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R 031540Z MAR 03 ZYB MIN PSN 793398J39
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N05750//
NAVADMIN 056/03
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/MAR//
 
SUBJ/OBSERVANCE OF WOMENS HISTORY MONTH 2003//
 
RMKS/1.  NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, CELEBRATED EVERY MARCH, IS
A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE WOMEN'S
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NAVY AND OUR NATION.  "WOMEN PIONEERING THE
FUTURE" IS THIS YEAR'S THEME, WHICH IS CERTAINLY REFLECTED BY U.S.
NAVAL HISTORY.
 
2.  WOMEN HAVE SUPPORTED THE ARMED FORCES SINCE THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION, EVEN SAILING ABOARD SHIPS IN THE COLONIAL NAVY.  TODAY
WOMEN SERVE THROUGHOUT THE ARMED FORCES.  THEY ARE IN COMMAND OF
WARSHIPS, LEADING BY EXAMPLE AS COMMAND MASTER CHIEFS ASHORE AND
AFLOAT, ENGAGING IRAQI ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY BATTERIES, AND,
HAVING SLIPPED THE BONDS OF EARTH, HURTLING THROUGH OUTER SPACE.
FILLING BILLETS ONCE OCCUPIED ONLY BY MEN, NAVY WOMEN - ACTIVE,
RESERVE, AND CIVILIAN - SERVE PROUDLY IN EXACTING POSITIONS OF
LEADERSHIP AROUND THE GLOBE.  THESE PROFESSIONALS SHOULDER
FORMIDABLE RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONIFY THE IMAGE OF HONOR,
COURAGE, AND COMMITMENT.
 
3.  TAKE TIME TO PARTICIPATE IN YOUR LOCAL OBSERVANCES THROUGHOUT
THE MONTH.  YOU WILL FIND ITEMS OF INTEREST ON COMMAND
BULLETIN BOARDS.  SEE ALSO THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY WEBSITES:
WWW.NWHP.ORG; WWW.NWHM.ORG; WWW.HISTORY.NAVY.MIL/FAQS/FAQ48-1.HTM;
WWW.DTIC.MIL/DACOWITS; WWW.WOMENSMEMORIAL.ORG;
WWW.CHINFO.NAVY.MIL/NAVPALIB/PEOPLE/WOMEN/WINHIST.HTML (HIGHLIGHTS);
AND WWW.CHINFO.NAVY.MIL/NAVPALIB/PEOPLE/WOMEN/WINTOP.HTML
(STATISTICS).
 
4.  POC:  CAPT C. J. SCHMIDT, (703) 695-9385.
 
5.  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//
 
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