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Good morning and welcome to historic

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Joint Base . Myer Henderson Hall

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originally established as Fort Whipple

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in 1863 and changed to Joint Base Myer

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Henderson Hall in 2009 . Its main

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purpose was fortification in the

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defense of Washington since its

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inception , joint base Myer Henderson

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Hall has been the home of horse cavalry ,

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artillery and infantry today .

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It is home to the old guard , the

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United States army band and the United

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States army garrison . Before today's

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review begins , the United States Army

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Band Pershing Zone presents a pre

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ceremonial concert featuring the

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following musical selections .

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Invercargill and Eagle Squadron ,

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ladies and gentlemen , the United

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States army Band .

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All right .

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So ,

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ok ,

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hurt himself .

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So

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she was out

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once again . Good morning and welcome

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today . The United States Army military

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district of Washington , represented by

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the soldiers of the third United States

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infantry regiment , the old guard and

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the United States army band .

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Pershing's own pay . A special tribute

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to several soldiers who are retiring

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after many years of distinguished

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service to the United States army and

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our nation participating in today's

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review . From left to right is the

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United States Army Band Pershing Zone

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formed in 1922 . By then army chief of

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Staff General John J Pershing , the

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United States army band is the premier

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band of our senior service Pershing

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Zone provides musical support for

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ceremonies and special events in our

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nation's capital and throughout the

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United States , the United States army

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band is under the direction of Major

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Aaron Morris and led by drum major .

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Daniel ord . Elements of the old guard

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include honor guard company commanded

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by Lieutenant Sean Paul Stolarski and

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led by sergeant first class Alfonso

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Roman . Next online is Battle Hard

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Company commanded by Captain James

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Sayer and led by sergeant , first class

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Steven Messi . Next online is hard rock

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company commanded by Lieutenant Jake

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Murphy and led by sergeant first class

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Trevor Carlin . Following is the

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commander in Chief's guard patterned

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after the U the unit created by General

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George Washington in 1776 to be his

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personal guard . The commander in

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chief's guard is commanded by

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Lieutenant Nathan Mapes and led by

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staff sergeant Tyler Wilson . The last

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element online dressed in the

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continental musicians uniform is the

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United States Army Old Guard Fife and

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drum corps . During the American

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revolution . Musicians wore the reverse

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colors of their parent infantry unit .

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The men and women of the United States

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Army Old Guard Fife and drum corps

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maintained this tradition by wearing

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red coats instead of the infantry blue .

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The corps is led today by drum major ,

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John Parks ,

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ladies and gentlemen , moving into

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position is the commander of troops for

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today's ceremony , Lieutenant Colonel

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Peter Van Jel , commander fourth

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battalion , third United States

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Infantry Regiment , the old Guard

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since the days of the American

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revolution . The colors have been one

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of the most important elements of a

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military unit . Therefore , taking the

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center of our formation in just a

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moment and bearing the national color

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is the nation's foremost color team .

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The third infantry Continental color

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guard led by Sergeant Alexis Castellum .

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Ladies and gentlemen , please stand for

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the advancing of the colors ,

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the color

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great

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or

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post the color . Yeah ,

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that

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this

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please be seated ,

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car ready . Cool .

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The history of the third United States

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infantry regiment reflects the growth

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and development of our nation . 55 well

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earned battle streamers , two Valorous

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unit awards , three meritorious unit

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commendations and five superior unit

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awards . Attest to the old guards

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record of bravery in action and

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achievements during peacetime . In

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1922 the war department granted

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permission for the old guard to pass in

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review with bayonets . Fixed the old

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guard will now fix bayonets to the

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traditional beat of the drum .

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Yeah . No ,

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so yeah ,

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ladies and gentlemen , taking the

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reviewing stand are the reviewing

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officials for today's ceremony .

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Colonel Darren R . Smith , chief

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warrant Officer for Jennifer D . Osman

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and command Sergeant , Major Richard D ,

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not accompanied by the host , Major

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General Trevor J Bredenkamp ,

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commanding general , joint task force ,

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national capital region and United

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States Army military district of

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Washington and command Sergeant Major

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Roberto Guadarrama . Command Sergeant

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major third United States infantry

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regiment , the old guard .

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What

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and go .

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Mhm .

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Ladies and gentlemen , please stand for

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the advancing of the colors and remain

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standing for the playing of the United

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States national anthem .

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Free scent .

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Thanks . Please be seated .

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Yeah ,

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Major General Braden Camp and command

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sergeant Major Guadarrama are now

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moving into position to honor the

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retirees . Please feel free to applaud

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your soldier as they are called

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headquarters department of the Army

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Special Orders . By order of the

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Secretary of the Army , the following

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soldiers of the Department of the Army

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are retired Colonel Darren R .

