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Hello from Afghanistan . I'm Major

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Barbara Riley , the executive officer

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for the one 47th Personnel Services

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Battalion along with 30 other Minnesota

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National Guardsmen are unit provides

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the human resource support and the

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postal operations throughout

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Afghanistan . The Personnel services

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battalion , is that a small contingent

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as the Minnesotans stationed in

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Afghanistan ? Even a member of the Air

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National Guard , one of the reserve

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components or one of the many active

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duty service members from Minnesota

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stations here all are doing a

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tremendous job representing our state

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and the nation and I know that I'm not

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alone in wishing that we could be there

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in the Metrodome this afternoon . We

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serve alongside many NATO countries to

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preserve the peace in Afghanistan . To

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the blue jay fans in the audience , the

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Canadian defence forces here and is

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serving admirably on behalf of all the

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soldiers , sailors , airmen and marines

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in Afghanistan . I would like to thank

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you for your continued support . We

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couldn't do it without you . Now go

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twins .