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Good morning . How are we doing ? Oh .

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Everybody attention . At ease , rest .

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All right , shake it out a little bit .

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Hey , thank you for what you're doing

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for our nation . Incredible job . Uh ,

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Secretary Hegseth , thank you so much

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for hosting this event . Um , it's

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great to be here . Um , as we celebrate

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250 years of our independence , the

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National Guard has been there from the

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beginning . We joined George Washington .

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As we won our independence back in

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1776 , we were there on the beaches

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as we came on Normandy and Omaha Beach

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on June 6 , 1944 . We were there for

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Midnight Hammer , absolute resolve and

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continuing epic fury , and our National

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Guard will be always ready , always

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there . Now here in Washington DC as we

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brought on the task force , General

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Blanchard being the JTF commander , we

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brought 2500 guardsmen in from 15

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states and the District of Columbia ,

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and you all have done an amazing job .

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You all have saved over 235 lives .

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You all have done over 530 medical

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assistance to personnel . You have

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restored children back to their

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families 27 times , and you have done

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amazing things in support of law

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enforcement to make sure we reduce

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crime . As we celebrate 250

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years on Saturday , most Americans will

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get up and they'll think about

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barbecues and family and friends .

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They'll think about where they're going

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to watch the fireworks , but our

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National Guard will have 40,000

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globally engaged somewhere , and

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they'll wake up and they'll lace up

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their boots and they'll think about

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going into the ballistic missile

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defense site to make sure we're secure .

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They'll think about cyber and how we're

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making sure we're protecting our

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networks . And right here in DC they'll

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be lacing up to make sure that they can

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fly jets into the air , whether they're

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maintainers or crew chiefs or the

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pilots to keep our skies safe not only

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over Washington DC but across our

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nation . And so as we go forward and

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we've bumped up another 22,500 to

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celebrate . The 4th in our independence

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for 250 years . That's a quarter of a

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millennium . Think about that . And so

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we want to give a shout out to our

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governors and to our adjutants generals

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for helping to make sure that our

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guardsmen can be here and ready to go

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so we can celebrate across our nation .

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Now we have guardsmen also that are

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getting ready for maybe a tropical

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storm in Guam . We have guardsmen up on

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the side of a mountain right now

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clearing out fire lanes so that we can

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stop wildfires , and we have guardsmen

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that are supporting Venezuela as

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they've just had the two large

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earthquakes . And so our guards

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435,000 strong . We're gonna be always

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ready , always there , which is our

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motto . Happy birthday , America , and

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it's super excited to be here on the

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4th of July . Thank you . And now I'll

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turn it over to our honorable Blanche .

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Thank you everybody . My name is Todd

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Blanche . I'm the acting Attorney

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General . So on behalf of the United

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States Department of Justice , I want

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to tell every one of you men and women

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from the bottom of my heart , thank you .

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It was just about one year ago today .

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When President Trump said that he

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looked around this city . The capital

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of the greatest country in the history

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of civilization and didn't like what he

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saw . He didn't like the crime . He

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didn't like the way it looked , and he

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instructed us to do something about it .

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And that's exactly what we've done and

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we haven't done it because of me . We

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haven't done it because of anybody

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standing behind me . We've done it

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because of each and every one of you

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and the goal . Our goal was simple

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create a city that's as beautiful and

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as amazing as the country that it

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represents . Whether it's a world

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leader coming to negotiate peace or

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trade with the President of the United

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States . Or a 3rd grader or a 5th

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grader from Kansas coming to see the

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sights of this great city . They have

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every right and every expectation to do

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it in an environment that is safe and

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beautiful . And so when you hear

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President Trump , when you hear me ,

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when you hear leadership talk about the

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success that we have seen over the past

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year in this city , we are literally

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being carried on your backs when we

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take that credit . We know that it is

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you guys every day whether you have not

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a single encounter on your shift or

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whether you spend that day interacting

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with people in this city all day ,

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you're putting your lives at risk and

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you're doing so because of this great

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country . So I hope that every one of

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you know . That when we thank

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President Trump for what he did for

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this city , we're also thanking every

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one of you . So I hope you have a great

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weekend . Thank you very much for

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standing out here in this heat . And

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God bless you and God bless America .

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Thank you very much .

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Thank you .

