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- [Soldier] All right, so just cue on me.

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Prepare to dismount.

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Dismount.

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- [Soldier] Thanks fellas,
appreciate it guys.

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- [Soldier] Prepare to mount.

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- [Emcee] Fort Riley is
famous for its rich history

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as a cavalry post.

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It has become a great
tradition that the command team

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takes their last ride
together mounted on horses

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provided by the commanding
general's mounted color guard.

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If you would please stand
as the official party

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for today's ceremony arrived on horseback.

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The reviewing officer for today's ceremony

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is Ms. Brenda Lee McCullough, Director,

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Installation Management Command Readiness,

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who is joining us via
video teleconference.

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Please be seated.

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Major General and Mrs. Kolasheski,

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Command Sergeant Major and Mrs. Harris,

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Colonel and Mrs. Gainey,
Colonel and Mrs. Lambert,

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Colonel Shrader and his
family joining us virtually

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from Fort Campbell, Kentucky,

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Colonel and Mrs. McKannay and David,

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Command Sergeant Major Speichert,

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friends and family of the Big Red One,

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and those joining us live on Facebook.

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On behalf of Ms. Brenda
Lee McCullough, Director,

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Installation Management Command Readiness

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and Command Sergeant
Major Daniel B Dennison,

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Installation Management Command Readiness

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Command Sergeant Major,

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welcome to the United
States Army Garrison,

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Fort Riley change of command.

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This morning, Colonel Stephen Shrader

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will relinquish command of the
United States Army Garrison,

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Fort Riley to Colonel William B. McKannay.

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The reviewing officer for today's ceremony

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is the director of installation management

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command readiness, Ms.
Brenda Lee McCullough.

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In keeping with historic
traditions of the ceremony

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and in light of the current health risk,

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the presentation of flowers and gifts

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were given prior to the ceremony.

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Ladies and gentlemen,
we ask you please stand

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for the invocation which will be given by

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Chaplain Colonel Kevin S
Forester, Senior Chaplain,

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1st Infantry Division at Fort
Riley and remain standing

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and render appropriate honors

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for the playing of the National Anthem.

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- Please pray with me.

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Oh God, today is a testimony
of your grace and goodness

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for Father, it is your grace and goodness

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that brought us Colonel Shrader

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and his family to this installation,

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and Father, You have used
him to make a difference

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here over the last two years.

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You have advanced the causes here

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that have mattered to
soldiers, to families,

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and truly this family has
been about people first.

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We thank You for that.

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We pray Your blessings on
them as they go forward,

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but now Father, in Your
good grace and goodness,

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You bring to us the McKannay
family and Colonel McKannay

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to continue to lead, direct,
and take us to the next level

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here at Fort Riley, Kansas.

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Father, may You bless him
with wisdom from on high

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and perseverance through
the journey and guide he,

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his family, and may You bless
them and use them to bless us.

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We ask these things in
Your Holy name, amen.

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(snare drums beating)

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("The Star-Spangled Banner")

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- [Emcee] Please be seated

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From ancient times, armies
throughout the world

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have conducted ceremonies
to commemorate victories

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over enemies, honor comrades in arms,

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and celebrate special occasions
as we are doing today.

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These ceremonies have
added color and pageantry

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to military life while
preserving tradition

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and stimulating esprit de corps.

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The Continental Army
established the foundation

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by which our present day
ceremonies are performed,

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and today's ceremony is an
enactment of an Army tradition

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that is 245 years old.

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It reaffirms the concept
that the Army is perpetuated

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on time-honored values and traditions

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and not on the accomplishments
of individuals.

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Today, you will witness a
small part of that tradition

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as a garrison colors and command authority

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of the United States Army
Garrison, Fort Riley are passed

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from one leader to another.

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The change of command is a
simple, traditional event

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that is rich with symbolism and heritage.

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Key to the ceremony is
the passing of the colors.

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These garrison colors
represent not only the lineage

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and honor of the garrison command,

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but also the loyalty and unity

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of its soldiers and civilians.

