MILITARY SPOUSE APPRECIATION DAY
RTTUZYUW RUEWMCS0000 1271633-UUUU--RUCRNAD ZNR UUUUU R 071633Z MAY 09 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N00// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N00// BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 137/09 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N00/MAY// SUBJ/MILITARY SPOUSE APPRECIATION DAY// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. ON MAY 8, 2009 WE WILL OBSERVE MILITARY SPOUSE APPRECIATION DAY. IT IS A DAY WHERE WE HONOR OUR HUSBANDS AND WIVES WHO PROUDLY STAND BY US AT HOME AND AROUND THE GLOBE. THE SUCCESS OF OUR MISSION COULD NOT BE ACHIEVED WITHOUT THEIR SELFLESS DEVOTION AND UNTIRING SUPPORT. AS SUCH, THEY ARE HELD IN THE HIGHEST HONOR AND IMPORTANCE. 2. WE ARE THE WORLD'S FINEST NAVY. WE ARE DEPLOYED IN STRIKE GROUPS, COUNTER-PIRACY TASK FORCES, ON LAND IN IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, AND THE HORN OF AFRICA, AND CONDUCTING MISSIONS ACROSS THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF WARFARE - ALL MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE UNFAILING SUPPORT AND TIRELESS DEVOTION OF OUR SPOUSES. WHILE WE LIVE IN UNCERTAIN TIMES, ONE THING REMAINS CONSTANT; THE LOVE, DEVOTION, AND LOYALTY OF OUR SPOUSES, NO MATTER THE MISSION, DISTANCE, TIME, OR SEPARATION. 3. WORDS CANNOT FULLY EXPRESS THE DEPTH OF OUR GRATITUDE, BUT I URGE YOU TO THANK YOUR HUSBAND OR WIFE EACH AND EVERY DAY, AND LET THEM KNOW HOW MUCH OF AN IMPORTANT ROLE THEY PLAY IN YOUR LIFE, OUR NAVY AND NATION ARE BETTER FOR IT. THIS FRIDAY, AND EVERYDAY, HONOR YOUR SPOUSE FOR SERVING ALONGSIDE US. WE CAN DO WHAT WE DO IN OUR GREAT NAVY BECAUSE OF THEIR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. 4. RELEASED BY ADMIRAL G. ROUGHEAD, CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS.// BT #0000 NNNN