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- My name is Sargent First Class Allan Hunter.

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I'm a 92 Whiskey Water Treatment NCO

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and I'm with 339 Quartermaster Company.

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Here, we're operating the tactical

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water purification system.

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It is a 1,500 gallons per hour water purification system.

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My responsibilities are to manage my soldiers,

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to make sure they're doing the work

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the way it's supposed to be done.

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At the same time, I have to make sure

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that I help to maintain the morale and make sure

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that their welfare and well-being is taken care of.

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I always tell the soldiers, "Listen, this water

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"that we're purifying, we're issuing it to the soldiers,

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"and we're also drinking this water. If anybody should

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"get sick from this water then we're responsible.

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"We should treat this as if this is like a baby,

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"a young baby, delicate."

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We always go through and make sure

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the water is purified within the standard laid out

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in the Army regulations and TMs.

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When you're out there in a combat environment,

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there will be no kind of civilian support

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as far as water's concerned, so we're the ones

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making sure the soldiers stay hydrated

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and making sure that their morale stays up,

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because water is very important in every walk of life.

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Water is life.