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I'm Stephen Miller . I'm the Homeland

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Security adviser for the President of

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the United States . I want to begin by

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thanking General Nordhaus , General

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Blanchard . Attorney General Todd

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Blanche , my very good friend ,

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Secretary of War , Pete Hegseth , and

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Colin McDonald , Ricky Beria , and Tony

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Salisbury , the Deputy HSA . Each and

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every one of you has been part of the

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single most successful public safety

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initiative in the history of this

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country . In 12 months .

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The crime rates in DC have gone from

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among the highest in the world to the

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lowest recorded in the history of our

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nation's capital . It is the largest ,

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fastest , steepest reduction in violent

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crime that has been achieved in any

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city anywhere in this country since the

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recording of crime data has existed .

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Just think about that for a second .

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Work that would normally take 20 or 30

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years , if ever , was done in less than

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1 year's time . But it's not just the

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reduction in crime , the beautification

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of the city , the improvement to the

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quality of life , the cleanliness of

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the city , the order of the city , the

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feeling of security and physical

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comfort . The psychological ability of

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people from every part of this country

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and every part of the world to come

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visit our nation's capital and to see

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you as they tour this nation's historic

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sites and to feel safe , to feel secure ,

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to feel that their children are safe .

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You cannot put a price tag on that .

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I've heard story after story where

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parents say to their kids when they're

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waiting to get picked up , just go find

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where the National Guard is and stand

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there and wait until I can come pick

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you up . You cannot put a dollar value

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on what you have provided to not only

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the people who live in this city , but

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the people who visit this city . This

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is the nation's capital , the capital

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of the United States , on the 250th

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anniversary of her birth . And you've

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not only done everything I've said ,

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but also the national security of this

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city , the ability to guard it against

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cyber threats , terrorism , and every

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form of national security threat . And

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to make sure as we begin this

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celebration that we can do so in

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complete physical safety . All of

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civilization can be fundamentally

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divided into two groups of people .

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Builders and destroyers between the

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people who do the work to build ,

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sustain , and nurture civilization ,

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the people who serve , who sacrifice ,

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who give , who care for others , who

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protect others , who defend others ,

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and those who only destroy . Who litter ,

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who rob , who graffiti , who deface ,

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who degrade . Civilization only

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exists because of people like you ,

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people who choose to serve , who choose

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to sacrifice , who choose to build ,

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who choose to dedicate themselves to

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some cause greater than their own

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vanity . Each and every one of you is

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the reason why America's future is

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brighter than it's ever been before .

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So on behalf of President Trump , On

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behalf of the White House , on behalf

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of the US government , and on behalf of

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the American people , thank you . You

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have everlasting gratitude . God bless

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and happy Independence Day .

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Steven , thank you very much for

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everything you said . Yes , and amen .

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And general , thank you for your

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leadership . Attorney General , thanks

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for being here , uh , for backing us up

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along the way to the entire team , to

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the soldiers here . Thank you for

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everything you're doing . Thanks for

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waiting out here in the sun . I'm to

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blame . Sorry , I had a meeting go long .

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I never want to make a formation stand

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out any longer than it has to because

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I've stood in your formation before ,

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waiting for somebody to show up . So I

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can get on and do my job and that's the

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beautiful part about what you do . You

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do your job no matter what . In fact ,

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I , this background noise this morning

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is perfect . It's the sound of

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ingrates . of ingratitude of

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people who are so blinded by ideology ,

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they can't see law and order and common

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sense in front of them , that there's

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nothing ideological about this group .

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There's nothing political about this

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exercise . Law and order is something

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all Americans deserve . Black , white ,

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rich , poor , man or woman from DC or

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far-flung places in this country . And

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the beautiful thing is when I look out

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at that , this group , that's all of

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you from all across this great country .

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You're not from Washington , most of

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you , but this is your capital . And

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you believe in this 250th year that it

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should be safe and it should be secure

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for every single citizen that lives

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here and every single citizen that

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comes to visit in this 250th year , and

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you do it whether it's cold , whether

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it's raining , whether it's , well , it

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doesn't snow here very often , whether

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it's snowing or whether it's 100

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degrees on the 4th of July . See ,

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these ingrates will fade away . They'll

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go back to wherever they came from .

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You will do your job . And you will do

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it professionally , with courage ,

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boldly help assisting with arrests ,

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helping people who need help . The

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crime rate here has dropped in

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staggering amounts and the media won't

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want to admit it because of course ,

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they'd have to give credit to President

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Trump , and then they'd have to give

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credit to the Department of War or to

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Stephen Miller . But courageous men

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like President Trump and Stephen who

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said enough is enough , are the reason

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why this city is a safe and beautiful

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place 250 years into our great republic .

