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DEFENSE

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ASH CARTER SPOKE BEFORE THE

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NATIONAL

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ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES

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CONFERENCE IN

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CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA ON JULY

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11 TO ASK COMMUNITIES AND

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COUNTIES ACROSS

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AMERICA TO CONSIDER NEW WAYS TO

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PROVIDE

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SERVICE TO TROOPS AND VETERANS.

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SECRETARY

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CARTER SAID THE MEANS TO KEEP

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AMERICA SAFE IS

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CHANGING AND PERSONNEL POLICIES

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ARE

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CHANGING AS WELL, AFFECTING

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CITIES AND

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TOWNS ACROSS AMERICA.

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OUR MEN AND WOMEN DON )T COME

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FROM THE PENTAGON...THEY

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COME FROM YOUR COMMUNITIES. WE

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RECRUIT FROM YOUR COMMUNITIES.

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OUR

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SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR

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FAMILIES

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LIVE IN YOUR COMMUNITIES WHILE

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THEY )RE SERVING, INCLUDING OUR

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GUARDSMEN AND RESERVISTS. AND

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WHEN THEY LEAVE MILITARY

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SERVICE,

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THEY ARE, ONCE AGAIN, IN YOUR

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COMMUNITIES.