ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
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R 020706Z OCT 03 ZYB MIN PSN 960243J24
 
FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC//SN//
 
TO ALNAV
 
UNCLAS //N02300//
ALNAV 074/03
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/SECNAV/-/OCT//
 
SUBJ/HAIL MESSAGE FROM THE SEVENTY-THIRD SECRETARY OF THE NAVY//
 
RMKS/1. WHEN I LEFT OUR DEPARTMENT LAST JANUARY, I SAID THAT I WOULD
"MARVEL AT YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS" AND "GAIN STRENGTH FROM YOUR EXAMPLE."
OVER THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS, IN IRAQ AND AROUND THE WORLD, YOU HAVE
FOUGHT THE ENEMIES OF FREEDOM AND PREVAILED.  YOUR COURAGE AND
HARDENED RESOLVE IS THE SHIELD AMERICANS RELY ON FOR THEIR SECURITY
AND WAY OF LIFE.
 
2. THE SUCCESS OF THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS TEAM RESULTS FROM THAT DAILY
DEDICATION TO AMERICA.  IT ALSO RESULTS FROM THE STRONG LEADERSHIP
OF SERVANTS LIKE PRESIDENT BUSH, SECRETARY RUMSFELD AND HANSFORD T.
JOHNSON.  H.T. GUIDED OUR DEPARTMENT THROUGH A SIGNIFICANT BATTLE IN
OUR GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM AND THROUGH OUR CONTINUING
TRANSFORMATION.  HE AND LINDA DESERVE OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE.  ALONG
WITH LEADERS LIKE ADMIRAL CLARK, GENERAL HAGEE, MCPON SCOTT AND
SERGEANT MAJOR ESTRADA, OUR TEAM IS INDEED BLESSED.
 
3.  DOTTY AND I ARE PLEASED, PROUD AND DELIGHTED TO RETURN TO THE
NAVY-MARINE CORPS TEAM.  THE SUCCESS OF OUR NAVAL FAMILY IS DUE TO
THE QUALITY OF YOUR WORK AND DEPTH OF YOUR DEVOTION.  WE PLEDGE OUR
EQUAL DEDICATION TO YOU AND TO YOUR FAMILIES.
 
4.  IN MY CONFIRMATION HEARING, I COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING OUR
COMBAT CAPABILITY, IMPROVING YOUR QUALITY OF SERVICE, RECAPITALIZING
OUR FORCES AND IMPROVING BUSINESS PRACTICES.  NAVAL POWER 21 WILL
CONTINUE TO GUIDE OUR TRANSFORMATION AS WE PROJECT PERSISTENT POWER,
AROUND THE WORLD AND AROUND THE CLOCK.
 
5.  WORKING TOGETHER WE WILL PREVAIL IN THIS GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR.
SEMPER FI AND SAIL PROUD.
 
6.  RELEASED BY THE HONORABLE GORDON R. ENGLAND, SECRETARY OF THE
NAVY.//
 
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