ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
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P 091500Z NOV 01 ZYB MIN PSN 722039J23
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N00//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS
NAVADMIN 297/01
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO N00//
 
SUBJ/CNO'S VETERANS DAY MESSAGE TO THE NAVY//
 
RMKS/1.  THIS VETERANS DAY, AS WE HONOR HEROES FROM
CONFLICTS PAST, OUR GENERATION IS TAKING THE FIGHT TO THE
ENEMY AT HOME AND ABROAD.  WE ARE AT WAR AND OUR MISSION IS
CLEAR -- PROTECT OUR HOMELAND, OUR FREEDOM, AND OUR WAY OF
LIFE BY DESTROYING THE FORCES OF GLOBAL TERRORISM.
 
2.  SINCE 11 SEPTEMBER, WE HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY THOUSANDS
OF VETERANS WHO WANT TO HELP -- WHO WANT TO CONTINUE THEIR
SERVICE.  THE OVERWHELMING MESSAGE OF THEIR E-MAILS,
LETTERS, AND PHONE CALLS IS THAT THEY WANT TO BE A PART OF
THIS FIGHT.  THESE MEN AND WOMEN EXEMPLIFY WHAT WE ARE ALL
ABOUT -- PATRIOTS DEDICATED TO A LIFE OF SERVICE.
 
3.  WE HAVE HEARD FROM MANY VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II.
THESE VETERANS VIVIDLY REMEMBER WHAT IT'S LIKE TO DEFEND
AMERICA.  THEY SPEAK PASSIONATELY ABOUT THEIR
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HAVE GREAT PRIDE AND CONFIDENCE IN
TODAY'S SAILORS.  WE WILL CONTINUE THEIR LEGACY.
 
4.  WE ARE CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN A WAR THAT PITS US AGAINST AN
ENEMY DEDICATED TO INDISCRIMINATE KILLING AND TERROR.  IT IS A
WAR THAT PUTS EVERY ONE OF US ON THE FRONT LINES AND PROMISES
TO BE LONG AND DIFFICULT.  SUCCESS DEMANDS OUR FULLEST MEASURE
OF HONOR, COURAGE, AND COMMITMENT -- THE VERY SAME QUALITIES
WE PAY TRIBUTE TO THIS VETERANS DAY.
 
5.  AMERICA NEEDS OUR SERVICE TODAY.  ON 20 SEPTEMBER, THE
PRESIDENT TOLD CONGRESS WHAT YOU WILL DO FOR OUR NATION
DURING THIS CONFLICT WHEN HE SAID, "YOU WILL MAKE US PROUD."  I
AGREE AND I AM HONORED TO SERVE WITH YOU.
 
6.  RELEASED BY ADM VERN CLARK, CNO.//
 
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