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The garrison colors are the
garrison commander's symbol

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of authority representing
his responsibility

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to the organization.

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Wherever the garrison commander is,

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there are also the garrison colors.

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The custodian of the garrison colors

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is the garrison Command Sergeant Major

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who is the senior enlisted soldier

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in the garrison command
and principal advisor

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to the garrison commander.

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The passing of the colors
symbolizes the transfer

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of authority from the outgoing commander

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to the incoming commander.

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The passing of the colors demonstrate

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to the soldiers and civilians of that unit

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the outgoing garrison commander has passed

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the mantle of leadership to
the new garrison commander.

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With this also passes the
loyalty of the soldiers

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and civilians to their
new garrison commander.

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By authority of Army Regulation
600-20, paragraph 2-3,

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the undersigned assumes command
of the United States Army

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Garrison, Fort Riley
effective 16 July 2020.

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Signed William B McKannay, Colonel,

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Military Police, Commanding.

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Command Sergeant Major
Timothy V. Speichert

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passes the garrison colors
to Colonel Stephen Shrader,

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the outgoing commander,

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signifying the last official act between

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the garrison command sergeant major

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and the garrison commander.

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Due to COVID-19 mitigation measures,

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Colonel Shrader passes this colors

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to Colonel William B. McKannay signifying

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a successful completion of command

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and handing the incoming commander

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with the responsibility for the unit

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and its new garrison commander.

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Colonel William B
McKannay passes the colors

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to Command Sergeant Major
Timothy V. Speichert

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symbolizing his first official act

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with the garrison command sergeant major

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and his trust in the unit's
non-commissioned officer corps,

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thus completing the change of command.

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Ladies and gentlemen,

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the director of installation
management command readiness,

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Ms. Brenda Lee McCullough.

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- Distinguished guests, general officers,

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community leaders, commanders,
command sergeants major,

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members of the Shrader
and the McKannay families,

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soldiers, civilians, and
friends of US Army Garrison

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Fort Riley, good morning.

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We are living through unusual times.

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COVID-19 impacted, even
eliminated, many activities.

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It is important, however, that we maintain

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the time-honored traditions of the Army.

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Thank you all for your
understanding and virtual attendance

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today as we honor this
tradition within safe protocols.

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It is a privilege to be a
small part of this tradition

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as we salute Colonel Stephen Shrader,

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an outstanding garrison
commander, for a job well done

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and celebrate the arrival of
an equally outstanding soldier,

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Colonel William McKannay,
to assume leadership

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of US Army Garrison, Fort
Riley, home of the Big Red One.

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Stephen, I know this is
a day of mixed emotions

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for you and Tiffany.

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On one hand, command is the most

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awesome responsibility one can experience,

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and I'm sure you want
that feeling to continue.

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On the other hand, you are
heading to a new chapter

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in your life where new opportunities

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and exciting challenges are waiting.

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I am very confident you will continue

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to excel at every challenge
the Army gives you.

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Colonel Shrader's contributions
will have a lasting impact

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on Fort Riley, but I know
Stephen would tell you

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that the installation team is responsible

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for these accomplishments.

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Commanding a garrison
today is tough business,

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and it requires strong, inspired,
and inspiring leadership.

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Stephen and the entire Fort Riley garrison

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provided exceptional support

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to Major General John Kolasheski,

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Fort Riley's senior commander,

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while balancing the realities

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of a resource-constrained environment.

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Major Kolasheski, thank
you for your leadership

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and for your support to the garrison team.

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Stephen's leadership and
vision were the driving force

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for much of the garrison's success.

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Challenges and innovation
mark hIs two-year command

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always with a calm approach.

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Colonel Shrader led in Fort Riley garrison

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through an Army-wide housing crisis,

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a global pandemic, and a 500-year flood.

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Through all of this,
Colonel Shrader provided

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effective and efficient
support to Fort Riley

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and the Big Red One.

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The garrison team enables
readiness by providing

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world-class training as well
as providing a wide array

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of services to soldiers
and family members.

