R 300001Z SEP 96
FM CHNAVMARCORMARS WASHINGTON DC
TO ALL MARS MEMBERS AND STATIONS WORLDWIDE
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SUBJ: MARS SPECIAL CW BROADCAST (ENDING OF MARS C.W. OPERATIONS)
1. FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF MARS OPERATIONS IN 1925 WHEN THE
ARMY AMATEUR RADIO SYSTEM (AARS) WAS FOUNDED, C.W. HAS PLAYED AN
INTEGRAL PART IN THE TOTAL MARS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. ALTHOUGH
IT HAS A LONG PROUD AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ITS IMPORTANCE TO
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS HAS BEEN REPLACED OVER THE YEARS BY NEWER
DIGITAL MODE TECHNOLOGY.


2. WE BID OUR OLD AND FAITHFUL FRIEND FAREWELL WITH VERY DEEP AND
STRONG EMOTIONS, BUT KNOWING WELL THAT THE TIME FOR PARTING HAS
COME.  WE SHALL MISS YOU, OLD FRIEND, BUT NEVER FORGET THE LEGACY
YOU HAVE LEFT US AS WE PREPARE TO MOVE FORWARD INTO THE TWENTY
FIRST CENTURY. LIKE AN OLD SOLDIER, AIRMAN, SAILOR, AND MARINE,
THE TIME HAS COME FOR YOUR RETIREMENT FROM MARS SERVICE. WE
SALUTE YOU AS YOU STEP OUT SMARTLY TO THE RYTHMIC BEAT OF THE
DRUMS INTO A WELL-DESERVED RETIREMENT FROM MARS SERVICE WITH THE
HIGHEST OF HONORS. CHIEF NAVY MARINE CORPS MARS.
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