HOLIDAY MESSAGE

R 182200Z DEC 07 ZUI ASN-A02352000024
FM COMLANTAREA COGARD PORTSMOUTH VA//A//
TO ALLCOGARD LANT
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UNCLAS //N03100//
SUBJ: HOLIDAY MESSAGE
1. BEST WISHES AND SEASON GREETINGS TO THOSE DEPLOYED OR STANDING
THE WATCH OVER THIS HOLIDAY SEASON! COAST GUARD MEN AND WOMEN WILL
BE SPREAD ACROSS SEVERAL CONTINENTS CONDUCTING THE VITAL MISSIONS
OF THE COAST GUARD WHILE THE REST OF US ENJOY THE HOLIDAYS WITH OUR
FAMILY AND FRIENDS AT HOME. TO THESE SPECIAL COAST GUARD MEMBERS, I
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SACRIFICE, DEDICATION, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY.
2. TO THE FAMILIES OF THOSE DEPLOYED OR STANDING WATCH, I SEND MY
SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING. THIS IS THE
MOST DIFFICULT TIME OF YEAR TO BE AWAY FROM OUR FAMILIES... WE
COULD NOT SUCCESSFULLY PERFORM OUR MISSIONS WITHOUT YOU TENDING THE
HOMEFIRES IN OUR ABSENCE. THANK YOU FOR BEING THE BACKBONE OF THE
COAST GUARD.
3. THIS HOLIDAY SEASON OUR FELLOW AMERICANS ARE SLEEPING SOUNDLY,
IN SAFETY, KNOWING THE COAST GUARD IS STANDING THE WATCH. ON
BEHALF OF A GRATEFUL NATION, YOU HAVE EARNED OUR HEARTFELT THANKS
AND APPRECIATION.
4. ALLIE AND I WISH ALL COAST GUARD MEN AND WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD
A HAPPY AND SAFE HOLIDAY SEASON! YOU ARE IN OUR THOUGHTS AND
PRAYERS.
5. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
6. VADM D.B. PETERMAN, COMMANDER ATLANTIC AREA, SENDS.
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