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Good morning , ladies and gentlemen ,

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and welcome to the 22nd annual

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September 11th Pentagon staff memorial

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observance ceremony . Please stand for

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the arrival of the official party . The

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honorable Kathleen H Hicks , Deputy

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Secretary of Defense Admiral

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Christopher W Grady , vice chairman ,

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Joint chiefs of staff , Mr Sail S Ahmed ,

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acting Deputy director , Office of the

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Director of Administration and

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management and pastor John P Goodlow ,

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senior chaplain Armed Forces Retirement

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Home . A please remain standing for the

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presentation of the colors singing

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about our national anthem followed by

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the invocation

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for

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no in the house .

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Right . Right . No .

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Yeah .

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Right .

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Oh ,

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yeah .

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Pastor John P Goodlow , senior chaplain

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Armed Forces Retirement Home will lead

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us in the in vacation .

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We are blessed to be in this place . I

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am honored to have the privilege of

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being with you in this recognition

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because the United States is a diverse

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country and because we

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honor and because we respect diversity .

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I do too even in my prayers . And so I

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invite you to in your tradition ,

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would you pray also the God that

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we serve ? The God ? Certainly that I

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serve is a God of individuality and a

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God who blesses us in this

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individuality . And so I'm asking

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please , that you would invoke his

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presence as you would again in your

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tradition . Let's pray dear

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God . We are so graciously thankful for

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what you have done in blessing us to

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have this time . The day is beautiful ,

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in spite of how many might say

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scorching the day . Oh God is

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yours and we honor you in it

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and we thank you for it . On this day

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of remembrance , we ask , oh God that

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our hearts would be filled with that .

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What you allow us to do by way of

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remembering , help us never to forget

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that which is always important in our

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lives that there are many and

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yet even now many who continue to give

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of their time , talent and service unto

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you and to one another .

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And so God , we pray that we who belong

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to you , we who are your people might

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do the job that you have called for us

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to do . Forgive us . Oh God , for being

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negligent in this , for we , your

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people have not humbled ourselves

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to pray . We have not sought your

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face . We have not turned from our

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wicked ways . We ask oh God that you

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would help us oh Lord Jesus to do just

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that . And in doing that ,

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you have promised that you would hear

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our prayers that you would forgive

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our sins and that you would heal

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our land . Our land needs

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healing . Oh God . And so we pray that

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as we do what you have called for us to

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do , help us then to look forward to

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you doing what you do best and

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that's doing God . We ask , oh

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Lord that these things be done in the

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matchless omnipotent name of

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Jesus . My tradition , let us all say

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amen .

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Ladies and gentlemen , please be seated ,

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Mr Saj S Ahmed , acting Deputy Director

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Office of the Director of

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Administration and Management .

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Good morning . Hi .

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It is my honor to be here with the

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deputy Secretary Hacks and Vice

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chairman Admiral Grady . And this

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pastor , thank you pastor for the great

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invocation as we gather to remember the

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victims of September 11th attacks . And

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also to recall the legacy of heroism

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passed on to us by those who endured so

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much on that day , 22 years

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ago . It still seems

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fresh in less than 90

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minutes . The world tragically around

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earth changed significantly among the

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events of the morning of September 11th ,

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one hijacked plane flight 77 that

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crashed into the south side of a

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building right in that area right there

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which killed 125 people in the building

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and 59 who were on board on the plane .

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September 11th is one of those days

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which is a defining moment tragically

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for all of us , it's so powerful . We

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have lasting impressions on knowing

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what we were doing that day just before

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and after the event , after the tragic

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plane crash over here for me . I still

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remember not just the plane crash when

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I was over here , but the minutes , the

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hours , the days and months and what it

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took to put this building back together

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as we take a look at those terrible

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events we also had

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as the fire was still raging that we

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had smoke . We had water , just chaos

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all over the place . We had heroes

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which emerged , emerged from that day .

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Hey , we had folks who were unharmed ,

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unharmed , ok , who help their fellow

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workers get out of the chaos , the

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collapse building the fire , the smoke

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and water help them out save lives .

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We had our coworkers who

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actually ran into the building

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regardless of what was going on there

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to go save lives . We had

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individuals from our Washington

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Headquarters services , ok . Facilities ,

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team , our defense Protective Services ,

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folks , our it folks from army who did

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everything they could by stopping the

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flooding the tunnels inside where

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you're sitting or standing , stopping

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the flooding there , taking care of the

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power so that we could safely

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operate in the rest of the building ,

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allowing us to make sure that this

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building never shuts down and never did .

