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SUBJ/WARRIOR CARE MONTH//

RMKS/1.  MORE THAN 10,000 MARINES AND SAILORS HAVE BEEN WOUNDED SINCE 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.  THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY REMAINS COMMITTED TO 
SUPPORTING AND ASSISTING OUR WOUNDED, ILL AND INJURED SERVICE MEMBERS 
AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE NAVY SAFE HARBOR PROGRAM AND MARINE 
CORPS WOUNDED WARRIOR REGIMENT.  IT IS FITTING THAT IN THE MONTH WE 
CELEBRATE THE MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY AND VETERANS DAY, WE ALSO HIGHLIGHT 
THE WOUNDED WARRIOR PROGRAMS DESIGNED FOR OUR INJURED PATRIOTS AND 
THEIR FAMILIES.  TO THAT END, I DESIGNATE NOVEMBER 2009 AS DEPARTMENT 
OF THE NAVY WARRIOR CARE MONTH.

2.  WARRIOR CARE MONTH IS A NAVY AND MARINE CORPS-WIDE EFFORT TO 
INCREASE AWARENESS OF PROGRAMS, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO 
WOUNDED, ILL, AND INJURED SAILORS, MARINES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND 
CAREGIVERS.  THE 2009 THEME IS “CONTINUUM OF CARE - PROVIDING SERVICES 
AND SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE RECOVERY, REHABILITATION, AND REINTEGRATION 
PROCESS.”

3.  INTEGRAL TO SUPPORTING OUR WOUNDED WARRIOR IS SUPPORTING THEIR 
FAMILY.  WARRIOR CARE MONTH WILL HIGHLIGHT A WIDE VARIETY OF DEFENSE 
DEPARTMENT, FEDERAL, AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS, 
INCLUDING SERVICES RANGING FROM CHILD CARE TO CAREGIVER RESPITE CARE.

4.  THROUGHOUT NOVEMBER, THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS WILL CAPITALIZE ON 
EXISTING EVENTS TO RAISE AWARENESS AMONG OUR SERVICE MEMBERS, FAMILIES, 
GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND THE AMERICAN 
PUBLIC ABOUT THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROVIDED TO 
SERVICE MEMBERS DURING THE RECOVERY, REHABILITATION, AND REINTEGRATION 
PROCESS.

5.  I ASK ALL DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL TO JOIN ME IN EXPRESSING 
OUR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE AND SUPPORT FOR OUR WOUNDED, ILL, AND INJURED 
SAILORS, MARINES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND CAREGIVERS.

6.  FOR INFORMATION ON WARRIOR CARE MONTH ACTIVITIES OR ABOUT THE 
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WOUNDED WARRIOR PROGRAMS CONTACT:  SAFE HARBOR 
TOLL FREE AT (877)746-8563 OR ON THE WEB AT WWW.SAFEHARBOR.NAVY.MIL.  
THE MARINE CORPS WOUNDED WARRIOR REGIMENT MAY BE CONTACTED VIA THE 
SERGEANT MERLIN GERMAN WOUNDED WARRIOR CALL CENTER TOLL FREE AT 
(877)487-6299 OR ON THE WEB AT WWW.WOUNDEDWARRIORREGIMENT.ORG.  THE 
BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERYS WOUNDED, ILL AND INJURED WARRIOR 
SUPPORT MAY BE CONTACTED AT (202)762-3043.

7.  RELEASED BY RAY MABUS, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.//


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