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this location having sitting on the

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hills overlooking the Mississippi gave

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you the river access but also gave you

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the high ground to make a most

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accommodating place . So

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you had people like jefferson , Davis

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robert e lee ulysses . S grant Williams

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comes to Sherman and a whole list of

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general serving in the Civil War that

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had been on this post at one time or

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another .

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Missouri National Guard is really the

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ones who have had the trust okay

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preserving this property , bringing it

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to the point it is . And continuing to

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look toward and guard the future of the

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property by continuing to have

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really beneficial use of the historic

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facilities . And also now the new Joint

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Forces facility that's been constructed ,

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which is very compatible with our

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historic architecture . Because

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critical to the whole historic area

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here Is that this military corps that

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goes all the way back to 1826 has a

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vibrant future for it . As long as we

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have a commitment from the Air Guard ,

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the Army Guard and the Army reserves to

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occupy and to use and continue to

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develop these facilities . It's a

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wonderful place . It's had a huge and

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wonderful historic past , but it has a

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wonderful future ahead of it .