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Ladies and gentlemen , our ceremony

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will begin momentarily . Today's

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ceremony is considered an outdoor

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ceremony , and all headgear is to be

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worn by all military personnel . We

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also ask that you please silence all

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cell phones and other electronic

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devices at this time . Thank you . C

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Pa

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Good afternoon and welcome to historic

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Joint Base Meyer Henderson Hall ,

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originally established as Fort Whipple

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in 1863 and changed to Joint Base Meyer

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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 Meyer Henderson

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Hall has been the home of horse cavalry ,

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artillery , and infantry . Today it is

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home to the Old Guard , the United

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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's Own presents a

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pre-ceremonial concert featuring the

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following musical selections American

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Soldier and Your Grand Old Flag .

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Ladies and gentlemen , the United

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States Army Band .

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Right ? Order , go .

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Of

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vote .

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What scrub .

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123 and hunter .

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Do

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at

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Commander in Chief's guard , take care ,

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attention , and 1 and 2 .

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colonial at ease and 1 and 2 .

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Cool . Thank you , John . at

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each .

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Trumpets on attention . Trains .

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Ja . Honor , God .

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Oh P

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Oh One .

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OK . Or

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Oh

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For

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Commander in Chief's guard , take care ,

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attention and 1 and 2 . lots and 1 and

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2 and 3 . Cool , then jump .

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You don't Spark .

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Once again , good afternoon 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 3rd United States

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Infantry Regiment , the Old Guard , and

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the United States Army Band Pershing's

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Own , pay a special tribute to several

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soldiers who are retiring after many

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years of distinguished service to the

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United States Army and our nation .

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Participating in today's review from

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left to right is the United States Army

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band Pershing's Own , formed in 1922

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by then Army Chief of Staff General

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John J . Black Jack Pershing . The

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United States Army Band is the premier

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band of our senior service . Pershing's

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Own 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 First

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Lieutenant Bernardo Mite and led by

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Drum Major Adrian Doctor . Elements of

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the old guard include Honor Guard

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Company commanded by First Lieutenant

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Zach Stea and led by Sergeant First

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Class Nicholas Tatum .

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Next online is Hard Rock Company ,

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commanded by Captain Daniel Munson and

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led by Staff Sergeant Dimitri Kimball .

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Next online is Headhunter's Company ,

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commanded by First Lieutenant Adam

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Roberto and led by Sergeant First

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Class Kenneth Wright . Following

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is the commander in Chief's guard

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patterned after the unit created by

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General George Washington in 1776 to be

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his personal guard . The commander in

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Chief's Guard is commanded by Captain

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Lane Hilton and led by Staff Sergeant

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Eason Brossard . The last element

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online , dressed in the continental

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musicians uniform is the United States

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Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps .

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During the American Revolution ,

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musicians wore the reverse colors of

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their parent infantry unit . The men

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and women of the United States Army Old

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Guard Fife and Drum Corps maintained

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this tradition by wearing red coats

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instead of the infantry blue . The

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Corps is led today by Drum Major David

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Burrell . broke .

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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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Maxwell Pathas , commander , 1st

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Battalion , 3rd United States Infantry

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Regiment , the Old Guard . Since the

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days of the American Revolution , the

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colors have been one of the most

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important elements of a military unit .

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Therefore , taking the center of our

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formation in just a moment and bearing

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the national color is the nation's

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foremost color team . The 3rd

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Infantry's Continental Color Guard led

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by Sergeant Baylor Rowlett . Ladies and

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gentlemen , please stand for the

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advancing of the colors .

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Advance the colors .

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And once

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Oh .

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Pre Of

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Stack order .

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Oh Oh

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And Mhm .

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Hm . Host

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the colors staff right face .

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Colors , food . March

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C Please be

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seated .

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Coat , great cut , coats , dressing

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dress . Officers , dress dress .

