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Good morning Rochester brings

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from Iraq . I'm eric curse . Got the

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operations officer for first Brigade of

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the Red Bulls . I'm here serving with

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2800 other Minnesota soldiers . The

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sons and daughters of Minnesota doing a

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fantastic job over here . We're working

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very hard . Their dedication is

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unbelievable , their courage , they go

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out , they taken someone from the enemy

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but they keep giving back more than

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they take . We understand all too well

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here in Iraq from watching the news

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that the support for the war is not

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what it once was . But we also know

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that your support for us is unwavering

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and we greatly appreciate that the when

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I think of Veterans Day , I think of I

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think of the spot where you're sitting

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right now . Remember years ago when

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when volunteer help from the Fire

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Department helped build a memorial .

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Remember cold mornings going out there

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early to lower the flag to half mast on

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Veterans Day and Memorial Day . And a

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few years ago I was able to be asked me

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to give the pledge of allegiance at the

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veteran's day ceremony . So I

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appreciate it . And I think uh memories

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of the Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial

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are very good to me . I'd like to send

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my love to my son Jacob , my daughter

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Mackenzie , my beautiful wife ,

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terrific tina . I'd also like to

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publicly thank members of Rochester

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Fire Department will help my family .

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While I've been gone . We've been gone

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over a year now and especially Todd ,

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Edmund and brian have helped my family

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a great deal . So have a great day ,

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think of us and we'll see in about five

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months . Thank you .