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Mhm . Yeah . National and international

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students recently competed for

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inspiration and recognition of science

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and technology or first robotics

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competition held in downtown san

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Antonio at the Henry B . Gonzalez

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Convention Center . Soldiers from US

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Army South's information technology

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section were on hand to volunteer and

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provide mentorship along with sponsors

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ranging from google to Nasa . The best

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thing about being a volunteer is to

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interact with the kids . You know ,

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talk to them about the army especially

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being from the G six . I like

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discussing with them how the army isn't

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just about run around shooting guns .

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It's part of my primary job , but I get

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to do other things and explain to them ,

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you know , other other opportunities in

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the army and just interacting with them .

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You know , it's the best part about it .

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63 teams from all over the U . S . And

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Mexico competed in this year's regional

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competition called the rebound rumble .

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The teams had six weeks to prepare for

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the event to include constructing and

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programming their robots . Students

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gain life skills and valuable knowledge

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by being a part of this event . Coming

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to these competitions has been a life

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changing experience . I've learned so

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much through the mentors on the team

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and they have just been a blessing upon

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my life . The top three teams will go

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on to the national tournament to

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compete for the first championship in

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ST louis Missouri , reporting from Fort

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Sam Houston , I'm Army Sergeant Dillon

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Douglas .