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SUBJ/OBSERVANCE OF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH 2004//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH WILL BE
OBSERVED  FROM 15 SEPTEMBER TO 15 OCTOBER 2004, WITH A THEME OF
"HISPANIC AMERICANS: ENHANCING THE NATIONAL TAPESTRY."
2.  THE HISTORY OF THE U.S. NAVY IS INTERTWINED WITH THE RICH
HERITAGE AND SACRIFICE OF HISPANIC AMERICANS ON BEHALF OF THIS
NATION WHO HAVE SERVED BRAVELY AND HONORABLY IN EVERY WAR AND
CONFLICT SINCE THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.  WITH MORE THAN 37 MILLION
PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES WHO ARE OF HISPANIC ORIGIN, THIS PROUD
TRADITION OF SERVICE HAS AN EVEN BRIGHTER FUTURE IN TODAY'S DIVERSE
NAVY.  MORE THEN 30,000 HISPANIC AMERICANS TODAY SERVE PROUDLY IN
THE TRADITION OF GENERATIONS WHO SERVED BEFORE.
3.  STOREKEEPER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER (SURFACE WARFARE) NESTO RIVAS OF
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NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND, WAS RECENTLY QUOTED AS SAYING, "HISPANICS OF
ALL BACKGROUNDS NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE SACRIFICES AND STRUGGLES MADE
BY THOSE THAT CAME BEFORE OUR GENERATION TO IMPROVE THEIR LIFE AND
TO PROVIDE A BETTER TOMORROW FOR US.  SHARE THEIR DREAM, PREPARE
YOURSELF THROUGH EDUCATION AND BE COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS.
BE ACTIVE AND PROUD OF YOUR HISPANIC HERITAGE.  CELEBRATE YOUR
HERITAGE, CULTURE, AND LANGUAGE AND FINALLY, ASK YOURSELF WHAT AM I
GOING TO PASS TO THE NEXT GENERATION?"
4.  IT IS FOR THIS REASON THAT COMMANDS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO
CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS,
EXHIBITS, PUBLICATIONS, AND PARTICIPATION IN MILITARY AND COMMUNITY
EVENTS THAT RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF HISPANIC AMERICANS TO OUR
NAVY AND THE NATION WE SERVE AND ALSO RECOGNIZE THE PROFOUND
CONTRIBUTIONS OF HISPANIC AMERICANS TO THIS GREAT NAVY AND TO THE
NATION THEY SO PROUDLY SERVE.  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, VISIT
WWW.PERSNET.NAVY.MIL/PERS00H/OBSERVANCES.HTML OR CONTACT ABEC(AW)
HENDERSON HILL AT (901) 874-4405/DSN 882, E-MAIL:
HENDERSON.HILL@NAVY.MIL.
5.  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//
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