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SUBJ/2017 HOLIDAY SAFETY MESSAGE//
POC/ANTHONY MILITELLO/CIV/OASN (EIE)/-/TEL:  703-614-5530/EMAIL:
ANTHONY.J.MILITELLO@NAVY.MIL//

RMKS/1.  I would like to wish the men and women of the Navy and Marine Corps 
team a joyful holiday season.  I am grateful for your dedicated service and 
am humbled to serve alongside you.  Throughout the world, the holiday season 
is a time of renewed hope for peace and goodwill.  You are the foundation of 
that hope.  Your Nation, fellow Americans, and our friends and allies around 
the world respect and value your commitment.  Remember that the decisions you 
make effect the whole Navy enterprise.

2.  Holidays are statistically high periods for accidents and injuries, and 
there is no more tragic loss than one that was preventable.  Stay safe and 
give yourself, your family, your shipmates, and fellow Marines the most 
precious gift of all - life.

3.  The upcoming holiday season provides a well-deserved opportunity to 
celebrate our accomplishments with those dearest to us, our family and 
friends.  Enjoy the holiday season, be safe in all that you do, and remember 
that not everyone on our team is able to be with their loved ones.

4.  For those of you who are far from home and who go in harm's way, you are 
always in Polly and my thoughts and prayers.  Know that your mission is 
important and your sacrifice is appreciated.  Stay safe and look after every 
single member on our great team.

5.  I am honored to have joined the Navy and Marine Corps family; one that 
loves, cares, and shares responsibility for each other.  May God bless you 
and your families during this holiday season and in the year to come.  May 
God continue to bless the United States of America.

6.  Released by the Honorable Richard V. Spencer, Secretary of the Navy.//

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