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SUBJ: 2004 HOLIDAY MESSAGE TO THE SAILORS AND MARINES OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY FROM THE HONORABLE GORDON ENGLAND//
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SUBJ/2004 HOLIDAY MESSAGE TO THE SAILORS AND MARINES OF
/THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY FROM THE HONORABLE GORDON ENGLAND//
RMKS/1.  THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS A TIME OF
RENEWED HOPE FOR PEACE AND GOODWILL.  YOU ARE THE FOUNDATION OF THAT
HOPE.  THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WEAR THE CLOTH OF OUR NATION HAVE FREED



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MILLIONS OF PEOPLE FROM OPPRESSIVE REGIMES AND BROUGHT THEM PEACE,
GOODWILL, FREEDOM AND LIBERTY.  EACH OF YOU IS CONTINUING THE
MARVELOUS LEGACY OF OTHER GREAT GENERATIONS THAT HAVE PRECEDED YOU.
2.  YOURS IS THE GREATEST GIFT THAT CAN BE GIVEN TO YOUR FELLOW MAN.
IT IS TRULY A BLESSING TO WORSHIP OPENLY, TO SPEAK FREELY, AND TO
PURSUE LIFE, LIBERTY, AND HAPPINESS.  THESE FREEDOMS ARE NOT OURS
ALONE.  THEY ARE THE RIGHT OF ALL MANKIND, NO MATTER THE SEASON.
3.  IN OCTOBER, THE AFGHANI PEOPLE PROUDLY STEPPED FORWARD TO FREELY
ELECT A PRESIDENT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR LONG HISTORY.  YOUR
SERVICE ENSURED THAT THEIR VOICES WERE HEARD.  SOON, THE IRAQI
PEOPLE WILL ALSO VOTE AS OUR MILITARY MEN AND WOMEN CONTINUE TO
BRING HOPE AND CONFIDENCE TO MILLIONS MORE.  YOUR BRAVERY IS SHOWING
THE WORLD THAT FREEDOM IS THE FUTURE FOR ALL MANKIND.
4.  AS YOU CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE
SEPARATED FROM LOVED ONES, KNOW THAT YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE ARE
DEEPLY APPRECIATED.  WHETHER DEPLOYED OR HERE AT HOME, MILLIONS OF
AMERICANS AND OTHERS AROUND THE WORLD RECOGNIZE YOUR SELFLESSNESS
AND DEDICATION.  AS THE PRESIDENT HAS OFTEN STATED, YOUR WORK IS THE
GREATEST FORCE FOR GOOD AMONG ALL NATIONS.
5.  THIS HOLIDAY SEASON REMEMBER TO THINK OF SAFETY FOR YOUR FAMILY,



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FRIENDS, AND SHIPMATES.  WE'RE A FAMILY, AND FAMILIES LOVE AND CARE
FOR EACH OTHER.  IF YOU ARE TRAVELING - WHETHER ACROSS TOWN OR
ACROSS TIME ZONES - DO SO SAFELY.  HOLIDAYS ARE STATISTICALLY HIGH
PERIODS FOR ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES, AND THERE IS NO MORE TRAGIC LOSS
THAN ONE THAT WAS PREVENTABLE.  STAY SAFE AND GIVE YOURSELF, YOUR
FAMILY AND YOUR SHIPMATES THE MOST PRECIOUS GIFT OF ALL - LIFE.
6.  IT IS AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO BE YOUR SECRETARY.  YOU AND YOUR
FAMILIES GIVE SO MUCH DURING THE HOLIDAYS AND EVERY DAY FOR OUR
NATION.  YOU ARE SPECIAL INDIVIDUALS, SERVING AT AN EXTRAORDINARY
TIME, CONTRIBUTING TO A GREATER GOOD.
7.  MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU DURING THIS JOYOUS SEASON AND IN THE
YEAR AHEAD, AND MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.//
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