WEBVTT 00:10.390 --> 00:12.446 How does the National Guard fit into 00:12.446 --> 00:14.612 the state's efforts to make California 00:14.612 --> 00:16.834 residents feel safe during this Sarah . 00:16.834 --> 00:19.900 We have over 23,000 serving in the 00:19.900 --> 00:22.680 National Guard in California and their 00:22.680 --> 00:25.950 role and service couldn't be more 00:25.950 --> 00:29.620 critical to enforcing public safety 00:29.740 --> 00:33.040 and keeping California safe . This is a 00:33.040 --> 00:36.060 time as we commemorate the sacrifices 00:36.060 --> 00:38.060 that were made 10 years ago that we 00:38.060 --> 00:40.460 realized we still have to be vigilant 00:40.840 --> 00:44.560 and in being safe and and we need the 00:44.560 --> 00:46.730 National Guard to be a part of the law 00:46.730 --> 00:49.590 enforcement family in California to do 00:49.590 --> 00:51.950 that work . And it is the work of great 00:51.950 --> 00:55.310 sacrifice and courage and as the 00:55.310 --> 00:57.532 Attorney general of California , as the 00:57.532 --> 00:59.643 chief elected law enforcement officer 00:59.643 --> 01:01.754 in California , I can tell you , I am 01:01.754 --> 01:04.020 extremely grateful and proud of the 01:04.020 --> 01:06.076 work and service that is done by the 01:06.076 --> 01:08.560 National Guard in the State . Do you 01:08.560 --> 01:10.782 have a personal personalized message to 01:10.782 --> 01:13.004 the California ? Guardsmen serving both 01:13.004 --> 01:15.320 domestically and overseas ? Uh the 01:15.320 --> 01:17.376 message is very simple . Thank you . 01:17.740 --> 01:19.851 Thank you for the service . Thank you 01:19.851 --> 01:21.962 for the sacrifice . Thank you for the 01:21.962 --> 01:24.650 leadership . Uh thank you to your 01:24.650 --> 01:28.340 families for their sacrifice . Um 01:28.350 --> 01:32.030 you all do an incredible , incredible 01:32.030 --> 01:34.850 job of keeping us safe and in that way . 01:34.850 --> 01:37.430 You are the heroes and I thank you for 01:37.430 --> 01:39.597 that . All right sir , can you tell us 01:39.597 --> 01:41.541 what you're doing out here today ? 01:41.541 --> 01:43.819 Whenever the anniversaries roll around . 01:43.819 --> 01:46.152 I always think back to what I was doing . 01:46.152 --> 01:48.152 So when I , when the email went out 01:48.152 --> 01:52.090 about this , the service . Um I 01:52.090 --> 01:54.550 just I thought back again to to what I 01:54.560 --> 01:57.560 what I was doing at that time and 01:58.340 --> 02:00.396 when I think about myself and what I 02:00.396 --> 02:03.260 was doing . I start thinking about what 02:03.640 --> 02:06.080 everybody that was there at the trade 02:06.080 --> 02:08.060 center and the pentagon and on the 02:08.060 --> 02:11.520 flight what they were doing . So I'm 02:11.520 --> 02:14.530 sorry miss killer choked up . We're 02:14.530 --> 02:16.950 here 10 years after the attacks on 9:11 . 02:16.960 --> 02:19.016 What does it mean for you to be here 02:19.016 --> 02:21.060 today ? Well , it's a great honor . 02:21.060 --> 02:23.393 It's a great pleasure for me to be here . 02:23.393 --> 02:25.560 Um , I registered or I signed up after 02:25.560 --> 02:27.900 9 11 and it's a great honor for me 02:27.900 --> 02:30.011 especially to be selected to come out 02:30.011 --> 02:32.122 here today and speak the names of all 02:32.122 --> 02:34.400 the civilians who passed away that day . 02:34.400 --> 02:38.200 Um , this is a very sad moment in our 02:38.200 --> 02:40.910 time and one of the reasons why I 02:40.910 --> 02:44.420 signed up for this is because it means 02:44.420 --> 02:47.360 a great deal to me . We're here at the 02:47.740 --> 02:49.560 10 Year anniversary of the 9 11 02:50.440 --> 02:52.662 memorial . What does it mean for you to 02:52.662 --> 02:55.190 be out here today ? Oh , it's 02:55.190 --> 02:58.960 overwhelming because um , it's such a 02:58.970 --> 03:01.081 big thing that happened and it was an 03:01.081 --> 03:04.040 attack against our country . Um , I'm 03:04.040 --> 03:06.440 proud to be here . It's an honor to be 03:06.450 --> 03:08.970 part of the celebration and remembrance . 