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- Hello, Alabama.

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I'm Colonel Allen King,

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Commander of the 117th Air Refueling Wing.

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It's a pleasure to be with
you on this great holiday.

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Being a native of Birmingham,

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I know we have a very proud history

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of celebrating our veterans

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with the nation's oldest
Veterans Day parade.

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We look forward to marching
in the parade every year.

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We wish we could be there
with you in person this year.

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But I, along with all
the members of the 117th,

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are very proud to serve
and represent the people

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of our great state of Alabama.

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I'd like to take a moment to explain a bit

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about what we do here.

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As you may be able to guess
from our name, our first mission

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is to perform world-class,
in-flight aerial refueling.

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This allows everything
from F-15s to get overseas,

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Air Force One to get across the nation,

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or water bottles to arrive
for hurricane relief.

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We've all had enough of that this year.

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Air refueling is the foundation

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of our nation's air superiority.

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That's just one of the many
things we do here at the 117th.

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From operations to medical,
maintenance, mission support,

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our entire team is integral
to accomplishing our mission,

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and our Airmen are able to achieve this

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while working their civilian jobs

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here in the state of Alabama.

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The people of Alabama can be proud

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of the young men and
women here who serve them,

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both within our beloved
state and our great nation.

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So to everyone in Birmingham
and all of Alabama,

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from all of us here at the
117th Air Refueling Wing.

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- [All] Happy Veterans Day!

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