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Good afternoon , ladies gentlemen and

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distinguished guests on behalf of Major

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General Bret Daugherty and the men and

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women of the Washington National Guard .

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Welcome to today's ceremony honoring

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Colonel Johan Dutcher as he has

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promoted to the rank of Brigadier

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General . I'm Captain von Lennox of the

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81st Striker Brigade Combat Team . And

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I will be your narrator for today's

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event . Ladies and gentlemen , please

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stand for the arrival of the official

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party and remain standing for the

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playing of the national anthem and the

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invocation given by Chaplin Philip Lind ,

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home from the one 94th wing as a

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reminder . Since this is an outdoor

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ceremony , military members should

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stand at attention and render a salute

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for both the playing of the national

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anthem and for musical honors . For

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this ceremony , General Dougherty will

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differ honors to Colonel Dujour later

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in the ceremony .

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Well

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and

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yeah ,

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yeah ,

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yeah .

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Good morning . I invite you now to

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observe this time in your way , as I do

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so in Christian prayer . Let us pray .

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Lord , we gather now to celebrate and

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support General Duker and his family on

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this well deserved day of promotion .

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This is a critical time in the history

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of our force , one that will shape our

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organization for generations to come .

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And we couldn't ask for a better leader

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to guide us through May General , due

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to demonstrate how we might continue to

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love one another by lifting up the

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persecuted amongst us and laying down

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the prejudice that may divide us all .

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For sake of neighbor and nation in your

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name , we pray . Amen .

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Thank you , Chaplain Lindholm's .

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Ladies and gentlemen , please be seated

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before we begin . Let me take a moment

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to introduce our official party and

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extend a welcome to some special guests

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and distinguished visitors joining us

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today . Please hold your applause until

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all names have been recognized . Our

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official party today includes our

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presiding officer , Major General Brett

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de Dougherty , the adjutant General

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Washington National Guard and our

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honoree , Colonel Johan Dutcher ,

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Director , Joint Staff , Washington

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National Guard Colonel Do Churches .

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Joined today by several family members

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and special guests , including his wife ,

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Alexis , his sons , Caden and Kobe .

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His daughter's on you and Kyra , his

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parents , Marika and Alan , his

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sisters , Daniela and her Children Hiss ,

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Sister Daniela and her Children ,

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Annika and Nico , his friends Alan Deb ,

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his fellow Amazonian , Gordon , Tom ,

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Olga and Andrew as well as Rob from

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hiring our heroes . And we are also

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pleased to welcome our military

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Distinguished Visitors Command .

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Sergeant Major Bruce Eccleston , senior

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enlisted adviser , Washington National

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Guard Sergeant Major Brian Bashir ,

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senior enlisted adviser and operation

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sergeant Major Washington National

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Guard Joint Staff . Brigadier General

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Dan Dent , assistant adjutant general

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for Army and Commander , Washington

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Army National Guard Brigadier General

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Gent Welsh , assistant adjutant general

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for Air and Commander . Washington Air

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National Guard Chief Master Sergeant

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Marvin Boyd , State Command Chief

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Washington Air National Guard Brigadier

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General Chazz Jeffries , Mobilization

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assistant to the director of Operations

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J . Three U . S . Cyber Command

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Brigadier General , retired Richard

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Kelly , former director , Joint Forces

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Washington National Guard , accompanied

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by his wife , Vicki , Brigadier General ,

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retired Jill Lannin , former special

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assistant to the director , Air

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National Guard for headquarters , Air

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Force Office of the Secretary of the

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Air Force Chief Information Dominance

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and Chief Information Officer Colonel

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Kevin McMahon , Commander , 96 Troop

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Command and Commander Joint Task Force

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Steelhead Command Sergeant Major Eric

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Sandlin , Command Sergeant Major , 96

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Troop Command and Joint Task Force

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Steelhead Colonel Page Abbott ,

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director of Staff , Washington Air

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National Guard Colonel Ken

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Borchers , Commander one 94th Wing

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Chief Master Sergeant Alan Lawson ,

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Command Chief Washington Air National

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Guard and Colonel Rad Guy Cus ,

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Incoming commander to 25th Air Defense

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Group . Finally , we welcome the many

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others in attendance today , either in

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person or virtually all commanders ,

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chiefs , sergeants , major friends and

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the soldiers and airman of the

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Washington National Guard . Thank you

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for being with us today .

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At this time , it is my pleasure to

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introduce the adjutant general of the

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Washington National Guard , Major

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General Bret Daugherty .

