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R 032000Z MAR 04 ZYB MIN PSN 373413J21
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N05750//
NAVADMIN 054/04
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/MAR//
 
SUBJ/WOMENS HISTORY MONTH//
 
RMKS/1.  MARCH 2004 MARKS THE 17TH ANNUAL OBSERVANCE OF WOMEN'S
HISTORY MONTH.  THIS YEAR'S THEME IS "WOMEN INSPIRING HOPE AND
POSSIBILITY."
 
2.  NEARLY 58,000 NAVY WOMEN ARE SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY, AND
THOUSANDS MORE ARE SERVING IN THE NAVAL RESERVE, CONTRIBUTING TO
COMBAT READINESS EVERYDAY AT SEA, IN THE AIR, IN FOREIGN LANDS, AND
ON THE HOMEFRONT. THEIR EXTRAORDINARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS BUILD UPON THE
SUCCESS OF WOMEN WHO SERVED BEFORE THEM, GOING BACK TO THE FIRST
NAVY NURSES AND YEOMEN(F) OF WORLD WAR I.  NAVY WOMEN SUPPORT AND
DEFEND THEIR COUNTRY IN THE MAJORITY OF OFFICER AND ENLISTED
COMMUNITIES, FROM BOATSWAIN'S MATE TO BANDMASTER, SURFACE WARFARE
OFFICER TO STEELWORKER, AND HULL TECHNICIAN TO HUMAN RESOURCES
OFFICER.
 
3.  COMMANDS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO OBSERVE NATIONAL WOMEN'S
HISTORY MONTH THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, EXHIBITS, PUBLICATIONS,
AND PARTICIPATION IN MILITARY AND COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT RECOGNIZE
THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN.
 
4.  FOR INFORMATION ON WOMEN IN THE MILITARY AND/OR WOMEN IN THE
NAVY, VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES:
-WWW.NWHP.ORG
-WWW.CHINFO.NAVY.MIL/NAVPALIB/PEOPLE/WOMEN/WINTOP.HTML
-WWW.WOMENSMEMORIAL.ORG
-WWW.NWHM.ORG
-WWW.WREI.ORG
 
5.  POC:  CAPT C. J. SCHMIDT, N134, AT (703) 695-9385/DSN 225 OR
EMAIL:  CAROL.SCHMIDT@NAVY.MIL.
 
6.  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//
 
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