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Hey everyone , I'm Chief Pentagon 

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spokesman Sean Parnell , and welcome to 

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the Department of War's weekly 

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situation report . I would first like 

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to take this moment to honor the great 

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Charlie Kirk , who was assassinated on 

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Wednesday while engaging in the free 

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exchange of ideas on a college campus 

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in Utah . Charlie was recently 

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appointed by President Trump to the Air 

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Force Academy Board of Visitors . His 

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work to revive patriotism among young 

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people set off a movement that has 

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secured him a place as a legend in 

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American history . He is with our Lord 

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now , and his memory will live on , 

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especially among public servants like 

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us here at the Pentagon who fight to 

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protect our nation and work hard every 

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day to make it great . Rest in peace , 

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Charlie Kirk . Godspeed , my friend . 

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Yesterday Secretary Haig Seth hosted 

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President Trump at an observance 

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ceremony at the Pentagon in honor of 

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every single person killed in the 

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September 11 , 2001 terrorist attack on 

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our nation . We will never forget what 

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happened that day , and we at the 

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Department of War are determined to 

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seek justice for the victims in swift 

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prosecution for the terrorists 

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responsible . This week Secretary 

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Hegseth also traveled to the SOCOM AOR 

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and went aboard the WASP class 

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amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima . 

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While there , the Secretary spoke to 

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service members about their 

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contribution protecting the homeland 

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from narco terrorists who poisoned the 

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American people . Narco terrorists will 

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find no safe harbor in international 

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waters or anywhere in our hemisphere . 

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If you traffic drugs towards our shores , 

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the United States military will use 

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every tool at our disposal to stop 

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you cold . Well , that's all we got for 

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you this week , folks . Thank you all 

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for tuning in . God bless you all and 

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God bless this great country that we 

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call home .