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Holiday Season Message from JCF Chairman
Holiday Season Message from JCF Chairman
FROM: CHAIRMAN, JCF
TO: U.S. SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN
SUBJECT: THE HOLIDAY SEASON
FOR GENERATIONS, US SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN AND GOVERNMENT CIVILIANS HAVE SPENT
THE HOLIDAY SEASON FAR FROM LOVED ONES, SO THAT ALL AMERICANS CAN CELEBRATE THE
PEACE, PROSPERITY AND LIBERTY THAT OUR ARMED FORCES HAVE FOUGHT TO PROTECT.
TODAY, YOU CONTINUE TO KEEP STEADFAST WATCH ACROSS THE GLOBE, FROM BASES ON
LAND, PLANES OVERHEAD, AND ABOARD SHIPS AT SEA; FROM DISTANT, REMOTE LOCATIONS,
AND WITHIN OUR OWN BORDERS. DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, THE UNITED STATES IS
ASKING MUCH OF YOU - AND YOU ARE RESPONDING WITH A STRONG SENSE OF DUTY, A
WILLINGNESS TO GIVE UP PERSONAL COMFORT FOR THE GREATER GOOD, AND THE
PROFESSIONALISM THAT HAS EARNED OUR MILITARY SERVICES HONOR AND RESPECT
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. IT IS NEVER EASY TO BE AWAY FROM HOME, BUT ESPECIALLY
DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, THE COURAGE, PATRIOTISM AND UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT OF
FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES MEAN SO VERY MUCH. YOUR SERVICE AND THE SACRIFICES OF
YOUR FAMILIES COME AT A CRUCIAL MOMENT IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY. YOUR DEDICATED
WORK IS MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER, SAFER, AND MORE PEACEFUL PLACE. I AM
INSPIRED BY YOUR CHARACTER AND COURAGE, AND AM EXTREMELY PROUD TO SERVE WITH
YOU. THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF JOIN ME IN SENDING TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES OUR
VERY WARMEST WISHES FOR A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON.
SIGNED: RICHARD B. MYERS, CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
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