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Well. It is all about action to start

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with. But also it's about the results

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of the action. The results of the

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action just sort of demonstrate the

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quality of the young marines and

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sailors as I was associated with. And

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it also is a reminder of the lives that

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were lost associated with that action.

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And I think the thing that you want to

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take away is the memories and always

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sort of keep them uppermost in your

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mind. And when you look at the medal,

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you always think of them and their

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contributions and what they represented

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on that day of that battle. They gave

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it all and they wanted to be a marine.

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They gave it all. They gave it a

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country everything they could give and

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that was her life. So let's all

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memorialize that. Let's remember that.

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And every time you see a young man or

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young lady in the uniform say "thank you

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for what you've done". Because they

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could be the next one that you have to

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remember. Serving in the military,

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serving your country, serving the

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people and doing those things your

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country asks you to do to make sure

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we're a free nation is a tribute to them

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and a contribution to  the whole

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society. So I would encourage them to

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take advantage of that because you've

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learned character . You've learned

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confidence. You've learned discipline and

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most of all you've learned commitment.

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Opportunity to serve in uniform or wear

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the cloth of the nation has really been

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one of the highlights of my experiences

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professionally. Certainly the other

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side of it family wise has been a good

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ride. Had great family, great

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wife, great kids, so it couldn't be

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any better.