"Take A White Guy Out To Lunch Day" 1984

I was stationed at a Navy Command in 1984 (Communications Officer). We received our messages from a major relay center(NIPSSA SUITLAND^*).  This message was created by a radioman at this relay station and sent to us (or so I was told). The original message was created for some other celebratory day and I don't recall which one..

When I found my copy of this message about 12 years ago, my wife told me not to publish it. Today, I figured "why not"?

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ZCZCOFWF7290OVKA414     LOG LN 042     0992333     JRNL TAPE 173
RTTUZYUW RUENAAA3955 0992149-UUUU—RULKSKD.
ZNR UUUUU
R 212140Z MAR 84
FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC
TO ALNAV
BT
UNCLAS //N12713//
ALNAV 031/84
SUBJ: WHITE GUY’S LUNCH HOUR 1984
1.    DURING THE PERIOD 1130-1230, 22  MAR 84, PEOPLE THROUGH OUT THE
NATION WILL OBSERVE WHITE GUY'S LUNCH HOUR. tHIS IS A TIME FOR ALL
AMERICANS TO RECOGNIZE THE VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS WHITE GUYS HAVE MADE IN DEVELOPMENT OF OUR NATION.
2.    Navy AND MARINE CORP ACTIVITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONDUCT 
PROGRAMS, Public EXHIBITS, PUBLISH ITEMS OF INTEREST IN COMMAND 
BULLETINS OR PERIODICALS,  AND ALLOW PARTICIPATION BY PERSONNEL IN APPROPRIATE OBSERVANCES. THIS SUPPORT SHOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH RESOURCES AVAILABLE AND MISSION COMMITMENTS,  AND HIGHLIGHT CONTRIBUTIONS OF WHITE GUYS IN DEVELOPMENT, PROCESS AND DEFENSE OF OUR NATION. PARTICIPATION OF DON^** CIVILIAN AND MILITARY PERS9ONNEL IN
LOCAL C0MMUNITY PROGRAMS IS ALSO ENCOURAGED.

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 ^*NIPSSA SUITLAND was "Naval Intelligence Processing System Support Activity Suitland, Maryland. This was a major teletype relay facility.

^**DON is the Department of the Navy