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Hello , I'm Colonel Melvin birch ,

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commander of the 1/11 Engineer Brigade

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west Virginia Army National Guard ,

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serving in Northern Iraq . I'd like to

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wish my friends and families uh ,

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throughout the States merry christmas

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and a happy new Year .