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Hello . My name is Lieutenant Colonel

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brit Wellington on the commanding

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officer of the new Zealand Defence

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Force contingent up here in balmy in

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Afghanistan . Um Season's greetings to

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your uh would like to just reassure you

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that your loved ones are in good health

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and morale and spirit and that they are

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thinking of you over this festive

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season . Um I also like to reassure you

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that their welfare and security um is

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our primary focus while we're up here

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um to all you people back home we

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really do appreciate the wonderful

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support you give us up here in

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Afghanistan . Uh We miss you all and we

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wish you all the very best for a happy ,

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safe and merry christmas . Thinking of

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you all and to my gorgeous wife Andrea

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and Children jake Emma and Grace have a

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wonderful christmas . Love you miss you .

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And uh we'll see you next year . Thank

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you .