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regarded as a turning point in the

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pacific in World War Two . The Battle

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of Midway took place june 4th through

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june 7th in 1942 . During the battle .

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U . S . Navy carrier strike force is

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augmented by shore based bombers and

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torpedo planes decisively defeated an

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imperial japanese carrier Task Force

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Chief of Naval Operations . Admiral

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Jonathan Greenert has more . Hello

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again . Shipmates , we've talked quite

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a bit about the 200th commemoration of

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the war of 1812 and how important that

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is to our legacy . Bold , confident

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sailors operating high tech equipment ,

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getting the job done and winning .

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Today . I want to talk about the 70th

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commemoration of the Battle of Midway .

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The turning point in World War II .

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Bold confidence sailors being led by

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leadership who understood the

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information and intelligence given them

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and took a chance , a calculated risk

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and turn the tide in World War Two ,

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they defeated a numerically superior

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Japanese Navy force . Now on june the

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fourth , we're going to have events all

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over the world and I'd like you to get

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out and take part in these , understand

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your legacy , understand what people

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just like you and I did back in World

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War Two because that's our legacy and

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that's what our folks here are going to

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ask of us , bold , confident ,

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proficient people getting the job done .

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So get out there and check it out . The

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battle of Midway . The turning point of

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World War Two , I'll see you out there

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in the fleet . The Chief of Naval

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Operations will speak at a

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commemoration ceremony at the Navy

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Memorial in Washington , D . C . June

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4th . Watch it live on the Pentagon

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Channel and DTs nine o'clock Eastern

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Standard Time from Washington and Petty

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Officer Shannon Burns .