R 052145Z MAY 11

ALCOAST 226/11
COMDTNOTE 5300
SUBJ: PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK
1. WHETHER AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY OR LOCAL LEVEL, PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES THROUGHOUT THE NATION PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES, SOLVE AND
PREVENT SERIOUS PROBLEMS, HELP ENSURE OUR SAFETY AND ADVANCE THE
COMMON GOOD. DURING PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK, THIS FIRST WEEK
OF MAY, WE HONOR PUBLIC SERVANTS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT FOR THE
WORK THEY DO TO MAKE OUR COUNTRY A BETTER PLACE.
2. AFTER THE THREATENED GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN WAS AVERTED LAST MONTH,
PRESIDENT OBAMA WROTE A MEMO TO FEDERAL WORKERS THANKING THEM FOR
THEIR PATIENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM DURING A VERY TRYING TIME. "YOU DO
YOUR JOBS WITHOUT COMPLAINT OR MUCH RECOGNITION. BUT IT IS MEN AND
WOMEN LIKE YOU WHO HELP MAKE AMERICA ALL IT IS, BY RESPONDING TO THE
NEEDS OF OUR PEOPLE, AND KEEPING OUR COUNTRY SAFE AND SECURE."
3. THE COMMANDANT AND I ECHO THE PRESIDENTS COMMENTS. EACH OF YOU, AS
PUBLIC SERVANTS, PROVIDES FOR THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE AMERICAN
PUBLIC IN THE MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND BEYOND. DESPITE HAVING BEEN
CHALLENGED OVER THE PAST YEAR WITH EVENTS SUCH AS THE DEEPWATER
HORIZON OIL SPILL, JAPAN EARTHQUAKE AND MIDWEST FLOODING, YOU HAVE
RISEN TO THE CHALLENGE TO CONSISTENTLY PROVIDE OUTSTANDING SERVICES
TO THOSE IN NEED.
4. PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK ALIGNS WITH TWO OF THE COMMANDANTS
GUIDING PRINCIPLES, HONORING OUR PROFESSION AND RESPECTING OUR
SHIPMATES. THE COMMANDANT AND I RESPECT THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION
YOU PUT FORTH IN SERVING THE AMERICAN PUBLIC AND ASK THAT YOU TAKE
THE TIME TO THANK YOUR SHIPMATES - ACTIVE DUTY, RESERVE, CIVILIAN,
AUXILIARY, AND RETIRED - AND YOUR PARTNERS IN FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR THEIR ROLES IN MAKING OUR COUNTRY A BETTER
PLACE. SEMPER PARATUS.
5. VADM SALLY BRICE-OHARA, VICE COMMANDANT, SENDS.
6. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED