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Happy 233rd Marines!!
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<blockquote data-quote="type911" data-source="post: 7425077" data-attributes="member: 31449"><p>R 082000z OCT 08</p><p>ALMAR 042/08</p><p>MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CMC//</p><p>SUBJ/UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY MESSAGE - 10 NOVEMBER 2008//</p><p>POC/SSGT M. BELL/ADMIN CHIEF/UNIT:CMC STAFF GROUP/-</p><p>/TEL<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />703) 614-2326//</p><p>GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. DURING THE SUMMER OF 1982, IN THE WAKE OF A</p><p>PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE, MARINES WENT ASHORE AT BEIRUT, LEBANON.</p><p>FIFTEEN MONTHS LATER, ON 23 OCTOBER 1983, EXTREMISTS STRUCK THE</p><p>FIRST MAJOR BLOW AGAINST AMERICAN FORCES - STARTING THIS LONG WAR ON</p><p>TERRORISM. ON THAT SUNDAY MORNING, A SUICIDE BOMBER DROVE AN</p><p>EXPLOSIVE-LADEN TRUCK INTO THE HEADQUARTERS OF BATTALION LANDING</p><p>TEAM 1/8, DESTROYING THE BUILDING AND KILLING 241 MARINES AND</p><p>CORPSMEN.</p><p>2. EXTREMISTS HAVE ATTACKED OUR NATION, AT HOME AND ABROAD,</p><p>NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THAT FATEFUL DAY IN BEIRUT. THEIR AIM HAS</p><p>ALWAYS BEEN THE SAME - TO KILL AS MANY INNOCENT AMERICANS AS</p><p>POSSIBLE. THE ATTACKS OF 11 SEPTEMBER 2001 CHANGED OUR NATION</p><p>FOREVER, AND OUR PRESIDENT HAS RESOLVED THAT THIS NATION WILL NOT</p><p>STAND IDLE WHILE MURDEROUS TERRORISTS PLOT THEIR NEXT STRIKE.</p><p>MARINES WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE THE FIGHT TO THE ENEMY - HITTING THEM</p><p>ON THEIR OWN TURF, CRUSHING THEM WHEN THEY SHOW THEMSELVES, AND</p><p>FINDING THEM WHERE THEY HIDE. </p><p>3. ONLY A FEW AMERICANS CHOOSE THE DANGEROUS, BUT NECESSARY, WORK</p><p>OF FIGHTING OUR NATION'S ENEMIES. WHEN OUR CHAPTER OF HISTORY IS</p><p>WRITTEN, IT WILL BE A SAGA OF A SELFLESS GENERATION OF MARINES WHO</p><p>WERE WILLING TO STAND UP AND FIGHT FOR OUR NATION; TO DEFEND THOSE</p><p>WHO COULD NOT DEFEND THEMSELVES; TO THRIVE ON THE HARDSHIP AND</p><p>SACRIFICE EXPECTED OF AN ELITE WARRIOR CLASS; TO MARCH TO THE SOUND</p><p>OF THE GUNS; AND TO ABLY SHOULDER THE LEGACY OF THOSE MARINES WHO</p><p>HAVE GONE BEFORE.</p><p>4. ON OUR 233RD BIRTHDAY, FIRST REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED AND</p><p>THOSE "ANGELS" WHO HAVE FALLEN - OUR REPUTATION WAS BUILT ON THEIR</p><p>SACRIFICES. REMEMBER OUR FAMILIES; THEY ARE THE UNSUNG HEROES WHOSE</p><p>SUPPORT AND DEDICATION ALLOW US TO ANSWER OUR NATION'S CALL.</p><p>FINALLY, TO ALL MARINES AND SAILORS, KNOW THAT I AM PROUD OF YOU AND</p><p>WHAT YOU DO. YOUR SUCCESSES ON THE BATTLEFIELD HAVE ONLY ADDED TO</p><p>OUR ILLUSTRIOUS HISTORY. GENERAL VICTOR H. "BRUTE" KRULAK SAID IT</p><p>BEST WHEN HE WROTE, "... THE UNITED STATES DOES NOT NEED A MARINE</p><p>CORPS ... THE UNITED STATES WANTS A MARINE CORPS." YOUR ACTIONS, IN</p><p>IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, AND ACROSS THE GLOBE, ARE AT THE CORE OF WHY</p><p>AMERICA LOVES HER MARINES.</p><p>5. