United States Marine Corps
Marines, The Few, the Proud graphic that links to the Official Marine Corps website.




ALMAR 043/04

Date signed: 08/09/2004MARADMIN Number: 043/04
Subject: 4TH MARINE DIVISION ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE

R 0092200Z AUG 04
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL ALMAR(uc)
ALMAR
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
ALMAR 043/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS//
SUBJ/4TH MARINE DIVISION ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  ON BEHALF OF ALL MARINES, IT IS MY HONOR TO EXTEND
HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MARINES AND SAILORS OF THE
4TH MARINE DIVISION AS YOU CELEBRATE YOUR ANNIVERSARY ON 16 AUGUST.
2.  SIXTY ONE YEARS AGO, THE 4TH MARINE DIVISION WAS ACTIVATED IN
THE MIDST OF A WORLD IN CONFLICT.  BY FIGHTING AND WINNING AGAINST A
DETERMINED FOE IN THE BATTLES ON THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, SAIPAN,
TINIAN, AND IWO JIMA, THE "FIGHTING FOURTH" CEMENTED ITS PLACE IN
MARINE CORPS HISTORY.  DURING THE COLD WAR, THE LIBERATION OF
KUWAIT, AND NUMEROUS OTHER SHOWS OF FORCE, THE READINESS AND SKILL
OF THE 4TH MARINE DIVISION HAVE BEEN AN INTEGRAL ELEMENT IN OUR
CORPS' VITAL CONTRIBUTION TO OUR NATION'S SECURITY.
3.  IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR, PORTIONS OF THE 4TH MARINE DIVISION
ARE AGAIN ENGAGED IN GLOBAL CONFLICT, AND ONCE AGAIN THEY ARE
SERVING WITH GREAT DISTINCTION.  ALL MARINES SALUTE THE DIVISION'S
SACRIFICES AND COURAGE, WHICH CONTINUE TO ADD TO OUR CORPS' RICH
LEGACY OF WARFIGHTING EXCELLENCE.  
4.  AS YOU MARK THIS ANNIVERSARY, KNOW THAT MARINES EVERYWHERE WISH
YOU CONTINUED SUCCESS.  SEMPER FIDELIS AND KEEP ATTACKING! M. W.
HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//