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family members and the fortress

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leadership attended a ceremony in which

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soldiers from Third Brigade combat Team

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First Armored Division taste its units

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colours in preparation for deployment

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to Afghanistan in support of Operation

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enduring Freedom . Major General Dana J .

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H . Petard , the commanding general of

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First A . D . And Fort Bliss , pointed

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out that the units deployment coincides

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with the 10th anniversary of the

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terrorist attacks of 9 11 . So think

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about it 10 years ago , 10 years ago .

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Many of the soldiers on the field today

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were in elementary school classrooms

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watching attacks unfold on television .

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Third PCTs Commander Colonel Mark

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Landis said the Bulldog Brigade is well

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prepared for the mission at hand .

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Those soldiers in front of you are

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ready to deploy and complete their

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mission . They've been well trained

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using the best resources and training

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the army has to offer . They are

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motivated to go and make our country

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safer . They are fit disciplined and

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they are ready . According to military

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officials . 31 A . D . Is the first

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brigade sized unit to deploy to

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Afghanistan from Fort Bliss texas ,

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reporting for Fort Bliss . I'm

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Lieutenant Colonel