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R 291320Z DEC 03 ZYB MIN PSN 774992J38
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
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UNCLAS //N05354//
NAVADMIN 330/03
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/DEC//
 
SUBJ/2004 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., HOLIDAY OBSERVANCE//
 
RMKS/1.  THE 2004 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HOLIDAY OBSERVANCE
WILL BE MONDAY, 19 JANUARY 2004, AND WILL MARK THE 75TH BIRTHDAY OF
DR. KING AND THE 18TH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS NATIONAL HOLIDAY.  THE
THEME FOR THE 2004 CELEBRATION IS "REMEMBER!  CELEBRATE!  ACT!  A
DAY ON, NOT A DAY OFF!"
 
2.  DR. KING DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF OTHERS.
THROUGH HIS EXAMPLE, HE TAUGHT THE VALUES OF COURAGE, TRUTH,
JUSTICE, COMPASSION, DIGNITY, HUMILITY, AND SERVICE THAT SO
RADIANTLY DEFINED HIS CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP.  IN APRIL OF 1968,
HE SAID, "LET US RISE UP...WITH A GREATER READINESS.  LET US STAND
WITH A GREATER DETERMINATION.  AND LET US MOVE ON IN THESE POWERFUL
DAYS, THESE DAYS OF CHALLENGE TO MAKE AMERICA WHAT IT OUGHT TO BE.
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE AMERICA A BETTER NATION."  THESE
CHARACTERISTICS OF READINESS AND DETERMINATION ARE EXHIBITED EACH
DAY THROUGHOUT THE NAVY'S NEARLY 400,000 MEMBER ACTIVE DUTY FORCE
AND IN THE ACTIONS OF THE THOUSANDS OF SAILORS IN THE NAVAL RESERVE.
 
3.  IN THE WORDS OF FORCM(SW/AW) KAREN H. O'CONNOR, COMNAVSURFPAC
FORCE MASTER CHIEF, "MARTIN LUTHER KING'S LESSONS TRANSCEND COLOR -
THEY TAUGHT US TO VALUE EACH OTHER'S DIFFERENCES AND TO ACCEPT EACH
OTHER FOR WHO WE ARE AS INDIVIDUALS.  OUR NAVY IS THE STRONGEST IN
THE WORLD BECAUSE OUR TEAMWORK IS BASED ON THIS SAME FOUNDATION."
 
4.  FROM 19-23 JANUARY, EVERYONE IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO
COMMEMORATE THE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., HOLIDAY CONSISTENT WITH
CURRENT MISSION AND RESOURCES.  MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION BY ALL
CIVILIAN AND MILITARY PERSONNEL SHOULD BE PROMOTED THROUGH PROGRAMS,
EXHIBITS, AND PUBLISHED ITEMS OF INTEREST IN COMMAND BULLETINS.
PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL COMMUNITY OBSERVANCE IS ALSO WELCOME.
 
5.  FOR MORE INFORMATION ON DR. KING GO TO WWW.THEKINGCENTER.COM.
 
6.  POC IS YN1(AW) OTIS ROBINSON AT (901) 874-4073/DSN 882; E-MAIL:
OTIS.ROBINSON@NAVY.MIL.
 
7.  RELEASED BY W. SCOTT SLOCUM, N1 ACTING.//
 
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