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Colonel Shrader managed
challenges through collaboration,

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strategic planning, and
partnerships that included

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the outstanding civilian workforce,

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state and local community leaders,

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and the Kansas Congressional members.

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The energy that Colonel
Shrader brought to internal

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and external engagements translated to

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successes for Fort Riley.

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Colonel Shrader's strategic
mindset was the driving force

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behind the success of
Fort Riley's first three

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inter-governmental support agreements

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that forged pivotal relationships
quickly on and off post

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with key leaders and organizations

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at state, regional, and local levels

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and within the division to
gain access to resources

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to offset reductions
and implement key IGSAs

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conserving limited resources.

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The three IGSAs include an agreement

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between Fort Riley and the
city of Manhattan, Kansas

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for the purchase of bulk salt,

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an agreement between Fort Riley

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and Kansas State University
for an archeological survey,

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and an agreement between Fort Riley

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and Kansas Traffic Safety Resource Office

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to share safety-related resources.

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These three IGSAs alone have
already netted a cost savings

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of $195,000 for Fort
Riley, the local community,

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and the Army as a whole.

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Mission readiness greatly
improved under Colonel Shrader

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because of his enduring efforts to promote

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critical future air fuel improvements

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and deployment projects
including airfield hangars,

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an air traffic control tower, rail spurs,

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and training areas for
unmanned aerial systems.

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Colonel Shrader's support for
these and many other projects

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ensured Fort Riley is postured to meet

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training and deployment requirements

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for the Army of the future.

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The results of his effort are
seen at Fort Riley's ability

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to support multiple large-scale division

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and brigade combat team
home station training events

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including 1st Infantry Division Warfighter

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and Gauntlet exercises,
the 45th Infantry Brigade

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Combat Team's Warfighter
annual training gunneries,

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and training for other
total Army partners.

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During his command,
Colonel Shrader promoted

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a safety culture within the garrison

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and across the installation.

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Under his leadership,
Fort Riley was selected

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as the INCOM, AMC, and
secretary of the Army

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to include chief of staff of the Army's

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Army Exceptional Organization
in Safety for 2019.

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Under Colonel Shrader's leadership,

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Fort Riley and the garrison
received many accolades

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to include the Secretary of the Army Award

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for energy and water resilience,

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INCOM's CYS team Award of Excellence,

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Kansas Press Association
Awards of Excellence,

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INCOM Army Community of
Excellence Bronze Award,

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and the AAFES Director and
CEO Cup to name just a few.

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For the past six months,
we were all challenged

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to lead through a global pandemic.

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Colonel Shrader's calm demeanor
and honest communication

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with the Fort Riley
community was reassuring

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during very challenging
times and for Fort Riley,

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our local community, and our nation.

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I know he will be missed at Fort Riley.

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Stephen, thank you for your service

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to Fort Riley and INCOM.

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Tiffany, Mason, and Grant,
thank you for sharing Stephen

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and his talents with Fort Riley.

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This garrison and community are richer

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as a result of his leadership.

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My only disappointment is

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I didn't get to ride with you today.

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May your arrows fly fast and true.

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My team and your peers
appreciate your candor,

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steadfast leadership, and deep experience.

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Fort Campbell and the
101st Airborne Division

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are truly gaining one of
the best, air assault!

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Like Colonel Shrader,

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Colonel Will McKannay is a proven leader.

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He is ideally suited to
lead the Fort Riley team

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as they support the
priorities and requirements

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set by Major General
Kolasheski and INCOM priorities

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set by Lieutenant General Gabram.

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Will and Deirdre,

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I welcome you and David
and Kylie to IMCOM.

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I am fully confident that
you will lead this garrison

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with the same professionalism,
pride, and expertise

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that you've demonstrated
throughout your career,

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and you will complete the projects

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started by Stephen Shrader
and start the projects

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that you and the senior leadership

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determine are the most
critical for Fort Riley.

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Once again, thank you
all for joining us today,

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and for all you do for our Army.

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Support and defend, Army strong.

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(people applauding)

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- [Emcee] Ladies and gentlemen,

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the outgoing garrison commander,
Colonel Stephen Shrader.