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And it's incredible Americans like you

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who ignore the noise . And you do your

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job . And you do it with courage and

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you do it with professionalism , and

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you do it because you love your country ,

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which is why you raise your right hand

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in the first place . It's why you put

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this uniform on to begin with . It's

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because you , this town loves to talk

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about elites . And there's a lot of

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famous people in this town . But when I

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talk about elites , I'm talking about

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all of you , the real 1% . The real 1%

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of America who raised your right hand

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to serve something bigger than yourself

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when you could have done anything else .

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And then you do the difficult , tough

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job that no one else is willing to do ,

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and you stand beside law enforcement

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here and you ensure that our capital is

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safe and secure . It's a righteous and

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beautiful mission and what an honor it

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is to . stand with you in the 250th

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year of our great republic , where it

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has always required men and women like

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you for 250 years to stand up and do

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the right thing when it's difficult .

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And that's precisely what you have done

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in this DC safe and beautiful mission .

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I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Sarah

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Beckstrom and Andrew Andy Wolf . We

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lost Sarah and Andy was Almost , almost

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killed and has had a near miraculous

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recovery . Just want to give a moment

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of silence as we remember Sarah and

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Andrew this , this , uh , this morning .

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Thank you and amen . They died so that

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others may live , and as the Bible says ,

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there's no higher calling . You are

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willing to put your life on the line

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for other people . It's a testament to

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who you are . Thank you for keeping

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this city safe . You make our country

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proud at 250 years , and future

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generations will stand on your

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shoulders to ensure America's capital

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and this great republic endures for

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another 250 . It's an honor to serve

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you , and please know every single day

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we have your back in everything that

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you do . God bless you . God bless our

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Capitol , and God bless America at 250

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years . Thank you very much .

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I can

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Yes , sir . Appreciate it , Mr .

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Secretary . So first up here we have

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Specialist Edwards from South Carolina .

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Uh , his leadership essentially said he

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is the epitome of what Wright looks

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like for junior soldiers aspiring to

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become non-commissioned officers in our

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army . Everything that he does , he's

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leading from the brunt , mentoring ,

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coaching , and teaching , sir .

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Specialist Oarka , she's a chaplain's

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assistant . She's from the District of

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Columbia , but she's done more than

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just be there for the chaplain . She's

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picked up every task , including being

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an RTO for the Joint Task Force

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Commander , helping in Kos . If there

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is a gap , she just willingly throws

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herself into it like we know every

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soldier , airman , sailor , marine does

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for this nation .

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All right , sir , Sergeant First Class

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Metz from Mississippi . Now I can

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personally attest every time I turn

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around on the street when I'm rolling

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into an incident , he is there making

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sure that his soldiers are doing the

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right things . He has just been a rock

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star from start to finish , sir . I

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Sir , Sergeant Schultz from Georgia ,

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again , another one of those , we

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talked about this being a junior

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leader-led mission . Sergeant Schultz

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is one of those junior leaders that's

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acting way above , I would say he's

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been doing things at the sergeant first

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class level uh since the beginning of

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this .

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All right , sir . Sergeant Aubrey Hayes ,

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or excuse me , Sergeant Major Aubrey

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Hayes from the District of Columbia ,

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from day one he's been there making

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things happen as people were rolling in

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figuring out how to get them out to

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ranges over 1 million rounds scheduled ,

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executed from Pennsylvania all the way

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down to southern Virginia . He's made

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it happen personally .

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Mr . Secretary , Sergeant Franklin from

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Georgia , again , just another one of

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those . I'm getting redundant here ,

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but this is exactly what you have asked

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our NCO corps to do step up , lead from

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the front , and show not just Americans

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but the world what the United States

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Army is made of . Sergeant Franklin is

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one of those guys . I'm not

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interested .

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Sergeant First Class Bernie from

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Georgia , again , again , uh , he has

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been here for quite some time . When

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did you get here , September ? May ,

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OK , well , excuse me , uh . Again ,

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another one of those examples of every

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time I turn around , he's there .

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That's why I'm , I'm getting confused .

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It must be the heat . But again ,

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leading those junior NCOs , getting

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them developed , sir . Thank you .

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OK , so we've got Sergeant Miranda

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Cabrera . I will tell you again , sir ,

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he has been jumping up and in fact he ,

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uh , what , about 8 , 10 days ago ,

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administered a Narcan saved a life

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right here in the district , uh ,

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setting the example for others , and

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he's been doing that since the very

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beginning . Give it up for

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these guys .