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Comes right in front . Officers ready ,

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front . The

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history of the 3rd 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 , 2 valorous

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Unit Awards , 3 meritorious Unit

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commendations , and 5 Superior Unit

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Awards attest to the Old Guard's record

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of bravery in action and achievements

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during peacetime . In 1922 , the

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War Department granted permission for

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the Old Guard to pass a review with

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bayonets fixed . The old guard will now

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fix bayonets to the traditional beat of

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the drum .

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Sound , flicks . Yes .

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John . And

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I help , right ? So

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Oh .

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Cut , cut .

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Ladies and gentlemen , taking the

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reviewing stand of the reviewing

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officials for today's ceremony ,

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Colonel Keith Good , Chief Warrant

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Officer 5 , Priscilla Melendez Arture

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Gay , and Command Sergeant Major

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Matthew Gerrard , accompanied by the

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hosts , Major General Antoinette Tony

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Gant , Commander , Joint Task Force

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National Capital Region , United States

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Army Military District of Washington .

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And Command Sergeant Major Vern Daley ,

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Command Sergeant Major , Joint Task

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Force National Capital Region , United

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States Army Military District of

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Washington . Please stand for the

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invocation given by Chaplain Lieutenant

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Colonel Kevin Trimble .

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that Oh . Mr .

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Staff . Oh

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Step .

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Oh .

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And So

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Code Oh ,

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Come . Oh , right , right .

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Ladies and gentlemen , Chaplain Trimble .

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According to your faith tradition .

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Please bow with me in a word of prayer .

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Almighty and faithful God , as we pause

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before you this afternoon . We declare

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Thanksgiving to you as we honor the

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37 service members who will

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retire from faithful service . God , we

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praise you for hundreds of years . A

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faithful and honorable sacrifice to our

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great nation . Each one here today has

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been critical to the forces which

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together have brought peace and freedom

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around the world while preserving our

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homeland . We thank you for the impact

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that these men and women have had on

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countless others through teaching ,

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coaching , modeling , and mentoring

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while training character , competence

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and commitment , both in and out of

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uniform . Father , we also thank you

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today for the support of families , as

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evidenced by their presence here today .

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Success is built on the support of

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those who love us most . I pray each

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one gathered here today will be

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inspired by careers and achievements

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witnessed and will seek to excel in our

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remaining time in uniform or civilian

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service , to be examples of integrity

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and excellence , to also finish well

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the course these have done . Finally ,

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Lord , I pray that you bless the next

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steps of each individual through the

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transition into the next chapter of

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their lives . In your strong name we

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pray . Amen .

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Please be seated Sound off .

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He goes down Stack .

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Old gushing .

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OK . Coats , right ?

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Shoulder arms .

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draft .

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Cut , cut .

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Sir , the old guards prepared for

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inspection .

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Post the staff . Staff ,

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right . Bass .

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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 United States national

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anthem . Color

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March

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Stack left face .

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Bianna and Co is our president .

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11121 .

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that . Oh ,

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Detachment , present

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all .

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Detachment . Order .

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Please be seated .

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Oh .

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And

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set . At ease .

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Staff ceremonial . Major

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General Gant and Command Sergeant Major

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Daly are now moving into position to

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honor today's retirees . Please feel

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free to applaud your soldier as they

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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 .

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Colonel Keith Good , chaplain .

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Chief Warrant Officer 5 , Priscilla

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Melendez Arture Gay , Adjutant General .

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Command Sergeant Major Matthew Gerrard ,

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Acquisition Corps .

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Colonel Brendan McShay , Air Defense

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Artillery .

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Colonel Robert Miney , military

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intelligence .

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Colonel Joel Stringer , Adjutant

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General .

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Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Anderson ,

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Military intelligence .

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Lieutenant Colonel James Bertolino ,

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Field Artillery .

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Lieutenant Colonel Trevor Chambers ,

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acquisitions .

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Lieutenant Colonel Eris Como , aviation .

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Lieutenant Colonel Edward Arthur

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Hoomallu , Psychological Operations .

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Lieutenant Colonel Jacob Hughes ,

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infantry .

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Lieutenant Colonel Angelo G . Kellum ,

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Acquisition Corps .

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Lieutenant Colonel James Matheson ,

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Military Intelligence .