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- I can breathe again, all right.

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That's the one benefit of
getting to be the speaker

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in the room with the COVID environment.

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You actually get to take your
mask off for a brief moment.

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I've been told a couple of
times I'm full of hot air,

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and you absolutely realize that

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when you've got a face mask on,

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you got a warm beret
sitting on top of your head,

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and you're riding horses outside,

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but that's exactly what we
wanted to be to doing today.

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Ms. McCullough, ma'am, thank you for those

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very generous comments from
your end of the street.

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We regret that you
weren't able to come out

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to Fort Riley and pay another visit.

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We were looking forward to getting you

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on the CG's mounted color guard again

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and getting you out on the
ATV course one more time,

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but COVID stopped that
process, but thank you.

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Two years ago you, told
us to maintain balance,

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build relationships,
just provide the facts,

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and empower and appreciate,

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and I think the installation has been able

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to do that in spades, so thank you, ma'am.

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To Major General Kolasheski and Buffy,

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Sergeant Major Harris,
Leah, Colonel Gainey

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and the entire victory
five team, ranger buddy,

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Kevin Lambert, the chief of staff.

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There's not many problems out
there that the chief of staff

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and the hospital commander
and the garrison commander

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can't solve on an installation,

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but to the entire victory five leadership,

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thank you for your time
here at Fort Riley.

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Sir, you know, almost the
exact same amount of, you know,

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25 to 24 we've shared together,

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and I can't think of a
better way to start off

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garrison command and being tied at the hip

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with the senior commander.

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The support has been
absolutely outstanding.

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Command Sergeant Major Speichert,

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you're my second command sergeant major

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that's been in the saddle with me

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since being the garrison commander,

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and you are absolutely
knocking it out of the park.

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I look forward to seeing where you go

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after this without a doubt.

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So among the virtual audience
that's out there today

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is Tiffany and the boys.

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They are sitting back at
Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

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I'm truly blessed for
having such an amazing wife

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for the past 25 years,

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and I absolutely have to say that up front

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because I'm not exactly
her favorite person

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over the last few days.
(audience laughing)

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So as we laid out some great plans,

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the transit from Fort
Riley to Fort Campbell,

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keep household goods
from going into storage,

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the best placed plans
did not work out for us,

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and the movers were not able
to deliver when we wanted to,

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so on Monday, Tiffany
and the boys and her mom

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received our household goods while I was

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still here at Fort Riley,

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and so I've got to make
sure that, you know,

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three August is our 25th anniversary

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coming around the corner,

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and so I've got to get started on the plan

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to dig myself out of the hole.

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I don't think I'm quite there
yet, but Tiff, I love you.

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I miss you. I wish you
were here with us today,

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but we'll, we'll be together soon.

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My name is Colonel Stephen Shrader,

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and I am a Big Red One soldier
who has had the privilege

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of commanding the garrison
here at Fort Riley

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for the past two years,
and Fort Riley represents

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the best place to live,
train, deploy from,

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come home to, and retire, and you know,

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I found those words in a
slide deck like two years ago.

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When I first got here, we were
going through some in-briefs,

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and I looked at that and I was like, wow,

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that's pretty powerful.

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It took me about 72 hours as
I'm moving around the garrison,

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getting in-briefs, seeing the partners,

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seeing the relationships
that are out here,

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and I'm like I am going
to latch onto that,

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and that is something that I
can communicate with authority

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because the installation,
the region, and the garrison

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has the credentials to
back those words up.

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I lost count a long, long time ago.

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I've probably said those words
a few hundred thousand times

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in every single speech and
engagement that I've been at

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since being the garrison commander.

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Those two years, we were able to do that

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because of the trust in the team,

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the trust in the garrison,
the trust in the region,

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the trust in the state, the
trust in the tenant units

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that are sitting here on Fort Riley.

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We've got national accolades,
we've got Army accolades,

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we've got AMC accolades,
we've got IMCOM accolades,

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and Ms. McCullough just
rattled off a bunch of those.

