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SUBJ/SECRETARY OF THE NAVY BIRTHDAY MESSAGE TO THE JAG CORPS//
RMKS/1.  IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I JOIN RADM MCPHERSON AND
RADM (SEL) MACDONALD IN EXTENDING MY HEARTFELT APPRECIATION AND
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL JUDGE ADVOCATES, LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS,
LEGALMEN, AND CIVILIAN LEGAL PERSONNEL IN RECOGNITION OF THE 37TH
BIRTHDAY OF THE NAVY JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL S CORPS.
2.  ON DECEMBER 8, 1967, PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON ESTABLISHED THE
NAVY JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL S CORPS, A DISTINCT GROUP OF LEGAL
PROFESSIONALS DEDICATED TO THE DUAL PURPOSES OF SUPPORTING THE
NAVY S MISSION AND PRESERVING THE RULE OF LAW.  THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS
LATER, NAVY JUDGE ADVOCATES PROVIDE OUTSTANDING LEGAL SERVICE
WORLDWIDE ON CHALLENGING AND DIVERSE LEGAL ISSUES.  THE PROFESSIONAL
EXPERTISE AND SAGE COUNSEL PROVIDED BY NAVY JUDGE ADVOCATES MAKE THE
LEGAL COMMUNITY AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR NAVY-MARINE CORPS TEAM.
KEEP UP THE OUTSTANDING WORK!
3.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SHIPMATES!  GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU, YOUR
FAMILIES, AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
4.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.//

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