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Smith Foreign Area Officer ,

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Chief Warrant Officer for Jennifer D

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Osman . Adjutant General ,

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command sergeant , Major Richard D

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Knott Signal Corps ,

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Colonel Daniel J Crawford Signal ,

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Colonel Britt K URL Military

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Intelligence ,

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Colonel Frank J Fair Aviation ,

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Colonel Gunner D Cursey . Medical

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Colonel Jesse K Ortel Specialist Corps ,

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Colonel James C Reed military

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intelligence ,

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Colonel Roy E Walker field artillery ,

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lieutenant Colonel WM Beers Foreign

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Area officer ,

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Lieutenant Colonel David S Bickle Cyber ,

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lieutenant Colonel John M Comstock

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Foreign Area officer ,

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Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan D Gwynn

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Aviation ,

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Lieutenant Colonel Robert P . Massey

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Aviation .

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Lieutenant Colonel Robert C Ramsey

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Armor ,

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Lieutenant Colonel Theodore L Zagorski

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strategist

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major David , a bullard military

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intelligence

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major Benjamin a Custer Signal

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Major Yvonne Torres strategist

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captain Geno V . Leo , medical

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captain , Leona R . Monroe

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logistics

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captain Santiago and Rio

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Finance

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Chief Warrant Officer for Jeremy J

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current aviation

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chief warrant officer , Three Mark A

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Horton field artillery

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command sergeant , Major Thomas L ray

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infantry

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command sergeant , Major Geron T Wade .

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Military intelligence

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sergeant major Jisha Frias

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quartermaster

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master sergeant , IPA H deco civil

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affairs

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master sergeant , Brian P Healy

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military police

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master sergeant , Marvin E hicks .

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Adjutant General ,

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I master sergeant , Jamari ,

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a hood field artillery

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master sergeant , Shonda T Lester

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transportation

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master sergeant , Rogelio V Murillo

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infantry

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master sergeant , Donald Ruffin ,

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Junior quartermaster

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sergeant , first class Steven R .

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Brewer , military intelligence

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sergeant , first class Aaron M Carmine

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quartermaster

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sergeant , first class Boeing C Johnson

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military police

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sergeant , first class Justin L Merson ,

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aviation

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master sergeant , Samuel Ortiz Vasquez ,

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military police and sergeant , first

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class Juan Ortiz Vasquez , military

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intelligence ,

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staff sergeant , Ella I green , medical

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staff sergeant , Colin J Scarlett

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Junior , military police

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sergeant , first class L Dean H Daly

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Wilson , Adjutant General .

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We are proud to recognize these

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soldiers devotion to our country and we

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wish them happiness and prosperity in

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their well earned retirement .

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Ladies and gentlemen , please stand for

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the posting of the colors .

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Please be seated . Yeah .

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Yeah .

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What

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call ,

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ladies and gentlemen , Major General

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Braden Camp .

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Well , good afternoon , everybody . We

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started out a little quiet but then we

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started picking it up towards the end .

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So that's really good . It's a great

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day to be here . Uh I'd like to take a

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moment . Welcome . I think Lieutenant

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General Sasseville , the Deputy Chief

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of the National Guard Bureau in , in

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attendance . So sir , thanks for

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joining us today . But to all the

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distinguished guests , senior leaders ,

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command sergeants , majors , friends ,

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and above all the soldiers and families

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to be honored here . Thanks for making

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the time to attend this retirement

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ceremony . Welcome to historic Joint

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Base Mayer Henderson Hall on behalf of

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the Secretary of the Army Christie

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Warmuth , the chief of staff of the

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army General Randy George and the star

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major of the army , Michael R Weimer .

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Welcome another beautiful day here in

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the national capital and a great day to

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be a soldier before I address our

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distinguished retirees and families . I

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would like to take a moment and thank

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those who worked hard and tirelessly to

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make today such a special occasion on

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the floor in front of you are the

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soldiers of the Third US infantry

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regiment , the old guard , the army's

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oldest active duty infantry regiment .

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You look tremendous and your

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professionalism and precision honors

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those retiring here today . Thanks for

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your hard work and dedication and

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thanks for serving in our army .

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I'd also like to thank the members of

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the US Army's band Pershing zone . As

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always , you look at sound magnificent

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and make these ceremonies all the more

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special . So thank you .

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The soldiers retiring here today ,

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joined the army to be all they could be .

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In fact , one of one soldier I think

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made a join when that was the , the the

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motto of the army back in the cold war .

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Many joined the army during Desert

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Storm and following Desert Shield and

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Desert Storm . Others joined after the

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nation was attacked on 911 and all have

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stood ready to meet the challenges and

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uncertainties of the global war on

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terror that have brought almost two

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decades of continuous combat operations .

