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Good morning . Ladies and gentlemen ,

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on behalf of the commanding general ,

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welcome to today's ceremony for the two

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marina , Transitionary horse marines

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and sailors of the year . Please rise

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for the invocation given by the two men

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family , Captain Robert A Moore . I

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remain standing for the national anthem

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and honor to the two meth commanding

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general . As

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you're able , please join me in prayer ,

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almighty God , whose command is over

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all and whose love never fails . Thank

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you for your holy presence in this

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place to begin . This form of ceremony

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is right to pause . Thanking you for

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your constant watch care over those

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over us and those we love . We are

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grateful for the opportunity to carry

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on time honored traditions such as

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these . Today , we pause to celebrate

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the accomplishments of dedicated

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professionals who daily embody

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commitment , sacrifice and honor . They

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continue service to this great nation .

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May they be ever aware that their God

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goes before them and their country ?

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Stand aside while we are mindful even

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now of those unable to be here today ,

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continue to guide and protect our

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marines and sailors on mission around

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the world and return them safely to us .

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We ask your blessing upon this ceremony ,

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the recipients , our leaders and these

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United States may be honored and all

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that done here this day in your most

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holy name . I pray . Amen . Mhm

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OK .

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March on the colors

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that what

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freeze it cook

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carry color .

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Where do you go ? Ladies and gentlemen ,

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the two me Commanding general David A

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fon OK .

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Breeze that color .

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Ladies and gentlemen , honors to the

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commanding general .

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Carry co

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the colors red .

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Yeah ,

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exactly .

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Ladies and gentlemen , please be seated .

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Ok . I want to be

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decorated , said t much

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Department of the Navy . This is to

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certify that the Secretary of the Navy

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has awarded the Navy and Marine Corps

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achievement medal . Two Hospital Corman

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third class , Zachary R . Smith ,

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United States Navy , four professional

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achievement in the performance of his

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duties while serving as aerospace

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medicine technician , Marine . He the

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helicopter training squadron 302 from

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October 2022 to September

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2023 . Petty Officer Smith's exemplary

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performance during this period earned

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him a distinction and culminated in his

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selection as two Marine expeditionary

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forces lube jacket of the year for

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fiscal year 2023 an honor for which

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only the most outstanding sailors of

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this command are considered . This

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achievement is characteristic of

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superior performance , outstanding

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leadership and technical expertise ,

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which serve as an example for all to

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emulate . He has well and faithfully

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demonstrated the highest standards of

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the military theory and adherence to

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our core values of honor , courage ,

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and commitment , but has not worthy

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accomplishments , perseverance , and

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dedication to duty . Pio Smith

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reflected credit upon himself and

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upheld the highest traditions of the

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United States naval service for the

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commanding general . Signed DA A

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Lieutenant General US Marine Corps ,

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commanding general two Marine

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expeditionary force .

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The blue jacket of the year will also

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receive an eagle trophy from star Major

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Paul mckay US MC retired on behalf of

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USA A

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Yeah , please take it

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back . Congratulation . It is kind of

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weird .

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He will also receive a Kar from Saran

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Rob Taez US MC retired on behalf of the

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Marine Federal Credit Union .

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Ok .

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Ready to be recognized , San

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Department of the Navy . This is to

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certify that the Secretary of the Navy

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has awarded the Navy and Marine Corps

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achievement medal to yoga or Cosmo

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United States Marine Corps for

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professional achievement in the

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superior performance of her duties

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while serving as electro optic

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ordinance repair technician , second

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light Armored Reconnaissance battalion

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from January 2023 to December 2023 .

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During this period , Kor Casa displayed

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exemplary qualities of leadership ,

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initiative and attention to detail as

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evidenced by her selection as the two

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Marine Expeditionary Force Marine of

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the year . Her positive attitude and

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exceptional professionalism provided a

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source of motivation and inspiration

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for all to emulate corpora causes ,

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initiative , perseverance , and

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dedication to duty , reflected credit

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on her and were in keeping with the

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highest traditions of the Marine Corps

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and the United States naval Service

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signed D A Aeron , Lieutenant General

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US Marine Corps Committee in general to

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Marine expeditionary force .

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The Mara Nancy of the year will receive

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an eagle trophy from Star Major Paul

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mckenna US MC retired on behalf of USA .

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A

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additionally , the Marine will receive

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the K bar and the NCO will receive an

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NCO sort from Sergeant Major , Rob Taez

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US NC , retired on behalf of the Marine

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Federal Credit Union .

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What is that tomorrow ?