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Secretary Rumsfeld mentioned that day

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that this building will be open next

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morning and it was open next morning .

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Everyone behind the scenes who did the

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work to make sure the building is

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operational . We had folks who ran

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into the collapsed building to go get

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the classified documents to get the

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documents so that we could still

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safeguard our national secrets . We had

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the first responders outside just from

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all over the place coming in and

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helping us . Those are the heroes .

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Those are the heroes . We also remember

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along with the victims and that's the

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legacy will carry on and remember all

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the time to make sure that we don't

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forget that day and we keep building on

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on making sure that we act to make sure

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that we keep defending our nation ,

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keeping this building operational and

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making sure that we stand for freedom

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all the time . Me , so again , I want

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to thank all of you for coming . And

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may God bless you and may God bless

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this country . Thank you .

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Ladies and gentlemen , Admiral

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Christopher W Grady , vice chairman ,

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joint chiefs of staff ,

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ladies and gentlemen , today we gather

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together 22 years after the tragic

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events of September 11th , 2001 , we

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gather to honor the lives that we lost .

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We gather to witness the courage that

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was shown and we gather to remember

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that unity was forged in this national

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crucible . Over two decades later , it

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is normal that we would associate

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events of this day with the places

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where this tragedy occurred . The twin

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towers here at the Pentagon , a field

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in Somerset , Pennsylvania places that

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became symbols of our grief and

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of our resilience . But for so many of

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us here today , especially for those of

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us like me who were in the building

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that day , 22 years has been but a

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blink of N and I , and this is because

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between these three places we remember

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with great respect , the nearly 3000

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souls we lost that tragic day . So

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today we honor them , not merely for

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how they left us , but for how they

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lived among us , their everyday joys

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and struggles , their hopes and dreams

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and their roles . As our coworkers ,

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our neighbors , our friends and our

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families , their legacy remains in our

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hearts and in the soul of the nation

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that they loved , the nation that they

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helped protect and defend . So today ,

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we pay also tribute to the heroes of

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that fateful day and the days that

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would follow the first responders ,

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service members and employees whose

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spirit of service and sacrifice was

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immeasurable among these halls and

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across this very courtyard , they ran

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toward danger , their determination ,

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unwavering their courage , unmatched

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here and in New York City and on United

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Flight , 93 many made the

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ultimate sacrifice and many others

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carry with them . The scores of the

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scars of their heroism . Their valor is

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forever imprinted in our national

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consciousness . September 11th

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was a test of our national character

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and we proved ourselves resilient . The

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unity that we displayed in the

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aftermath of the attacks highlighted

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the very best of America . We held

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hands , we comforted each other . We

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donated blood , we volunteered our time

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and we coalesced as one nation . And of

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course , we sent forth a generation

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with steely resolve to defend our

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country . Over 800,000 soldiers ,

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sailors , airmen , marines , guardians

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and coast guardsmen who fought in Iraq

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and in Afghanistan and numerous places

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elsewhere to dismantle the terrorist

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networks that would do us further harm

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the events of that day , 22 years ago

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and in the days and years that followed

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proof that our shared humanity is

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mightier than any force that seeks to

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divide us in this era of

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global challenges . Let the memory of 9

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11 be a beacon reminding us that we

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are stronger than the sum of our parts

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that we face . Our challenges ,

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undaunted and that the spirit of

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America determined united and prepared

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forever lives on today as we

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reflect on the lessons learned from

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that tragedy and as we remember those

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we lost , let us recommit to our

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shared values that they held dear .

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Our strength lies in our shared resolve ,

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our dedication to our fellow and our

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unwavering commitment to our nation .

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I ask you to remember this day , the

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pain it brought , but also the unity

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that it fostered , the determination

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that it sparked and the courageous

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service over self-interest which it

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spurred . We are all shaped by our past ,

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but it is how we move forward that

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truly defines us . May we remain a

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nation united in purpose and common

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cause , ready to protect and defend

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this great country of ours . And all

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that . It stands for so to Secretary

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Hicks , Mr Ahmed Chaplain ,

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distinguished guests and to our

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assembled Pentagon community and most

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of all to all of the friends and

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families of the survivors in the fall .

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And thank you for being here this

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morning as we remember and honor those

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taken from us 22 years ago .

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I'm honored to serve with each of you

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each and every day . Thank you very

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much ,

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ladies and gentlemen , the honorable

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Kathleen H Hicks , Deputy Secretary of

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Defense .

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Well , good morning to all of our

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guests uh who are joining us today from

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beyond the Pentagon and to all of you

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here from our workforce . It's my honor

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to be here and to observe this occasion

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with you . Once again , let me also

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pass my thanks to Vice Admiral Grady .

