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every matter knows coming in at at some

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point it's going to be over move on .

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And after two years , Major General

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David Blackledge is time as commanding

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General of the United States Army ,

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Civil Affairs and Psychological

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Operations Command Airborne came to an

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end under his command . Use a kapok

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expanded by more than 1000 soldiers

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while also deploying more than 2000

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soldiers in support of overseas

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operations . Blackledge also

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highlighted the need for suicide

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prevention and mental health awareness ,

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using his experiences to connect with

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and guide soldiers in the right

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direction . After serving beside and

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walking the same hard road as his

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soldiers , Blackledge formed a special

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bond with the use of kapok family . Uh ,

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I love kapok soldiers always will and

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they're the best soldiers that the

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army's got actually believe Blackledge

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relinquished command of use a kapok to

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Major General Jeffrey Jacobs who

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previously commanded the U . S Army

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North's Contingency Command post at a

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fort sam Houston texas . Jacobs is not

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new to use a kapok . He served as

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commander for both the three 54th Civil

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Affairs Brigade and 3/50 Civil Affairs

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command and laying out the road ahead

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Jacobs . First step is to pick up where

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Blackledge left off . Well , my first

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order of business focuses on providing

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Jacobs will now command over 12,000

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soldiers spread over 31 states and

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overseas . Blackledge will be working

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on civil Affairs proponents , issues on

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the U . S . Army Reserve Command Staff