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They stand here today representing the

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best of America . Today we honor 45

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soldiers and their families for their

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faithful , dedicated service to our

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nation and for the being all they can

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be collectively , these soldiers

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represent almost 1000 years of military

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service to our nation . Just think

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about that . That's a millennium , 1000

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years .

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And I'd like to give a special shout

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out to the Ortiz family because I think

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this is the first one I presided over

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where we had two brothers , retiring in

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the same ceremony . So let's

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with service around the globe and in a

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variety of combat , arms , combat

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support and combat service support

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specialties . These soldiers leaders

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and their families answered our

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nation's call and have not only served

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during a period of persistent conflict

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but also led and trained our young men

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and women to deploy into harm's way and

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to do our nation's bidding our army and

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our nation owes you a debt of gratitude

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for your service and sacrifice that can

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never fully be repaid . The metal and

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us flag are but a small token of

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appreciation for your service . I would

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like to take just a moment to talk

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about our flag , old glory that you

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receive a flag on the occasion of your

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retirement is significant in that it is

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the symbol of our nation and recognized

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around the world . We have fought to

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protect the freedoms and our way of

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life . And we wear the stars and

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stripes proudly on our uniform , both

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home and well deployed . The red color

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in this flag symbolizes heartiness and

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valor which each of you has personified

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as a soldier and leader in our army ,

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operating in austere conditions with

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limited resources and accomplishing

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difficult missions . The white color

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refers to the purity and innocence

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which you have sought to protect both

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here at home and abroad . And the blue

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color represents vigilance ,

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perseverance and justice which each of

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you have demonstrated in the conduct of

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your duties as officers and non

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commissioned officers . I'm sure the

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flag holds special meaning for each of

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you as it should given your service to

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our nation as you walk out of con hall

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today . Take solace in knowing you

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leave behind a legacy that lives on in

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the countless soldiers . You have

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trained , mentored and inspired the

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army is better because of your service .

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So ladies and gentlemen , please again

01:03:10.967 --> 01:03:12.911
join me in a round of applause for

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these 45 soldiers ,

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but I would be remiss if I didn't take

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some time today to thank the family

01:03:30.866 --> 01:03:32.755
members of each of these retiring

01:03:32.755 --> 01:03:34.866
soldiers , your sacrifice and support

01:03:34.866 --> 01:03:37.032
over the past 20 plus years of service

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has been foundational to the success of

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each of these retirees allowing them to

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accomplish their assigned missions and

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serve in the army that they love . You

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have remained steadfast in your support

01:03:48.951 --> 01:03:51.118
during a time of war that necessitated

01:03:51.118 --> 01:03:53.229
family separations and for that , you

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will never be adequately compensated .

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Please accept our eternal thanks and on

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behalf of a grateful nation for all

01:03:59.618 --> 01:04:01.507
that you have endured as military

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families . We could not fulfill our

01:04:03.507 --> 01:04:05.618
obligation to the soldiers , the army

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and the nation without the love and

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support of our families . So please

01:04:09.618 --> 01:04:11.785
join me in a round of applause for all

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the families here today .

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So to our retiring soldiers , once

01:04:25.544 --> 01:04:27.656
again , thanks for your service . You

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are warriors and soldiers for life . So

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I humbly ask that you take on one last

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task , tell the army story . Help to

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maintain our all volunteer army by

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sharing your experiences with America's

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sons and daughters so that they might

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be inspired to follow in your footsteps

01:04:44.205 --> 01:04:46.427
and volunteer to support and defend the

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Constitution against all enemies ,

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foreign and domestic . We continue to

01:04:50.482 --> 01:04:52.593
serve as a shining example around the

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world because men and women like you

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have volunteered to serve . So again ,

01:04:56.816 --> 01:04:58.649
on behalf of Secretary warm with

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General George Star major of the army ,

01:04:58.300 --> 01:05:00.078
Weimer , the joint task force ,

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national capital region , the military

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district of Washington , the United

01:05:04.244 --> 01:05:04.189
States army , and a proud and grateful

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nation . Thank you . Good luck and

01:05:06.550 --> 01:05:09.260
godspeed . This will defend and be all

01:05:09.270 --> 01:05:10.270
you can be .

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So , mm

01:06:49.979 --> 01:06:50.979
uh

01:06:55.629 --> 01:06:56.050
oh ,

01:11:34.410 --> 01:11:36.729
ladies and gentlemen , please stand and

01:11:36.740 --> 01:11:39.149
join in singing the army song .

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What ? Oh

01:13:28.950 --> 01:13:29.479
and so ,

01:13:34.629 --> 01:13:38.319
so the United States Army is

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honored to have presented today's

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special ceremony . Thank you for

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attending and enjoy the rest of your

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day .