03:09.270 --> 03:11.980 So I just wanted to be here and support 03:11.980 --> 03:14.060 and to pay homage to the people who 03:14.840 --> 03:16.618 gave their lives in all of this 03:16.618 --> 03:18.507 building . First responders , the 03:18.507 --> 03:20.451 military folks that helped and the 03:20.451 --> 03:22.810 people who died in the actual tragedies 03:22.820 --> 03:25.360 all over 03:29.740 --> 03:32.073 Look at that . I do not know the tigers . 03:34.640 --> 03:37.020 Hey , good morning . It's an absolute 03:37.020 --> 03:39.560 privilege for me to have the 03:39.560 --> 03:41.782 opportunity to be here . This morning . 03:41.782 --> 03:44.410 We come together To remember 9 11 and 03:44.410 --> 03:46.632 the dramatic impact that day has had in 03:46.632 --> 03:49.070 our state and our nation . The events 03:49.070 --> 03:51.410 of that fateful day are forever seared 03:51.420 --> 03:54.140 into all our memories . And I know for 03:54.140 --> 03:56.620 many of you here in particular , you 03:56.620 --> 03:59.680 live with those memories every day As 03:59.680 --> 04:01.847 the nation comes together this weekend 04:01.847 --> 04:04.013 to mark the 10th anniversary of 9 11 . 04:04.440 --> 04:06.450 The american people I think will 04:06.450 --> 04:08.880 forever remember the scenes of courage 04:08.890 --> 04:11.660 and caring that personify our national 04:11.660 --> 04:15.580 character . It's a day when 04:15.580 --> 04:18.400 we were attacked by hatred aimed 04:18.400 --> 04:20.456 squarely at the values that we stand 04:20.456 --> 04:23.090 for as a nation . They wanted to weaken 04:23.090 --> 04:25.020 us , but instead they strengthen 04:25.020 --> 04:28.880 America . They unified us in the face 04:28.880 --> 04:31.450 of that attack And in the decades since 04:31.460 --> 04:33.571 we have answered the enemy by showing 04:33.571 --> 04:36.060 our american character by fighting back 04:36.740 --> 04:40.200 by acting justly decisively and 04:40.200 --> 04:42.200 relentlessly against threats to our 04:42.200 --> 04:44.790 citizens , to our state , to our nation 04:44.930 --> 04:47.550 and to our very freedom . We pay 04:47.550 --> 04:50.130 tribute here today to nearly 3000 04:50.130 --> 04:52.140 people for more than 90 countries , 04:52.240 --> 04:54.390 including more than 401st responders 04:54.390 --> 04:57.130 who lost their lives that day . We 04:57.130 --> 04:59.297 should also remember the more than 600 04:59.297 --> 05:01.297 brave Californians who have died in 05:01.297 --> 05:04.430 combat since 9 11 , including 27 of my 05:04.430 --> 05:06.597 teammates from the California National 05:06.597 --> 05:10.340 Guard . We should also keep in our 05:10.340 --> 05:12.960 thoughts and prayers the more than 1200 05:12.960 --> 05:15.160 California National Guardsmen who are 05:15.160 --> 05:16.882 at this very moment serving on 05:16.882 --> 05:19.049 battlefields in Afghanistan and Iraq . 05:19.440 --> 05:21.440 And that's the reason that I'm here 05:21.440 --> 05:23.607 today . To thank you for being part of 05:23.607 --> 05:26.060 our family and allowing us to be part 05:26.060 --> 05:28.360 of your family , the California family , 05:28.740 --> 05:31.550 the american family . And to thank you 05:31.550 --> 05:33.970 for your dedication to thank you for 05:33.970 --> 05:36.230 your courage and most of all , thank 05:36.230 --> 05:38.540 you for your patriotism . God bless all 05:38.540 --> 05:42.140 of you . Thank you . What's the 05:42.140 --> 05:44.362 connection with the California National 05:44.362 --> 05:48.040 Guard and 9 11 , I think I think 9 05:48.040 --> 05:50.096 11 was a , was a fundamental turning 05:50.096 --> 05:53.070 point for the California National Guard . 05:53.090 --> 05:57.090 It it was a defining moment . We 05:57.100 --> 05:59.520 uh , we changed from being a Strategic 05:59.520 --> 06:01.790 Reserve Force on that day to be an 06:01.790 --> 06:04.760 Operational Reserve Force . And by that , 06:04.760 --> 06:07.590 I mean , we , we uh , we went away from 06:07.600 --> 06:10.460 from being essentially uh , folks used 06:10.460 --> 06:12.682 in , in the last resort type of mission 06:12.682 --> 06:15.210 to , to organizations and units that 06:15.210 --> 06:17.770 are used up front and in conjunction 06:17.770 --> 06:20.048 with our active component counterparts . 