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R 241555Z JUN 03 ZYB MIN PSN 936646J34
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N05720//
NAVADMIN 166/03
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/DNS/-/JUN//
 
SUBJ/LET FREEDOM RING COMMEMERATION//
POC/COREY SHULTZ/LT/CHINFO/LOC:WASHINGTON, DC/TEL:(703) 692-4730//
 
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 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 THE BELLS AT FAMOUS
LANDMARKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.  THE SOCIETY REQUESTS THAT THE NAVY
SHORE STATIONS AND SHIPS AT SEA AND IN PORT RING THEIR BELLS 13
TIMES AT 1400, EDT, ON 4 JULY 2003.
 
3.  COMMANDS NAVY-WIDE, AFLOAT AND ASHORE, ARE INVITED TO JOIN IN
THIS COMMEMORATION.
 
4.  RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL P. A. TRACEY, DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF.//
 
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