R 300001Z SEP 96 FM CHNAVMARCORMARS WASHINGTON DC TO ALL MARS MEMBERS AND STATIONS WORLDWIDE BT UNCLAS 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. BT NNNN
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