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(car passing)

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(tires slowing on pavement)

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(car door opening)

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(quiet piano music)

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(lights clicking on)
(footsteps)

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- [Narrator] Our name comes
from humble beginnings.

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Lt. George Allison
Whiteman, a Sedalia native,

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was living his dream as
a P-40 Warhawk pilot.

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On December 7th, 1941, the
sun rolls over the Pacific

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and the course of history
met an abrupt change.

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During the surprise
attack on Pearl Harbor,

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Lt. Whiteman climbed into his cockpit

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and he gave his life
defending his country.

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After hearing the news,
Lt. Whiteman's mother said,

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"We've got to sacrifice loved ones

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"if we're going to win this war."

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Her words would prove prophetic.

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(slow dramatic orchestral music)

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After six blood-soaked years
and millions of lives lost,

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we delivered the first
and last atomic weapons

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ever used in war.

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The Empire of Japan surrendered
and World War II was over.

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But our legacy is much more.

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Since then, we've trained
paratroopers in glider tactics.

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We've flown bombers on the front lines

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of the Vietnam and Cold War.

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(soft piano music)

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And we were the first
missile alert facility

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where men and women, regardless of color,

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stood side by side, prepared
for nuclear conflict.

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- I can hear you!

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(crowd cheering)

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I can hear you, the rest
of the world hears you,

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and the people--
(crowd cheering)

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and the people who knocked
these buildings down

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will hear all of us soon.
(crowd cheering)

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- [Narrator] We brought our
nation's response to the enemy

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and they never saw us coming.

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From Kosovo in the 1990's to Libya today,

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the B-2 remains the most strategic

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and technologically advanced
stealth bomber in the world.

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But everything we've
done and continue to do

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is possible because of
people like Lt. Whiteman,

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people who rise to our nations call,

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people who never forget with
freedom comes sacrifice.

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Together, we protect our country,

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we hold the key to our
nation's most powerful weapon,

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and if called upon again,

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we're ready to bring America's
mud anytime, anywhere.

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(dramatic orchestral flourish)

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(gentle chime)