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MEMORIAL
DAY MESSAGE
ALCOAST 233/03
R 191706Z MAY 03
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//G-C//
TO ALCOAST
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UNCLAS
ALCOAST 233/03
COMDTNOTE 5700
SUBJ: MEMORIAL DAY MESSAGE
1. MEMORIAL DAY, OR DECORATION DAY, WAS FIRST OBSERVED AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY ON MAY 30, 1868, WHEN FLOWERS WERE PLACED ON THE GRAVES OF SOLDIERS KILLED IN THE CIVIL WAR. EVERY YEAR SINCE THEN, THE DAY HAS BEEN SET ASIDE TO RENDER HONORS TO THOSE WHO HAVE DIED SERVING OUR NATION. THE DAY ALSO AFFORDS US AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT UPON WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES, AND AT WHAT GREAT COST OUR FREEDOM IS DEFENDED. IT IS IMPORTANT AND NECESSARY TO RECALL THE SACRIFICES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE THROUGHOUT AMERICA'S HISTORY, AND WHICH ENABLE US TODAY TO CONTINUE UPHOLDING THE PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY, HERE AT HOME AND HALF A WORLD AWAY. OUR COAST GUARD HAS BEEN AN INDISPENSABLE PART OF THIS RICH HISTORY OF DEDICATED AND SELFLESS SERVICE.
2. ON MAY 26, PLEASE JOIN ME IN TAKING PART IN A NATIONAL MOMENT OF REMEMBRANCE TO MARK THE SOLEMNITY OF THIS HOLIDAY. AMERICANS EVERYWHERE ARE ASKED TO PAUSE AT 1500 (LOCAL TIME) FOR ONE MINUTE OF SILENT REFLECTION FOR THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR FREEDOM. UNIT COMMANDERS, AFLOAT AND ASHORE, ARE ENCOURAGED TO CEASE OPERATIONS, AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, AND REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE.
3. ADM T.H. COLLINS, COMMANDANT, SENDS.
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