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- [Reporter] The five projects

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that make up the construction portion

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of Beyond the Horizon 2017

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are scheduled to be completed in early to mid-June.

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With units rotating through Belize every two weeks,

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means the unit that starts the project

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won't be around to see it finished.

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For the soldiers

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of the U.S. Army Reserve 672nd Engineer Company, however,

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they did get a heartfelt thank you from their biggest fans

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at Saint Matthew's Government School.

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- We're here to do a job and a product,

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and we hope they like it.

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But for them to come out and be this welcoming

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and have an actual ceremony is above and beyond.

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And it definitely shows the soldiers

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how much this means,

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that they're not here just doing a job.

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They're here making connections with another culture.

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- [Reporter] The three new classrooms will house 90 students

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and have the option of being converted

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into a larger conference room.

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The expanded space will allow Saint Matthews

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to increase the number of students that attend the school,

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news that makes one person very happy.

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- Me, I'm very excited.

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I can't stop smiling and feeling happy and blessed

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because at the end of the day I could see

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how it will benefit the community to a large extent

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and help us to move forward.

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- [Reporter] The 808th Engineer Company

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will take over the next phase of construction

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at Saint Matthew's and the three other sites around Belize.

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Reporting for U.S. Army South,

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I'm Army Staff Sergeant Martin Dyson.

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- [Soldier] Thank you.

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Thank you very much.