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Oh what is our National Guard ? For me

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as a Floridian and for I think members

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of the florida National Guard , we

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Recognise and value that we had the

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first opportunity to be North America's

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militia 1565 here on the shores of ST

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Augustine . We held our first mustard .

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That same spirit was there at the

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Lexington green and concord bridge . A

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shot rang out duty color as the

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minute man of that era threw down their

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plows , picked up their muskets , ran

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to the sound of musket fire and perform

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their duty . I'm private Roche thomas .

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I currently work at Office depot . I'm

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a mother of one . I was born in Jamaica

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raised the Miramar florida and I am

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your florida National Guard Captain

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Jamie freed Hollywood florida daughter

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and a sister . And I am your florida

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National Guard . The men and women of

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the florida National Guard are the men

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and women that teach our kids that you

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know helped build the roads that sit

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beside you at the local high school

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football game . We are the Citizen

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soldier and we are the florida Army

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National Guard . I'm Major David Butler .

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I'm from Naples florida . I worked for

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the collier County Sheriff's office and

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I'm your florida National Guard . I'm

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Airman first class Michael Simon , a

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full time student for occupational

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therapy and I work for a warehouse .

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Yeah , I am your florida National Guard .

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I am a father and a grandfather and I

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am your florida National Guard . You've

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seen me on tv cleaning up

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the beach . Hey , I'm in the

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classroom , it's my turn to

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teach all night . I may

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be headed somewhere cold and for

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let me introduce myself . I

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am your National Guard Sergeant .

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Justin moore . I'm an elementary school

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teacher and coach and I am in florida

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National Guard . Anyone that comes out

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of the military comes already have

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experience and knowledge and also it

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gives you confidence to do your job .

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I'm taught us re , I'm a husband and a

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dad , a wireless technician and I'm

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your national guard . I think the

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strength is how we are really embedded

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in the communities around this nation .

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Over 3000 communities In Florida . Over

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55 communities host our units . Uh ,

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but we're citizen soldiers and citizen

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airmen are live and work in every zip

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code in Florida . So we're not just in

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those 55 communities where we we muster

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were in communities all over the state .

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I'm your first we go .

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Don't tread on me . I've been there

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two side . You see the shine and

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see . I fought every battle of

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Lexington

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case . You haven't met me . I

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am your National Guard . Oh , my name

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is Staff sergeant Jeffrey Bryant . I

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graduated from florida State University

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and I am your florida Army National

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Guard . My fight fires hurricanes and

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floods across our land .

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I no stranger to

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erupt or

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Afghanistan .

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I've seen no more city cop

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by work along the yard . I'm

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Officer Michael Long with the

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Jacksonville Sheriff's office . I'm a

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dad . I'm a son . I'm a brother . I'm

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also a combat medic and I'm your

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florida . National Guard . I'm gonna

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get you buddy . Gonna block me is a

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national guardsmen . And as a police

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officer , try and teach my son .

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Actually try and teach them the seven

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Army values . Not necessarily try to

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teach him exactly the Seven Army values ,

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but instill those values into him

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because obviously they're both , You

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know , they're important to me in both

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my civilian and military role . You

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know , there's a great message of 1961

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when a young president of the United

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States challenged . So my fellow

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Americans ask not what

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your country can do for you . Ask what

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you can do for your country . Our

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guardsmen understand that message

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because we are the community and we are

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involved in our community . So when we

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reach out to soldiers in the area and

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we said , you know what , when you

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raise your hand to support and defend

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the constitution of the United States

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and the constitution of the state of

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florida as we do in the guard serving

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state and nation . That means we're

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also giving back to our communities in

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whatever way we can . And the guard

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understands that completely . We need

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more slight jeremy . I think that he is

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the best type of teacher because he

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lives by an example . Not only does he

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serving or serve our country because he

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is serving in the military . He also

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serves a community . He gets in here

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with these boys and just by his

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lifestyle wanting to be interactive ,

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wanting to make a difference . When I

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first interviewed him to be a volunteer

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here , I asked him why he wanted to do

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this . He said that he want to be an

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upstanding member in the , in the

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community . He wanted to be a

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successful member of the community and

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he does that with every step and

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everything he does here . I'm scott

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primal and I'm a volunteer Safe harbor

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Maritime Academy and I'm international

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Guard specialists . Elena Adams . I was

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born in Romania , raised in Myakka City

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and I am your florida National Guard

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member . First class Christopher stone

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from Jacksonville florida . I am your

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florida Air National Guard . I am

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brigadier general job Oska's who

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assistant agenda for air and the

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commander of florida Air National Guard .

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I am your florida National Guards . I

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worked as a correctional officer . I

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work construction , I am a full time

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mom and a student at florida

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international University from a

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carpenter . I work for security . I'm

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the owner of the dickey's barbecue pit

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in Daytona Beach architect . I play

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this soon guitar

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when he first went into the National

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Guard . We receive that from them also

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with a pen which I wore for a long time .

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Um give you some surprise you don't

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have to be a hero to join the

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military . I think that the army values

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the loyalty , duty , respect , honor ,

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integrity and all those their values to

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live by in general . They're not just

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military values . Are , you know ,

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something that you live in a military

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setting . I mean , you have to be loyal ,

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you have to be have a sense of respect ,

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loyalty , duty to your family , to

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your work . I'm richard lamb , I'm a

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husband , I'm a father , a volunteer

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with the church and I work in pest

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control and I am your florida National

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Guard . From Tampa florida Niceville

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for Middelburg . Your system from Miami

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to Orlando florida . Jacksonville

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florida . We are

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On September 11 of 2001 When many of

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our soldiers and airmen of the Florida

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National Guard responded on a moment's

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notice . They didn't sit at home and

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wait for a call . Uh , they mustered ,

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they came to the armories that came to

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the basis over 450 years . We've done

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that and we'll continue to do that . We

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are the National Guard . We are always

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ready . Always there