ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 081330Z MAY 01 ZYB MIN PSN 672654J30
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N09B//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS
NAVADMIN 111/01
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC /N09B//
 
SUBJ/LET FREEDOM RING COMMEMORATION//
POC/LISA COCCARO/ENS/CHINFO/LOC:WASHINGTON, DC/TEL:(703) 692-4724//
 
RMKS/1.  IN CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 25, CONGRESS DECLARED (QUOTE)
THAT THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF
INDEPENDENCE SHOULD BE OBSERVED EACH YEAR BY THE RINGING OF BELLS
THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AT THE HOUR OF 2 O'CLOCK, EDT, IN THE
AFTERNOON OF THE 4TH DAY OF JULY (END QUOTE).
 
2.  ANNUALLY, THE PENNSYLVANIA SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE REVOLUTION
SPONSORS THE "LET FREEDOM RING" CEREMONY TO COMMEMORATE THE SIGNING
OF THE DECLARATION AND REQUESTS NAVY SUPPORT OF THIS CELEBRATION.
THIS CELEBRATION WILL COMMENCE IN PHILADELPHIA AT THE LIBERTY BELL
AT 1400 AND INCLUDE THE SIMULTANEOUS RINGING OF BELLS AT FAMOUS
LANDMARKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.  THE SOCIETY REQUESTS THAT NAVY SHORE
STATIONS AND SHIPS AT SEA AND IN PORT RING THEIR BELLS 13 TIMES AT
1400 EDT ON 4 JUL 01.
 
3.  COMMANDS NAVY WIDE, AFLOAT AND ASHORE, ARE INVITED TO JOIN IN
THIS COMMEMORATION.
 
4.  RELEASED BY RDML G. L. TALBOT JR, DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF.//
 
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