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command Sergeant major thomas koppel

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says , Afghanistan is big is complex

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and it's dangerous . It's very

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dangerous and that's why I want to come

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out here and continue to reinforce the

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standards and discipline in which we

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want them to uphold everyday standards ,

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he says are critical sometimes the

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difference between life and death and

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it's up to him and other ngos to lead

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the way we enforce discipline . We

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enforce the standards and make sure our

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men and women do what they're supposed

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to do the ice . Half , senior enlisted

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officer acknowledges these are tough

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times for troops , but as he travels

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from north to south , he says , he sees

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military professionals doing their job ,

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they understand what they have to do

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and they're doing it well . Uh , the

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morale is still high and we're still

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doing a great job over here and what I

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see so more important is the afghans

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outfront . His primary goal is to touch

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base with challenges that exist both

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with afghans and coalition forces . The

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big picture , he says is complex and

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demanding . Especially now as afghan

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security forces moved into the lead

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there , the one who is providing

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freedom for the Afghan people were

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standing beside him and partner with

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them in the right way for them to be

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successful . Today , Capelle has well

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over 30 years in service , five

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deployments , overall three rotations

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in Afghanistan experience he carries

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with him and shares . We've got some

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tough days ahead . But as we get out

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here as leaders and continue enforcing

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standards and disciplines those days

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will come easy and we are up to the

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task and we are ready to go thank you ,

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Gail Mccabe Afghanistan .