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^- Coming back to Parris Island is like a homecoming

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^for all of us members of the Drill Instructor Association.

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We get to come back to the place where

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our careers were jump-started and being around

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the young drill instructor today,

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they're just wonderful to talk to and they're doing

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the job that all Marine drill instructors have done

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since there were drill instructors.

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^- I means a lot to see that the traditions

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^in the Marine Corps are being carried on.

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^We're all Marines, we depend on each other,

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that's the way it's been and god-willing

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it will go on forever.

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^- It was a great opportunity to be able to come

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^and grade, you know, for the Drill Instructors Association

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and knowing that, you know, one day in the future

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that I'll be able to be part of that.

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It was awesome to see, you know, the new drill instructors,

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the way we call cadence now and the old

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drill instructors from 50, 60 years ago

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maybe even 30 years ago and how they called cadence

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and the differences.

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I enjoyed, you know, seeing the veterans come out here

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and able to have fun each and every year

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that they do come out and the active duty Marines

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that we have now coming to watch them

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and support them, you know, with

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the DI Association and everything.

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It was a great time.

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- We have a fighting machine.

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^- Hey, thank you so much, you know,

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^we know how important it is to the Marine Corps,

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^we teach our history, we know those who have

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gone before us and what happens is you guys

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become our conscience.

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We don't wanna let you down, okay,

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we wanna do right by y'all.

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So thanks for paving the way, God bless y'all.

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(applause)