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Uh sorry to Admiral Grady , Vice

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Chairman Grady and to Mr Ahmed and to

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the chaplain for such thoughtful

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remarks all around the world today .

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People will be recalling where they

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were and what they were doing when the

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news broke that terrorists executed

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attacks in New York , Pennsylvania .

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And right here at the Pentagon , people

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will recall whether they were at work

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or home or school . They'll remember

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whether they saw live images on

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television or heard about the tragedies

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on the radio or from others . And

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they'll reflect on their initial

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emotions and reactions , their grief

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and feelings of despair as someone who

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remembers vividly the course of my own

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steps right here at the Pentagon that

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day , I can tell you , sharing these

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reflections remains hard yet as the

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years since September 11th have

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increased . So too does the importance

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of telling our stories ? Because even

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as many of us have personal memories of

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what happened that day , an increasing

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share of Americans don't , they were

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too young or they hadn't even been born

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yet . Even so 9 11 has

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impacted their lives and they should

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know how and why and so telling our

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stories helps increase understanding

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across generations . I for one will be

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forever struck as have the other

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speakers by the resiliency that our

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friends and colleagues demonstrated in

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the minutes hours and days that

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followed the attack on this Pentagon of

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those who acted with empathy and

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attribute so common among this

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workforce and part of what makes this

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community so special , a deep rooted

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instinct to help and be of service to

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others , all of that shown through that

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day . So too did this team's

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unbelievable resolve and strength .

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It's no wonder the doors of the

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Pentagon reopened the very next day .

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We also built an enduring reminder of

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the events here . The national 9 11

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Pentagon Memorial located on the

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southwest corner of this building

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opened 15 years ago . It's a place to

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pay our respects to the 184 people who

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perished aboard flight 77 and in the

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Pentagon and through its beautiful and

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powerful design , it also tells the

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stories of what happened here and of

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those individuals , we still hold fast

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in our hearts and minds . I encourage

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everyone to pay a visit . More than two

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decades later , I am still struck by

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this sense of service exhibited every

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day by the people of this nation , of

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the Pentagon and of the Department of

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Defense in the year that followed 9 ,

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11 , more than 254,000

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Americans with no prior military

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experience enlisted in the military .

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Many of those said that they had never

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even considered military service that

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they were motivated by what had

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happened on 9 11 and its aftermath ,

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they had come to understand that

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military service represented something

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larger than themselves . And that's

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something that they wanted to be a part

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of what an apt reminder this year , the

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50th anniversary of our All Volunteer

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force of the patriotism and

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selflessness of those who have raised

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their hand to serve many of you who are

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with us here today , did that and you

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continue to do so every day and you

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remain an inspiration to us . All the

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events of 9 11 transformed our nation

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and how we view our national security .

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It also transformed each of us

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individually in ways that we don't

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always talk about publicly . That's why

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we hold this special observance each

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year to hold space for this community .

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So whether you choose to reflect openly

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or privately , this observance presents

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an opportunity for us to do it

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collectively to be there for each other

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once again and to say to the survivors

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and those who lost a loved one , a

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friend or a colleague , you are not

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alone . We have not forgotten about you

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or those we lost and we never will .

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Thank you .

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Oh ,

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I was here . My heart is

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um is

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yeah ,

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13

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back them up .

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My

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eyes are and ,

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and so might be

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on . And

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so and

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mhm . Women skies .

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Hm Nice

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is my ,

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the

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the kingdom

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and

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right .

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Show

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right

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that

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yeah ,

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this one ,

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please stand for a moment of silence in

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honor of those lost on September 11 ,

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2001 and remain standing for the

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playing of taps .

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Pastor John P Goodlow , senior chaplain ,

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armed Forces Retirement Home will lead

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us in the benediction .

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Those solemn notes of taps reminds us

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of how united we are and how

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special this country is . We are

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indeed that a united country ,

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a country that recognizes that one

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nation is indeed under God

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indivisible with liberty and

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justice for all . And as we remember ,

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we remember our God

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and ask him continually

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to do what's necessary as we recognize

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Him . And as we turn to Him to heal

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our land , as we humbly do so

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now unto him , who is able to keep us

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from falling and to present us

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faultless before his presence with

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exceeding joy . To the only wise

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God , our savior be glory and

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majesty Dominion and power both

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now and forever

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in the all wise name of Jesus . Let us

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all say amen .

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Ladies and gentlemen , this concludes

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today's ceremony . Thank you for

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joining us .