READINESS POSSIBLE. AS WE
CELEBRATE MILITARY SPOUSE APPRECIATION DAY, LET ALL MARINES TAKE THE
TIME TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK OUR SPOUSES FOR A JOB WELL DONE.//