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- Yeah, my name is Douglas Howell.

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D-O-U-G-L-A-S H-O-W-E-L-L.

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I was a coreman in the Marine Corp in the Vietnam era.

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I was with the third battalion fifth Marines,

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India company.

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I was in just for four years.

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Company means a lot to me.

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We still stay together, we still are all in touch.

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Marine Corp means a lot to me.

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That's why I'm so happy that you guys are here today

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And I'm really happy to be down here.

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Oh my gosh, Marine week so far as just a riot.

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Everyone I meet is happy to be here.

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The entire city of Detroit is happy to host them.

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We love you guys.

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We thank you for all you do.

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This is a good week here with the Marines.

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Everybody's happy, we love it.

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Detroit loves the Marines.

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I wasn't able to come down on Tuesday.

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I've been down at the Riverfront this morning.

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I went to the Tiger's game last night

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that was hosted by Wins for Warriors,

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Justin Verlander's foundation,

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Which was a gas, I met a lot of Marines down there.

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We had a lot of fun together.

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I'm hoping to be around all day today, tomorrow.

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I will be doing the run on Saturday

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and hopefully I can finish.

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Best band in the world.

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Marine Corp band is the best band in the world.

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Yeah, I'm lovin' it.

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Lovin' listening to 'em.

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I love the colors, I love the tradition.

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You know, there are no ex Marines.

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And that's the way I feel about it, always will.

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Oh, I think Marine week will impact the city

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of Detroit for a long time.

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Part of what we want here,

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part of what Wins for Warriors wants,

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part of what I want is to help bring about

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a community of feelings for our military people

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and the civilians around the city so that we can help

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recognize what the military does for us,

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so that the military understands

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that the community supports them.

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That we have a most symbiotic relationship

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all the way around.

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No sir, Detroit is not my hometown.

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I'm from a really small town way up

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in Northern New York up near Canada.

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But I've been in Detroit about 25 years now

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and probably the third month I was in this city,

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I said to myself, oh my gosh, I am home.

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Detroit is my home.