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Secretary of Defense , the honorable

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leon Panetta visited Camp Lemonnier to

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discuss the impact troops efforts have

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had against terrorism as well as

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address current policies and changes

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affecting the military . This is very

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important to that effort . We are

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making tremendous progress . The effort

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to make sure that Al Qaeda never again

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as the opportunity or the or the

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capacity to be able to attack our

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country . Panetta assured service

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members that he would work hard to keep

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budget cuts balanced and maintain the

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best military for the future . We are

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not going to break faith with the men

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and women who serve this country .

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You've been promised benefits , you

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deployed time and time again and I'm

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going to make sure that we stand by

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promises that have been made to all of

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you . Panetta extended his thanks to

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service members for hard work and

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dedication noting the sacrifice of

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being away from family and friends .

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Yeah , these are difficult times when

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you're away from your family , away

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from your loved ones and away from just

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all the trimmings that make this the

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holiday season after speaking . Panetta

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took time to meet with service members ,

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shake hands and take photos by virtue

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of your presence by virtue of your

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dedication by virtue of your commitment

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by virtue of what you do every day

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you've made clear that you're willing

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to fight like to keep our country safe .

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Fight for a better America . Fight for

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that american dream Fight to make sure

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that ultimately we achieved peace that

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all of us hope reporting from combined

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joint Task Force Horn of Africa . I'm

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Petty Officer Jeremy Brandt .