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- [Narrator] The 111th Chicago
Auto Show kicked off on

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Saturday, February 9th
with over 1,000 different

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cars and trucks on display
for guests to interact with.

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Ranging all the way from utility trucks

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to experimental models, the
one million square feet of

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McCormick Palace were packed
with activity and opportunity.

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On top of this, the U.S.
Military partook in the event,

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bringing a military
presence to the facility.

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Reserved Training Corps
cadets from the University

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of Illinois in Chicago
presented the colors

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during the opening of the car show.

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Although nervous, ROTC Cadet
Justin Arroyo was grateful to

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contribute to the event.

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- I feel kind of honored to
and privileged to be able to

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go to events, especially events like this,

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like the auto show, because
not many people can say

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they perform at an auto
show, and I will be able to.

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So I do feel privileged to be able to

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say I can do events like these.

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- [Narrator] The team
was invited to the event

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by the United Service Organization,

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which also donated 1,000
tickets for service members

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and their families to attend.

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Major Douglas McGinnis, the
Military Science Instructor

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at UIC, felt it was an amazing
opportunity for his cadets.

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- The USO reached out to
us and said that they had

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tickets available, for our
cadets and for our cadre members

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that were interested in coming.

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It is a great opportunity for the cadets

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to be able to get out
and experience Chicago

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as they're here learning in a Undergrad.

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- [Narrator] Marines were also there,

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with the Ninth Marine Corps
District presenting a booth

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where visitors could
interact with Marines,

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take a look at equipment,

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and partake in a pull
up challenge for prizes.

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The booth also featured
two military vehicles,

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adding variety to the
already large car show.

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Corporal Lukas Kalinauskas, the
Marketing and Communications

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Representative, said they displayed them

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as staple military vehicles.

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- So we brought out the
Humvee and the 7-ton

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because I think generally when
most people think of staples

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and military vehicles, everyone
knows what a Humvee is.

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Everyone knows what a 7-ton is.

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You pretty much see it in
every military movie you watch.

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So it's easily identifiable,
it's interactive,

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people can get in, check it out,

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and get face to face with it.

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- [Narrator] The event ran
from the ninth till the 18th of

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February, with active service
members receiving free entry.

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Thanks to this, those
visiting were able to see

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the future of the four wheeled fun.

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For the United States Army Reserve,

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I'm Specialist Maximilian Huth.