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Lieutenant Colonel Michael Mobbs ,

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infantry .

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Lieutenant Colonel Marvin Phillips ,

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Signal Corps .

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Lieutenant Colonel Aaron Robinson ,

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Medical Service Corps .

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Lieutenant Colonel Tracy Shirley Ford ,

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Medical Service Corps .

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Major Corey Holzer , Signal Corps .

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Major Laura Williams , Medical Service .

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GS 9 , Gloria Butler , Department of

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the Army .

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Chief Warrant Officer 4 Kim Pastor ,

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Judge Advocate General Corr .

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Chief Warrant Officer 3 , Don Allen ,

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human intelligence collector .

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Command Sergeant Major Terran Urbano ,

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Signal Corps .

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Sergeant Major Tiffany Montgomery ,

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quartermaster .

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First Sergeant Jason Hodges , Medical

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Services .

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First Sergeant Charles Kilpatrick ,

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Infantry .

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Master Sergeant Tara Miller , Adjutant

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General .

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Master Sergeant Kashika Page , Human

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Resources .

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Master Sergeant Linetta Walker ,

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Adjutant General .

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Sergeant First Class , Andrea Collier ,

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Senior Religious Affairs NCO .

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Sergeant First Class John Moscato ,

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Field Artillery .

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Sergeant First Class David Pugh ,

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quartermaster .

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Sergeant First Class Omi Santos ,

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combat engineer .

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Sergeant First Class William Schaffer ,

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Military police .

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Sergeant First Class Jared Seel , Army

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Medical .

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Specialist Eric Park , petroleum

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specialist .

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We are proud to recognize these

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soldiers' devotion to our country , and

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we wish them all happiness and

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prosperity in their well earned

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retirement .

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Stack . Attention

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Old dog Perkins . I can

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jump . And

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Ladies and gentlemen , please stand for

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the posting of the colors .

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Host the colors , staff , right ?

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Thanks .

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C O . Please

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be seated . Right

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Cut , cut . Ceremony

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at stand that .

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Staff ceremonial at Ladies and

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gentlemen , Major General Gant .

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Well , good afternoon everyone . I

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hear some fired up folks out there in

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reference to their retiree . That's

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great . We'd love to be able to see

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that and welcome to the historic Joint

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Base Meyer Henderson Hall . Um ,

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there's no better place in a setting

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for us to be able to honor the legacy

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of the men and women of which you saw

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before you today and to our

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distinguished guests command .

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Sergeants , majors , friends , and

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families of our retirees , thank you so

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much for being here today . And on

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behalf of the Secretary of the Army ,

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the Honorable Dan Driscoll , the Chief

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of Staff of the Army Randy A . George ,

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and the Sergeant Major of the Army

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Michael R . Weimer , we pay tribute to

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our nation's finest , yes , the

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retirees of today . Let's give them a

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round of applause .

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You know , conducting the ceremony in

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February is particularly meaningful .

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While our nation officially recognizes

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military families in November ,

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February is a month centered in love

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and appreciation and serves as a potent

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time to honor the steadfast support of

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those who've served as well as their

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families . So before we begin , I do

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wanna take a minute to recognize the

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incredible work that's done to make a

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ceremony like this happen . So it truly

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takes a village and from the entire

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garrison team from the Joint Bos Meyer

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of Henderson Hall that keeps this

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historic base running , the incredible

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talent that you see right here on the

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floor , the United States Army band ,

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Pershing on and the unwavering presence

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of the old guard , they represent the

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very best of our army and teammates . I

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just wanna say to you that you look and

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sound phenomenal , so I'm gonna give

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you a round of applause .