06:20.048 --> 06:22.700 So we've deployed continuously since 9 06:22.700 --> 06:25.450 11 , 10 years on and I think it's , 06:25.460 --> 06:27.640 it's clearly made us a better force . 06:27.930 --> 06:30.400 It's made us a better organization . I 06:30.400 --> 06:33.270 think we are much better at our craft 06:33.270 --> 06:36.150 as soldiers and airmen , but it's 06:36.150 --> 06:38.150 certainly a defining moment for the 06:38.150 --> 06:41.650 organization , without a doubt here 06:42.040 --> 06:44.770 your career before 9 11 and I'll tell 06:44.770 --> 06:47.770 you where you are right now as 9 11 , 8 06:47.780 --> 06:49.891 significant impact to the person that 06:49.891 --> 06:53.660 you are now . Absolutely since 9 11 06:54.040 --> 06:57.040 have deployed two times . So I've been 06:57.040 --> 06:59.207 away from my family personally for the 06:59.207 --> 07:01.720 better part of a year and it's had 07:01.730 --> 07:03.897 obviously has an impact on everybody . 07:04.440 --> 07:06.496 And from a broader perspective , the 07:06.496 --> 07:08.718 entire organization , we've deployed 36 07:08.850 --> 07:10.961 soldiers and airmen in the California 07:10.961 --> 07:14.020 National Guard since 9 11 . And and it 07:14.030 --> 07:16.720 absolutely takes its toll . The 07:16.720 --> 07:19.570 organization certainly is tired and , 07:19.570 --> 07:21.570 and we struggle with the same 07:21.570 --> 07:23.403 challenges that all other active 07:23.403 --> 07:25.181 component and reserve component 07:25.181 --> 07:27.014 organizations struggle with PTSD 07:27.014 --> 07:29.540 traumatic brain injury and those things 07:29.540 --> 07:31.707 that we absolutely have to ensure that 07:31.707 --> 07:33.540 we take care of every one of our 07:33.540 --> 07:35.707 soldiers and airmen that have deployed 07:35.707 --> 07:37.651 in combat Over the last 10 years , 07:37.651 --> 07:39.873 supporting the global war on terror and 07:39.873 --> 07:39.740 making sure that they get the absolute 07:39.750 --> 07:42.220 best care , be it physical or mental 07:42.220 --> 07:44.442 that we can deliver to you . And that's 07:44.442 --> 07:46.220 absolutely our guarantee . Uh , 07:46.220 --> 07:48.164 speaking for uh , for the Advocate 07:48.164 --> 07:49.650 General for myself . But 07:51.870 --> 07:53.990 When I heard when I heard about the , 07:54.000 --> 07:56.167 when I heard about the planes striking 07:56.167 --> 07:58.333 the towers , I was actually on highway 07:58.333 --> 08:00.556 17 driving to work uh , worked lived in 08:00.556 --> 08:02.778 uh The Santa Cruz Mountains at the time 08:02.778 --> 08:05.000 and I was driving over 17 to go to work 08:05.000 --> 08:07.167 in San Jose is that's where I was when 08:07.167 --> 08:09.500 I heard it was in my car driving . Yeah . 08:10.140 --> 08:12.362 Anything else we can answer about today 08:12.362 --> 08:14.473 and for the whole purpose of the 10th 08:14.473 --> 08:16.529 anniversary ? Yeah . I think I think 08:16.529 --> 08:18.529 events like today , clearly there's 08:18.529 --> 08:20.529 symbolic and clearly it's important 08:20.529 --> 08:22.362 because we need to remember what 08:22.362 --> 08:24.473 happened and but what these events do 08:24.473 --> 08:28.120 is they they tell our constituents the 08:28.130 --> 08:30.352 men and women of the people , the state 08:30.352 --> 08:32.519 of California that the first responder 08:32.519 --> 08:34.463 community and that is our fire and 08:34.463 --> 08:36.810 emergency . And la folks work hand in 08:36.810 --> 08:38.940 hand with the California Military 08:38.940 --> 08:40.996 department , the California National 08:40.996 --> 08:43.051 Guard to ensure that the citizens of 08:43.051 --> 08:45.162 California are safe and not just from 08:45.162 --> 08:47.218 terrorist threats but from wildfires 08:47.218 --> 08:49.218 and earthquakes and all those other 08:49.218 --> 08:51.051 things that we do in consequence 08:51.051 --> 08:53.107 management operations every day . So 08:53.107 --> 08:54.773 even though today is the 10th 08:54.773 --> 08:56.607 anniversary of 9 11 we have five 08:56.607 --> 08:59.230 helicopters and one mobile airborne 08:59.230 --> 09:01.850 firefighting system standing by to 09:01.860 --> 09:03.971 deploy down south into current county 09:03.971 --> 09:05.971 to fight those fires . So and we do 09:05.971 --> 09:06.560 that every day .