ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 232200Z DEC 03 ZYB MIN PSN 747804J30
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //5000//
NAVADMIN 328/03
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/DNS/DEC//
 
SUBJ/CJCS HOLIDAY GREETING 2003//
POC/JEFF ALDERSON/CDR/CHINFO/LOC:WASHINGTON DC/TEL:(703)697-7391//
 
RMKS/1.  THE FOL HOLIDAY MSG IS QUOTED FOR YOUR INFO:  "FOR
GENERATIONS, U.S. SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN AND GOVERNMENT CIVILIANS
HAVE SPENT THE HOLIDAY SEASON FAR FROM LOVED ONES, SO THAT ALL
AMERICANS CAN CELEBRATE THE PEACE, PROSPERITY AND LIBERTY THAT OUR
ARMED FORCES HAVE FOUGHT TO PROTECT.
 
2.  TODAY, YOU CONTINUE TO KEEP STEADFAST WATCH ACROSS THE GLOBE,
FROM BASES ON LAND, PLANES OVERHEAD, AND ABOARD SHIPS AT SEA; FROM
DISTANT, REMOTE LOCATIONS, AND WITHIN OUR OWN BORDERS.
 
3.  DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, THE UNITED STATES IS ASKING MUCH OF
YOU - AND YOU ARE RESPONDING WITH A STRONG SENSE OF DUTY, A
WILLINGNESS TO GIVE UP PERSONAL COMFORT FOR THE GREATER GOOD, AND
THE PROFESSIONALISM THAT HAS EARNED OUR MILITARY SERVICES HONOR AND
RESPECT THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.  IT IS NEVER EASY TO BE AWAY FROM
HOME, BUT ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, THE COURAGE,
PATRIOTISM AND UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT OF FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES MEAN
SO VERY MUCH.
 
4.  YOUR SERVICE AND THE SACRIFICES OF YOUR FAMILIES COME AT A
CRUCIAL MOMENT IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY.  YOUR DEDICATED WORK IS
MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER, SAFER, AND MORE PEACEFUL PLACE.  I AM
INSPIRED BY YOUR CHARACTER AND COURAGE, AND AM EXTREMELY PROUD TO
SERVE WITH YOU.  THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF JOIN ME IN SENDING TO YOU
AND YOUR FAMILIES OUR VERY WARMEST WISHES FOR A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY
SEASON."  RICHARD B. MYERS, CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.
 
5.  RELEASED BY VADM P. A. TRACEY, DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF.//
 
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