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The list of best practices
shared across the enterprise

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from this garrison,

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and it's not got anything
to do with Steve Shrader.

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It's about the workforce
that's sitting in the room

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and sitting there on the camera.

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Shared across is absolutely exhaustive,

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and it's because of your
truly professional workforce.

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I want to thank you,
sir, for your leadership,

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your guidance, your mentorship,

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pushing the gas pedal down
and maintaining momentum,

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and that's what creates change.

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Ma'am, same to you.

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Your mentorship and
guidance in this process

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has been absolutely outstanding,

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and it's mostly because you empowered me

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and you empower the
garrison and you trusted

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in their abilities to be able
to get after your priorities

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and IMCOM priorities.

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More than a $100,000,000 of
R&M, active vehicle barriers,

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airstrips, massive overhauls
of our fitness centers with

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functional fitness equipment from IMCOM.

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We got trail networks, we got healthy Army

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community initiatives that are going on,

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and we're continuing to grow and expand.

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We've got the best director
of public works in the Army

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sitting in the room.

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We've got the best
directorates in the garrison

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sitting in the room that are making

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those initiatives happen every single day.

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They wake up in the morning
and look for that process.

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You know, the states of
the award, you know, man,

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you stole a bunch of my comments,

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so I appreciate that, and
you're reinforcing fires,

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and so that's what higher
headquarters help out with

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and get out there deep and
set conditions, so thank you,

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but to the garrison, I want
to thank the truly amazing

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directors and partners
that make up Team Riley.

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You all are what make
this formation great.

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You're the heart and
soul or the installation.

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You wake up every single
morning thinking about

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what can I do right now to
make the installation better

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and for the out to campaign plan 2030,

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so you're looking in the long game,

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and for those that read
my in-brief two years ago

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and have been around me
long enough in the garrison,

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you absolutely took ownership and embraced

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the three teams concept in order to tackle

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the devil in the details,

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and so I appreciate that greatly.

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To the cities and counties
of the Flint Hills region,

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thank you for welcoming my family

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and welcoming all the
families of Fort Riley.

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It's been absolutely stupendous.

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We cannot do what we
do on this installation

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without the Flint Hills region.

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Every single county, every single city,

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you're the true partnership,

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the relationships that
help make things better

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on this installation.

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So I know you're standing ready to support

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Colonel Will McKannay and his family

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the same way you supported
the Shrader family

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and welcomed them into the team,

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and we look forward to
seeing and hearing about

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what else happens on Fort Riley

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because of that great partnership

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with the region and the state.

25:15.550 --> 25:17.370
To Will, Deirdre, David and Kylie,

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it's been awesome welcoming
you to Fort Riley,

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and you got the keys to
quarters five this morning,

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so you're now the proud
owner of the Patton House,

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and I know it will bring you just as much

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fun and enjoyment as we did,
but I will share a warning.

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When you get ready to leave in two years,

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you will have too much stuff
because we found that out

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at Fort Campbell on Monday,

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but I know that you're going
to be the smarter, better,

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faster, stronger garrison
commander that's gonna take

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the installation to the next level,

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and I thank you and I'm very happy to see

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that you're coming in and taking the reins

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of the installation, so it's been awesome.

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My name's Colonel Stephen Shrader,

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and I will always have the privilege

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of saying that I'm a Big Red One soldier

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who had the privilege of
commanding the garrison

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here at Fort Riley, and
I'm going to need your help

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with the rest of that statement

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because Fort Riley represents
best place to live,

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train, deploy from, come home, and retire.

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Duty first, service always.
(audience applauding)

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- [Emcee] Ladies and gentlemen,

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the garrison commander,
United States Army Garrison,

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Fort Riley, Colonel William B. McKannay.

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(audience applauding)

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- Ms. McCullough, thank you for

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your thoughtful remarks this morning.

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Sir, General Kolasheski,
Buffy, sergeant major,

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Colonel Gainey and the rest
of the senior leaders here,

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community leaders, commanders,
friends, and family.

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Thank you for attending
the ceremony today,

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making it special for us,
both physically and virtually.