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Department of the Navy ? This is to

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certify that the Secretary of the Navy

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has awarded the Navy and Marine Corps

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achievement medal , two Sergeant Toby

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and for him , United States Marine

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Corps , four professional achievement

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in the superior performance of his

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duties while serving as automotive

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maintenance , non commissioned officer ,

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combat Logistics , Italian 24 from

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January 2023 to December 2023 .

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During this period , Sergeant Fordham

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displayed exemplary qualities of

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leadership , initiative and attention

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to detail as evidenced by his election

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as the two Marina tradition force , non

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commissioned officer of the year . His

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positive attitude and exceptional

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professionalism provided a some

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motivation and inspiration for all to

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emulate . Sergeant Phan's initiative ,

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perseverance and dedication to duty

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reflected credit on him and were in

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keeping with the highest traditions of

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the Marine Corps and the United States

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naval service signed da A Lieutenant

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General US Marine Corps Commanding

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General to Marine Expeditionary Force .

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Yeah . One .

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Yeah .

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How about it ? One more time . Huh ?

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Second marine aircraft wing band ,

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right ? Thank you .

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Um very quickly . Uh First of all ,

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great to see everybody here , uh and a

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couple more . Thank you that I wanna

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just make sure before we just uh wrap

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up here first from our sponsors . Um

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Thank you so much for being here .

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When's the last time I saw you ? You

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know , it's great to see you all . I'm

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sorry . Thank you very much . I really

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appreciate the sponsorship that we have

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uh for our young marines and sailors uh

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within the community and with large for

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our course . So thank you man for , for

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what you represent , the organizations .

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I wanna thank the fors and the uh

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extended family for coming out to

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support uh your marine . I think that's

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pretty impressive and , and uh really ,

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really glad to see you here ,

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commanders and sergeant majors ,

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command , master chiefs , all of you

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are part of the family uh that

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represents these three marines and I

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had a chance to uh to be a little bit

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this morning with them . And it was

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really , it's kind of interesting the

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little things that I learned , right ?

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Um Doc's nearly done his degree in

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economics , I mean , holy cap , right ?

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And we were just talking for a minute

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about how , how hard it is and the

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challenge it is to , to uh uh uh you

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know , go after your degree while

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you're an active duty , pursuing a

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higher academics . It's a challenge

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been there , done that . You agree . I

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mean , that's just a caliber of people

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you're talking about and you talk about

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my good hard charge of corporal stand

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up for a minute . I had to almost like

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put her up on the , you know , this is

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like a fire plug . You can tell here's

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about this little fire plug . Um Don't ,

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don't want to get in the MC map ring

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with her . Uh but two years already ,

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an N CO2 years under our contract

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already having an impact in lar ,

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already doing and finding those cost

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cutting measures . It's exactly what we

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want in young marines and what we know

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is senior leader , put the tools in

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front of a marine and they will figure

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out how to solve the problem . I don't

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need to give you a whole lot of implies .

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They figure it out in her . She's a

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direct representation of that and

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that's why she was awarded this morning .

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And then my big glu over here Merito

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promoted to sergeant , right ?

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Potentially on a board for something

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else . Uh And then soon to take orders

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to go to the drill field . And does he

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not look like a future hat ? Always

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be a four I six . If I gotta

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get in , go to a bar and he goes in

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with us first in the stack , right ?

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You take care of my problems . The

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first fitness instructor , another

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marine you don't want to get in the MC

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map ring with tear you apart . But if

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you listen to those three very short

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condensed pieces of the awards , you

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know , direct implementation of what

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you accomplished in the MLG , right ? I

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mean , just amazing things and you

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represent 34,000 sailors and

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marines who every day come to work

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inside the Carolina Mag tab and prepare

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themselves right to answer a call that

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we hope never comes in the defense of

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this great United States of all and the

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constitution and what it represents and

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how we see that your direct represent ,

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representation that those awards this

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morning are a direct representation of

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the organizations that you come from

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and who and all those words and sales .

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So I think it's really a fitting that

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we , we get back in to do this . And I

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thank you Sergeant Major for putting

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this together . I thank you for making

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sure that we take time out to recognize

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superior performance that we sit in

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here just for a short period of time

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and acknowledge it and tip our hat

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because that's exactly what you know ,

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we , we would want and what we would

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expect a young marine to do . We , we ,

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we owe them a lot and so these small

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tokens of recognition I think are huge .

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So thank you for doing this . Thank you

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for what you do call out again . So

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thank you very much . Thank you for

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being here . Thank you very much . Keep

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up the good work . Keep your ok . Thank

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you .

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Rise for the Plain of Enters and Way

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and the Marines hymn . It is now

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customary that marines present and who

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have served honorably sing the first

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verse of the hymn .

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Yeah ,

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ladies and gentlemen , this concludes

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today's ceremony . Thank you , you that .