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARINES AND SEMPER FIDELIS! JAMES T. CONWAY,</p><p>GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS//</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Type911 0331 1993-1998</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="type911, post: 7425077, member: 31449"] R 082000z OCT 08 ALMAR 042/08 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CMC// SUBJ/UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY MESSAGE - 10 NOVEMBER 2008// POC/SSGT M. BELL/ADMIN CHIEF/UNIT:CMC STAFF GROUP/- /TEL:(703) 614-2326// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. DURING THE SUMMER OF 1982, IN THE WAKE OF A PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE, MARINES WENT ASHORE AT BEIRUT, LEBANON. FIFTEEN MONTHS LATER, ON 23 OCTOBER 1983, EXTREMISTS STRUCK THE FIRST MAJOR BLOW AGAINST AMERICAN FORCES - STARTING THIS LONG WAR ON TERRORISM. ON THAT SUNDAY MORNING, A SUICIDE BOMBER DROVE AN EXPLOSIVE-LADEN TRUCK INTO THE HEADQUARTERS OF BATTALION LANDING TEAM 1/8, DESTROYING THE BUILDING AND KILLING 241 MARINES AND CORPSMEN. 2. EXTREMISTS HAVE ATTACKED OUR NATION, AT HOME AND ABROAD, NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THAT FATEFUL DAY IN BEIRUT. THEIR AIM HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE SAME - TO KILL AS MANY INNOCENT AMERICANS AS POSSIBLE. THE ATTACKS OF 11 SEPTEMBER 2001 CHANGED OUR NATION FOREVER, AND OUR PRESIDENT HAS RESOLVED THAT THIS NATION WILL NOT STAND IDLE WHILE MURDEROUS TERRORISTS PLOT THEIR NEXT STRIKE. MARINES WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE THE FIGHT TO THE ENEMY - HITTING THEM ON THEIR OWN TURF, CRUSHING THEM WHEN THEY SHOW THEMSELVES, AND FINDING THEM WHERE THEY HIDE. 3. ONLY A FEW AMERICANS CHOOSE THE DANGEROUS, BUT NECESSARY, WORK OF FIGHTING OUR NATION'S ENEMIES. WHEN OUR CHAPTER OF HISTORY IS WRITTEN, IT WILL BE A SAGA OF A SELFLESS GENERATION OF MARINES WHO WERE WILLING TO STAND UP AND FIGHT FOR OUR NATION; TO DEFEND THOSE WHO COULD NOT DEFEND THEMSELVES; TO THRIVE ON THE HARDSHIP AND SACRIFICE EXPECTED OF AN ELITE WARRIOR CLASS; TO MARCH TO THE SOUND OF THE GUNS; AND TO ABLY SHOULDER THE LEGACY OF THOSE MARINES WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE. 4. ON OUR 233RD BIRTHDAY, FIRST REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED AND THOSE "ANGELS" WHO HAVE FALLEN - OUR REPUTATION WAS BUILT ON THEIR SACRIFICES. REMEMBER OUR FAMILIES; THEY ARE THE UNSUNG HEROES WHOSE SUPPORT AND DEDICATION ALLOW US TO ANSWER OUR NATION'S CALL. FINALLY, TO ALL MARINES AND SAILORS, KNOW THAT I AM PROUD OF YOU AND WHAT YOU DO. YOUR SUCCESSES ON THE BATTLEFIELD HAVE ONLY ADDED TO OUR ILLUSTRIOUS HISTORY. GENERAL VICTOR H. "BRUTE" KRULAK SAID IT BEST WHEN HE WROTE, "... THE UNITED STATES DOES NOT NEED A MARINE CORPS ... THE UNITED STATES WANTS A MARINE CORPS." YOUR ACTIONS, IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, AND ACROSS THE GLOBE, ARE AT THE CORE OF WHY AMERICA LOVES HER MARINES. 5. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARINES AND SEMPER FIDELIS! JAMES T. CONWAY, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS// Type911 0331 1993-1998 [/QUOTE]
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