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And outside of our retirees there's

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another group that often serves , and

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they serve without rank , without

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ribbon , without recognition , but with

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whom a day like today wouldn't be

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possible , and that's you , the family

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of our retirees to every spouse ,

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parent , child , sibling , and loved

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one , we say thank you , thank you for

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the sacrifices that you've made . Along

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the way for your retiree , you're

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enduring long separations you've

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endured long separations , missed

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holidays , birthdays , anniversaries ,

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and I see some people shaking their

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head yes and even moments that can't be

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rescheduled , but you've managed homes

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and households during deployments ,

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training , and late nights you've

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supported a life that demands

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resilience , patience and courage . And

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that is what it means to have a family

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as an Army soldier . That kind of

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unwavering support is not just

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appreciated but it's essential to our

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success and so today as we honor the

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careers of service we also honor you ,

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your love , your steadfastness , your

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encouragement and your sacrifice so

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retirees , I'm gonna ask you to give

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your family members a round of applause

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to just say thank you for all they've

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done for you .

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OK , you see all those people not

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standing . All right , you have to get

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them after this , right ? So for our

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honored , our honored guests that are

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here , we stand united today to

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celebrate the service and dedication of

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37 outstanding soldiers and civilians .

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This year our nation prepares to

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celebrate 250 years of Americans'

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independence with Freedom 250 . It is

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more important than ever to recognize

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those who have . Safeguarded the

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freedom of which we hold . You are the

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living embodiment of the unbroken

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chains of patriotic stretching back to

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1775 . Your service is critical . The

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stories of enduring the torch of

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liberty . It's nearly 250 years

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ago continues to burn brightly for

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generations to come . We extend our

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greatest gratitude to each retiree .

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Your unwavering commitment , discipline ,

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and leadership leads a legacy of

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excellence , accountability , and

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readiness . And as you transition to

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the next chapter of life , may the

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warrior ethos continue to guide you .

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May the lessons that you've imparted

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inspired the future generation of

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service members and thank you for your

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service and dedication and in securing

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our peace and strength . And while the

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eyes of the nation turned to Washington

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for moments of great historical

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significance , its leaders like

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Lieutenant Colonel Aaron Robinson who

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ensured their safety for the last 8

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years she served in the Joint Task

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Force National Capital Region the

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medical operations . At the heart of

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enduring health services support for 16

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of our national special security events ,

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two presidential inaugurations , the

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state funeral of former President Jimmy

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Carter , and our very own Army 250th

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birthday . Now she can finally focus on

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her next mission , which is well

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deserved for her and her family . Our

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civilian workforce is the bedrock of

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our army , and today we recognize Ms .

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Gloria Butler for 41

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years , wow , 41 years .

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She served our nations with a quiet

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strength that is simply awe and

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inspiring , and as a breast cancer

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survivor , she knows what it means to

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face a battle of courage . And so

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Ms . Butler , we truly recognize you

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today as a lone civilian , but so

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important to what it is that we do .

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Serving for a cause much greater than

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oneself is a sentiment that I'm sure is

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echoed by everyone being honored today .

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We celebrate not just your retirement

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but the legacy you leave behind ,

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turning young men and women into

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steadfast professionals . You have done

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amazing things in your career , but

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your mission , well , not quite done

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yet . I humbly ask that as you leave

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today you take one task with you as you

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transition to a soldier for life and

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that's to go and tell your army story ,

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help us to maintain our all volunteer

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army by sharing your experiences with

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American sons and daughters so that

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they too may be inspired to follow in

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your footsteps sharing your army story

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truly exemplifies pride in all that you

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do . Ladies and gentlemen , I just ask

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one last time if you would please stand

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with me as we celebrate and honor our

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37 retirees for today .

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Now that's an applause . Thank you so

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very much . And on behalf of Secretary

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Driscoll , yes , you may have your seat .

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General George , Sergeant Major of the

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Army Weimer , and the Military District

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of Washington , the United States Army ,

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and a proud and grateful nation , we

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say to you , thank you ,

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congratulations , job well done . God

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speed . God bless . This will defend .

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Thank you very much .

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St Scott

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Attention .

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Go . OK .

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Code So Oh .

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Coach white cut .

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Review .

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Old guard . In review

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Backwards face .

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to show You

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are .

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And not

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What ?

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March .

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Ladies and gentlemen , please stand for

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the Army song .

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the ceremony .

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her . March .

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The United States Army is honored to

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have presented today's special ceremony .

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Thank you for attending and enjoy the

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rest of your day .