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the sailors of Riverine Squadron one

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are making history at the Haditha Dam

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for being the first unit of its caliber

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to provide waterway security in Iraq .

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However , the unit has a rich history

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to honor and big shoes to fill . Well ,

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river means we have a huge history

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uh , in the up all the way up from the

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american revolution through the Civil

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war and then most notably Vietnam

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recovering units in Vietnam patrol the

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waterways in South Vietnam and fought

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fiercely against guerilla warfare in

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the jungle . They played a major role

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in offensive operations of the war and

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became infamous for their bravery .

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Riverine units were disestablished

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after Vietnam due to lack of necessity .

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They have been recently reactivated

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specifically for the mission at Haditha .

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This hasn't been done in 30 something

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years . So we're doing our best to make

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sure that the navy puts its best foot

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forward . Our priority is to make sure

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that we step off correctly and uh , and

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also show the bad guys that were here

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and and we're not here to sit around on

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our duffs , we're here to be proactive

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and , and to go after them . Today's

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river Marines patrol the Euphrates

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River in a lightweight , heavily

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armored vessel at more than 30 knots .

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Although the unit is new to this

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generation , The sentiment of their

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heritage is strong within the ranks ,

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venereal rain means that means quite a

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bit to me . I've always wanted to have

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a job like this and besides the

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historical part , it's an honor to

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honor the men from the Vietnam

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reporting for multinational force West .

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I'm Sergeant Tracy Jackson