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Well , thank you . I wanna welcome

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everybody here today in person as well

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as virtually for what I think is a very ,

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very special ceremony . You know , this

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pandemic has caused us to adapt , but

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our mission continues . And now , of

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course , we have this smoke to contend

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with . So today we actually had to

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choose if we were going to live by our

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co vid standards or are unclean air

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standards . So we opted to go with co

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vid , so at least we're outside where

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it's cool . But today , whether you're

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here in person or whether you are here

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virtually our mission today and

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privileges to be part of the promotion

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ceremony for Colonel Johan Dujour on

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officer that most of us have served

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with for many years and who is

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eminently qualified to assume the

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duties associated with the rank of

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brigadier general , especially since

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he's already doing the job . We thought

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we'd just go ahead and make that

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official please join me and giving

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Colonel Do Chur and his family a warm

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round of applause on this very special

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day .

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So Yo Han Han has served in both the

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active Air Force and the Air National

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Guard , and he's also flown combat

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missions during Operation Southern

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Watch over Iraq . After graduating from

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the U . S Air Force Academy and

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becoming an F F 15 C fighter pilot ,

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Johan has commanded everything from a

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flight through a wing . He's qualified

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and experienced in cyber operations ,

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as well as having commanded our aerial

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refueling wing , which is equipped with

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Casey 135 . That era's old is me , by

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the way . I still don't know about that .

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A joint warrior as well as an

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experienced Air Force leader , Johan is

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also dual status commander qualified .

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He's one of the best rounded officers

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that we have in our Air National Guard

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today and is uniquely qualified to

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serve as our director of joint forces .

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Johan knows our domestic mission set .

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He has served during fires , floods ,

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landslides and now this global pandemic .

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He has trained , mobilized , deployed

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and recovered airman from overseas as

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well as being deployed himself . He is

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truly one of the most knowledgeable

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individuals in our state when it comes

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to the area of cyber security and is

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well versed on her efforts to help us

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secure the elections from foreign

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hackers . And we're doing that right

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now . He has the knowledge , experience

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and values required to serve as this

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organization's next general officer .

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Most importantly , Johan is the father

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of four great young Americans that we

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just met a minute ago . Kaden Kobe ,

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Anya in Cairo . Johan has been blessed

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with the love and support of his wife ,

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Alexis , and they have raised this

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wonderful family and served our country

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together . Thanks for the many years

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that you have supported Johan service

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to our country in our state and thank

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you in advance for supporting him as he

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assumes his new duties . Now , as a

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general officer , I'd also like to

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thank Johan's parents , Allen and I

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hope I say it right , my raku , for

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raising such a talented and dedicated

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man . We all owe much to our parents

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for showing us the right way to live

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and which values toe hold dear in our

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life . Thank you for giving Johan the

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strong foundation that the rest of his

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life now rests on . Johan is a flexible

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leader who is comfortable taking on big

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challenges during a period of

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uncertainty and confusion . He's a

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quick study and an inspirational leader

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to those who serve under him . Beyond

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that , Johannes , simply a good man , a

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wise and compassionate leader and an

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outstanding officer . I'm not telling

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you anything . You didn't already know

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about this superb leader . Now most

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people will think of today's event as a

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celebration as recognition for the

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honorable and distinguished service

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that Colonel Dutcher has rendered to

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our state and to our nation . For some ,

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it is viewed as an affirmation of the

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trust and confidence reposed in Colonel

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Dutcher by myself and the leadership of

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the United States Air Force . But it is ,

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at its heart , a simple but powerful e

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elegant ceremony of commitment and

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rededication . Toe what lies ahead ,

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not what has already happened . It is a

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personal but very public

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acknowledgement and reaffirmation of

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Colonel do Cher's commitment to

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integrity , service and excellence and

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to the responsibility and

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accountability of the great and the

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office that he is about to enter here

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today . The simple promotion ceremony

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is about enduring values , unyielding

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commitment and a soul in public promise

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of how he will conduct himself in

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service yet to be rendered in a

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position of very great responsibility .

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So it's my honor to say , Let's proceed

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with the ceremony .

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Thank you , General Dougherty . Ladies

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and gentlemen , please stand for the

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promotion order .

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Attention to orders . Special order

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number G O M Dash 2 to

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3-2001 By order of the

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Secretary of the Air Force and

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Direction of the President , Johann A

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dujour is extended federal recognition

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and appointed as a reserve of the Air

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Force in the grade of Brigadier General

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Effective 22nd July 2020 . Signed .

