2003 Marine Corps Birthday Ball Celebration Support

1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO PROVIDE
INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE FOR REQUESTING BAND SUPPORT, RECORDED
MILITARY MUSIC, VIDEO TAPE RECORDINGS AND SIGNED COPIES OF THE
COMMANDANT'S WRITTEN 2003 MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY MESSAGE.
2. BAND SUPPORT: MARINE CORPS BAND SUPPORT FOR BIRTHDAY 
COMMEMORATIONS IS LIMITED TO PARENT COMMANDS.
3. RECORDED MUSIC: DUE TO LIMITED FUNDING, COMPACT DISC (CD) AND
CASSETTE TAPES OF CEREMONIAL MUSIC WILL NO LONGER BE DISTRIBUTED BY
THIS HEADQUARTERS. TRADITIONAL BIRTHDAY BALL MUSIC CAN NOW BE
DOWNLOADED FROM THE MARINE CORPS WEB PAGE AT:
WWW.USMC.MIL/BAND/M_BANDCD.NSF. INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CREATE CD
AND CASSETTE TAPE RECORDINGS ARE INCLUDED.
4. COMMANDANT'S 2003 VIDEO TAPE BIRTHDAY MESSAGE:
A. ALL REQUESTS FOR VIDEOS OF THE COMMANDANT'S 2003 BIRTHDAY
MESSAGE FROM MARINE CORPS UNITS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO YOUR NEAREST
COMBAT VISUAL INFORMATION CENTER (CVIC) (FORMERLY TAVSC). REQUESTS
FROM CIVILIAN MARINE-AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF CIVILIAN
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO HQMC (PAC). 
B. FOR INDEPENDENT DUTY STATIONS (RECRUITING, I-I AND MSG): 
REQUEST DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS, MARINE FORCES RESERVE AND MARINE
SECURITY GUARD BATTALION CONSOLIDATE SUBORDINATE UNIT REQUESTS FOR
THE 2003 VIDEO TAPE FROM RECRUITING STATIONS, INSPECTOR INSTRUCTOR
UNITS AND MARINE SECURITY GUARD DETACHMENTS, RESPECTIVELY.
C. DUE TO ONGOING MAIL SCREENING AT HQMC, WE ASK THAT REQUESTS FOR
THE VIDEO TAPE SENT TO HQMC (PAC) BE SENT NLT 10 OCTOBER 2003 VIA
FAX OR E-MAIL ONLY. POC AND CONTACT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN
PARAGRAPH 6 BELOW. TO OBTAIN THE STATUS OF A REQUEST MADE TO HQMC
(PAC) ONLY, PLEASE REFER TO THE MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY BALL LINK AT
WWW.USMC.MIL.
D. THE FOLLOWING CVIC SITES WILL RECEIVE A MASTER VIDEO TAPE FROM
THE VIDEO PRODUCTION SECTION, HQMC AS SOON AS THE VIDEO IS
COMPLETED: MCB QUANTICO, VA; MCB CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; MCB CAMP
PENDLETON, CA; MCB HAWAII, KANEOHE BAY, HI; MCB CAMP BUTLER,
OKINAWA; MAGTFTC, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA; MCRD PARRIS ISLAND, SC; MCRD
SAN DIEGO, CA; MCAS CHERRY POINT, NC; MCAS BEAUFORT, SC; MCAS NEW
RIVER, NC; MCAS MIRAMAR, CA; MCAS YUMA, AZ; MCAS IWAKUNI, JAPAN;
MCLB BARSTOW, CA; MARFORPAC, MARFORRES AND MSG BN, QUANTICO, VA. 
5. CMC WRITTEN MESSAGE: TO OBTAIN AN ORIGINAL SIGNED COPY OF THE
COMMANDANTS WRITTEN BIRTHDAY MESSADE ON STATIONARY, PLEASE SUBMIT A
WRITTEN REQUEST TO HQMC (PAC), ATTN: MRS. HATTIE POWELL-RAY VIA FAX
OR E-MAIL. THE CMC WRITTEN MESSAGE WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON THE
MARINE CORPS WEB SITE AT: WWW.USMC.MIL/MARADMINS SOMETIME IN
MID-OCTOBER.
6. HQMC POINT OF CONTACT IS MRS. HATTIE POWELL-RAY AT 
COMM (703) 692-1528; DSN 222-1528; FAX: COMM (703) 614-2358; DSN
224-2358, OR E-MAIL AT: POWELL-RAYH@HQMC.USMC.MIL.
7. THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELED 28 NOVEMBER 2003.