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It's truly an honor and a
privilege to take command

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of a historic garrison.

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I'm grateful to all Army and
military police senior leaders

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for the opportunity to lead
soldiers and civilians again

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in this critical mission.

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I commit to give my
absolute very best to ensure

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the readiness of our service
members and the best care

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for them and their families.

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Before I go any further,

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I want to recognize the
commanding general's

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mounted color guard and
all of my IMCOM teammates

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who made this event possible today.

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You represent the very
best of the Big Red One

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and garrison partnership,

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and you made the today's
ceremony look great.

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I'm a lover of history,
so I always read about

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a place I'm going as much
as I can before I get there,

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and so it's exciting to me
and say for nearly 170 years,

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Fort Riley has served an
important role in the defense

27:46.710 --> 27:49.193
of our nation and the
training of our soldiers.

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This location approved
by the War Department

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in January of 1853 offered
an advantageous location

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from which to organize,
train, and equip troops

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in protecting the overland trails.

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Today, this great garrison
continues to uphold

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those traditions and its
mission as a premier location

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to build readiness, live,

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and support the nation's
security objectives.

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As I assume this role,

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I recognize the significance
of the relationships

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with fellow commanders,
leaders on Fort Riley,

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and in our highly-supportive communities

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of the Flint Hills region.

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These partnerships are
essential to mission success,

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and I look forward to
maintaining the excellent bonds

28:31.130 --> 28:33.943
that Colonel Shrader and his
predecessors have nurtured.

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I will continue tirelessly to
invest in these connections

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that enabled us to endure any challenge.

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Deidre and I look forward to
getting to know all of you

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and forging new friendships.

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Stephen, Tiffany, thank
you for the warm welcome

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to this terrific and
the terrific transition.

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I have to say the best
transition we have had

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of many in our career, thank you.

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We would especially like
to thank you for your

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exceptional leadership and service

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to the command and the community.

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God bless you and your
family as you move on

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to your new challenges.

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In closing, all priorities
remain in force.

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Let's get after it.
(audience applauding)

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- [Emcee] Ladies and gentlemen,

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please stand for the playing and singing

29:25.960 --> 29:28.513
of the Big Red One and Army song.

29:32.206 --> 29:36.123
(military marching band music)

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♪ Toast of the Army's favorite son ♪

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♪ Hail to the brave Big Red One ♪

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♪ Always the first to thirst for a fight ♪

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♪ No foe shall challenge
our right to victory ♪

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♪ We take the field, what
a grand sight to see ♪

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♪ Pride of the infantry ♪

30:04.270 --> 30:06.242
♪ Men of a great division ♪

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♪ Courage is our tradition ♪

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♪ Forward the Big Red One ♪

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("The Army Goes Rolling Along")

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♪ March along, sing our song ♪

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♪ With the Army of the free ♪

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♪ Count the brave, count the true ♪

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♪ Who have fought to victory ♪

30:40.589 --> 30:44.662
♪ We're the Army and proud of our name ♪

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♪ We're the Army and proudly proclaim ♪

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♪ First to fight for the right ♪

30:50.658 --> 30:52.631
♪ And to build the nation's might ♪

30:52.631 --> 30:56.574
♪ And the Army goes rolling along ♪

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♪ Proud of all we have done ♪

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♪ Fighting till the battle's won ♪

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♪ And the Army goes rolling along ♪

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♪ Then it's hi, hi, hey ♪

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♪ The Army's on its way ♪

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♪ Count off the cadence loud and strong ♪

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♪ For where'er we go ♪

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♪ You will always know ♪

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♪ That the Army goes rolling along ♪

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- [Emcee] Ladies and gentlemen,

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this concludes today's ceremony.

31:25.610 --> 31:27.940
On behalf of the director
of installation management

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command readiness and the commander

31:30.540 --> 31:32.940
of the United States Army
Garrison, Fort Riley,

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thank you for joining us
on this historic occasion.

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Duty first, service
always, support and defend.

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- Ma'am, this concludes today's ceremony.

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(people laughing and chatting)