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General Daniel are Hawkinson Chief

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National Guard Bureau .

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Okay , ladies and gentlemen ,

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please be seated .

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Would General do Cher's family please

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come forward to help pin on the new

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rank ?

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The pinning portion of today's ceremony

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is a tradition that highlights the

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significance of the first time a higher

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rank is placed on the uniform . The

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star is the oldest continually used

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rank in the United States military .

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The use of the star to signify the rank

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of a general officer can be traced to a

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June 17 80 decree by General George

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Washington during the war for American

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independence . It is believed that

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General Washington chose the star as

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the symbol of a general officer rank in

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honor of its use in the Allied French

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armed forces . It is customary for the

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promote T to have family members or

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close friends participate to recognize

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their contributions to the promote ,

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ease success in achieving the higher

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rank .

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Ladies and gentlemen , please stand .

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Brigadier General Dutcher will now take

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the oath of office As a newly appointed

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general officer ,

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you may be seated .

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Brigadier General Duscher will now be

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presented with his one star flag .

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The Air Force authorizes individual

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flags to those who warrant them by

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virtue of their office . The use of

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flags to signify the presence of a

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general officer can be traced to the

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British Royal Navy or an admiral or

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captain when in uniform displayed his

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flag in the bow of the ship . For all

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official visits , United States Air

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Force has incorporated the use of flags

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to signify the presence of a general

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officer . This flag will be present at

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all military functions . Or General

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Dutcher is a member of the official

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party and will be visibly displayed in

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General Doctors office .

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Yeah .

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Ladies and gentlemen , please stand for

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the playing of musical honors for

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Brigadier General Dujour .

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Okay .

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Yeah , You may be

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seated , General Dutcher , the floor is

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yours .

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Well , so I had a weird thought coming

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in this morning . Thought was 2020 .

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So we've got Cove in 19 . We've got

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fire fires everywhere , civil unrest .

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And now I'm getting promoted to

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Brigadier General . I don't know if

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that's a good thing or a bad thing ,

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but we'll see , so All right , I'm

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truly honored to be standing before you

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today with the opportunity to serve

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again in the Washington National Garden .

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This day would not have happened

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without the support , friendships and

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mentorship of all of you . And first ,

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sir , I'd like to say thank you to

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Major General Dougherty for supporting

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me and believing in me . I'm privileged

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to be serving under your command and

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guidance . Thank you to my parents .

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When I look back at how has raised the

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Air Force core values come to my mind ,

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Papa . Thank you for teaching me about

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integrity . First , it has been the

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keel that has steer me straight all of

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my life . And to Mama . Thank you for

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teaching me about excellence and all we

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do . Your work at it has rubbed off on

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me . And for that , I will forever be

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grateful to my wife and best friend and

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sounding board . Alexis , you truly

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live the service before self value of

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the United States Air Force . You have

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served your country selflessly as a

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military spouse . I'm so happy that you

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are ready to serve with me for a couple

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more years . To my Children , Kaden .

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Kobe . Anya . Kyra , you have been on

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this journey with me all of your lives ,

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and I'm so proud of you each and every

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day to my sister Daniela and her

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Children on a Kuniko . You make the

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trip to us for every one of my events .

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Thank you for being here today and

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supporting me and all that I dio and to

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my mentors , I would not be in

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the Air National Guard if it were not

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for Brigadier General Peewee Kelly . It

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was over 14 years ago that I met you at

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Tyndall Air Force Base on an indoor

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soccer field . I did not know it yet ,

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but I soon discovered that Peewee and

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his wife , Vicki , where local soccer

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legends in their own right in the small

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town of Climate falls . You show me

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back in 2006 how to enter the Air

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National Guard . And for that I am so ,

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so thankful . Greater General Jill

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Lannan , Brigadier General Chazz

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Jeffries . Thank you for hiring me into

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the Washington Air National Guard and

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teaching me how to be a cyber warrior .

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I truly appreciate that . He's not here

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today , but bigger General job . A horn .

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Thank you for your guidance over the

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years and for helping me make this day

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possible . It was your vision that

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started the ball rolling . Greater

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General Gent Welsh , Thank you for the

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perseverance to get the final pieces in

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place to make this day happen . I'm

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thankful . Appreciated that Chief

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Master Sergeant Brian Wagner , Chief

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Master Dave Bishop Thank you so much

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for being here in particular for

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guiding me as a newcomer to the one

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94th and 1 40 41st Wings , respectively .

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You taught me a great deal about

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compassion and caring for Airman . And

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for that , I am forever indebted to you .

