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well .

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Well ,

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well this will be my second

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rotation to Iraq and I'm looking

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forward to it , part of a great

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organization which first calvary

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division here at fort hood texas and

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looking forward to going back and

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helping the people of Iraq continue to

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make their country a better place

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particularly

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well . I'm looking forward to seeing

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the progress that's been made over the

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last 18 months . Uh you know , they've

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ceded the government since we've been

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there last time their provincial

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governments are standing up uh every

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day the army takes more control of

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different portions of Iraq . So we're

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going to be working very closely with

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the police this year and I look forward

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to developing those relationships than

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helping them uh , and continuing in on

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this war on terror .

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Well ,

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it's very important . I mean , there's

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a couple of different aspects to a

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first , there's the accountability to

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our nation and letting them know that

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we're over there serving and we're

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doing a good job on their behalf . But

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then there's also the aspect of the

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soldier and the amazing things that

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they're accomplishing over their

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everyday things that don't always get

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the press . Uh you think about what

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they're able to do what they are doing

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uh there at times fighting the

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next moment there , helping to develop

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a city council , maybe the next day ,

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helping to plan a new school project .

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And it's just amazing amount of

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accomplishments that they're making

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over there that don't always get

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carried in the media . Uh ,

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we're a very important mission

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here . Our nation is at war . And it's

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a responsibility for us as the military

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to continue this fight in the war on

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terror . Uh , I'm proud to be a member

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of a great organization , like the

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First Cavalry Division that has 19,000

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soldiers in their sons and daughters of

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America that are here , uh , fighting

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and helping the cause every day , and

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I'm just humbled to be a part of it

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well .