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- [Announcer] More than 800
Marines in the Queen City.

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They arrived over the weekend,

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some by very impressive aircraft.

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They've come from all over, not only

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the eastern part of the state,

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as far west as California,
even the Pentagon.

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They're all here to not
only promote the Marines

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but also meet the
veterans and future heroes

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who live right here in Charlotte.

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(soft music)

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(dramatic music)

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- The strength of the Marine Corps

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relies on our support in our communities.

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And so it's a great
opportunity for us to give back

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and that people to really
get to know their Marines.

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A lot of the things we do, obviously,

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are overseas away from the cameras,

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and they don't get to know us personally.

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This is an opportunity
for them to get to know

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their sons and daughters who are

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out there protecting their freedom.

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(dramatic music)

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(group chanting)

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(guitar playing)

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- It brought back a lot of
memories from when I served,

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especially the Amtraks, I'm in awe.

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I was attach the tracks and
just seeing them run again,

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seeing the teamwork that we've always had,

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it was just the most amazing thing.

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And sharing it with my
wife, with my family,

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they got to see what I did back
when I was a little younger.

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It meant a lot, and thank
you all for doing this

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for the vets, for the city of Charlotte.

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(dramatic music)

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- None of us was even around or thought of

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when the Vietnam War or
any of that just happened.

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I just seen 10 veterans
just get pinned medals

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just for their time serving in it.

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I just learned so much.

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(dramatic music)

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The whole reason we in
this uniform right now,

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I wouldn't be wearing this without them.

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(dramatic music)

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- Makes me feel pretty good.

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I'm flattered that your generation

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thinks enough of us to say, hey,

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you guys might have done a heck of a job.

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And we tried.

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(dramatic music)

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- Darcy?

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- The goal of Marine Week
is community outreach,

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building community relations,

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and I think that we absolutely did that.

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(dramatic music)