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Hi, I'm Patrick Murphy, the Under Secretary of the Army.

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I want to wish all of our soldiers, their families,

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and all of our teammates happy holidays.

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Right now we have over 140,000 soldiers

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deployed in 160 countries, and our

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entire nation is grateful for your service.

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We've asked less that 1% to wear the cloth of our country

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and deploy during the longest wars in American history.

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After 15 years in Afghanistan and Iraq,

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what you're doing protects our families and friends at home.

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I know it's not easy, and it can be

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even tougher during the holidays.

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I know when I deployed it was tougher.

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But, you'll look back at this time

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with a sense of pride for deploying

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during the defining moments in our nation's history.

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Luckily, our senior leaders and patriots

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like Miss America, Savvy Shields,

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and Captain America, Christ Evans,

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are visiting our troops during the holidays.

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Please always keep our soldiers

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and their families in your thoughts and prayers.

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Happy holidays everyone, from our

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family to yours, Army strong.