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Well this is our third annual operation
happy holiday soldiers from the Raider

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Brigade and friends of the raider brigade
has collected lots of winter stuff to

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carry to the Marion House to distribute to
the homeless folks in Colorado Springs.

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I think it is a great opportunity to come
out here with my soldiers and show this

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community how much we appreciate them and
how much we want to be a part of this place.

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This stuff has come from the soldiers
their families and then friends of the brigade.

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I think we have a couple of schools
that donate some stuff.

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We had some churches that donated some stuff.

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The response had been overwhelming and you
put it on the Facebook page and I had

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soldiers calling me chaplain.
I just my wife wants to know how we can help.

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How we can give more things to the
folks who are in need right now.

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I am able get stuff that I could normally
get and I appreciate it very much.

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You have no idea.

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Thank you guys, God Bless you.
When they are given the opportunity to

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give they overwhelmingly responded
with I have got stuff.

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I want to give and it is - they realize
that they may be in the same situation

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sometime just to be able to
help those who are in need.

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It is kind of rough out here in the streets
you know trying to live and make

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it from day-to-day, but I am going appreciate
you for everything you guys are doing.

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This is a blessing that you guys
are doing things for people.

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Colorado Springs has done so much for
Fort Carson and especially the Brigades

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Division as we deploy that it is just
a way for us to get back to Colorado Springs.