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And thank you , Chief . Massed certain

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moisten . It was your behind the scenes

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work and knowledge that made this

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promotion process seamless . And

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hopefully , we'll set the stage for

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many others . All right , a little

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story here . Uh , my wife does a lot of

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reading to our Children . She's done it

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ever since . They were little . Not so

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much with the older boys , but one of

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the things she would do every night if

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she would bring out a picture book and

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read to the kids out of a picture book

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and one of these books and a story that

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we truly enjoyed and that they enjoyed

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with a story about swimming who was a

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fish Swimming Is this fish ? That's the

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opening pages . Start off a little bit

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of a tragedy . He loses his family . So

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he is this loan fish who goes on

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explores the wonders of the ocean on

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his own as he's searching for a new

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family . But when he comes upon a

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school of fish who spend most of their

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time hiding from bigger fish swimming ,

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suggest to them that they should swim

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together in the shape of one big fish .

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The new school officials , hesitant .

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They're scared , and they're thinking

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of mainly of what they cannot do as

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individuals . But swimming is

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persistent . It shows them what's

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possible if they choose to swim

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together . It works brilliantly . They

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swim together and see and experience

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all the wonders that the ocean has to

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offer . It works because they swim

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together in concert as a team with a

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shared mission . Each individual fish

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is an essential contributing member of

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the whole , and together they have

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wonderful experiences . So this for me ,

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the story reminds me of what is so

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wonderful about the Washington National

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Guard . Each member is essential and

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contributes to the mission . It

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wouldn't work without each component .

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We have helped our neighbors during

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times of crisis , which include ah ,

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horrific mudslide , wildfires that

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never seemed to cease floods and

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snowfalls that at times contract our

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neighbors in their homes . Additionally ,

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we have fought and continue to fight

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for our nation as teammates and most

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importantly , we support each other in

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times of personal need . I say this

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because I am so honored to be back and

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part of this amazing team , Brigadier

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General Dan Dent and I know Burger

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General Brian Brennan couldn't be here .

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But we haven't worked much together in

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the past , but I have heard about and

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watch from afar the way in which you

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work and serve our soldiers and airman .

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And I look forward to being your

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teammate and friend as we continue to

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serve our guardsmen to the Joint Staff

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and the State Guard team . I've been

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away for over five months , and over

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the past several months I have been

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impressed by what you have done and

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what all of you continue to do . None

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of us could have predicted what has

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transpired over the past several months ,

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and you're selfish . Service .

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Dedication to duty and personal courage

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to support our state missions has been

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nothing short of exceptional . And my

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promise to you is that I will use my

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position to help find . The resource is

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you need to continue to do the

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exceptional work that each of you do

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and to advocate on your behalf to

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ensure that we continue to support our

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neighbors anytime they need us . And

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finally , it is not lost on me that 19

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years ago yesterday were attacked and

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forever changed as a nation . I was a

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young captain at the Pentagon and

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working as a young captain at the time

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and working at the Pentagon September

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11th , 2001 changed me and solidified

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for me . What I wanted to serve , uh ,

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that I wanted to serve my country for

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so long is my country wanted me to

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serve it . I am so thankful that I have

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the opportunity to continue to serve

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alongside of each of you and to serve

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our state and our nation . And finally ,

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before we finish up , I would like to

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say one more , Thank you . And that is

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to everyone who helped put this event

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together . I know that it looks and

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feels a lot different than it would

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have six months ago , and that has made

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event planning significantly more

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challenging . It's never easy to

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organize events like this , and it

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takes tireless effort from so many . So

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thank you to Captain Lennox Master

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Sergeant , Huh ? JAL Colonel Abbott .

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Lieutenant Colonel Venable and Chaplain

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in home . Thank you so much . And so

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here I am , profoundly humbled by and

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grateful for so many opportunities .

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And for their leaders , airman and

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soldiers , I have met along the way ,

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Without whom I know I would not be

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standing here today . I am so proud of

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you . And I'm excited and honored to be

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a part of your family again . And I

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look forward to swimming together as a

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Washington National Guard team with a

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common mission of serving our neighbors

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and nation . Thank you ,

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six . Thank you , General

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Dutcher . Ladies and gentlemen , the

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men and women of the Washington

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National Guard are proud of Brigadier

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General Dujour and look forward to

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serving with him to provide a ready

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response to the needs of our state and

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nation . Please stand for the departure

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of the official party .

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This concludes today's ceremony . Thank

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you for attending