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either side of the gate area pacific
fleet held a ceremony in

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honolulu hawaii to commend 14 finalists
of the 2015 sailor of

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the year competition

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during the event the sailors were
given recognition for their

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work throughout the year but this
really has been an extraordinary

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week for me as a reminder of the
true value people really are

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our most important resource at
the 2015 pac fleecy sailor of

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the year is hospital corpsman first
class cory smith is assigned

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to the u s as essex and san diego
to be selected out of this

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group i'm i'm gonna tell you it
is just amazing didn't know the

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sailors on that were here with me
this week as are so many talented

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people in our navy and it has just
been the most humbling I opening

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experience that i've had so far
in the navy I wish everybody

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could get the same experience it's
been great the pack flees

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show sale of the year is navy diver
first class christopher yog

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was assigned to undersea rescue
command in san diego everything

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i've learned from my cheese and
leadership have been implements

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my sailors that feeling that that's
the reason why i'm here i'm

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here represent actually avenue
directly motivated or who ya I

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plan to do the same in the isi deceased
sailor of the year will

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be meritorious lee promoted to
chief the show represented the

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pak fleet traveled to washington
dc to compete in the cnl shore

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sailor of the year competition petty
officer john johnson commented.