WEBVTT 00:00.240 --> 00:02.073 North Carolina is receiving more 00:02.073 --> 00:03.962 supplies . Your spike here in the 00:03.962 --> 00:06.018 Carolina from the strategic National 00:06.018 --> 00:08.129 Stockpile to help deal with the novel 00:08.129 --> 00:09.851 coronavirus supplies and other 00:09.851 --> 00:09.840 equipment are coming into North 00:09.840 --> 00:11.729 Carolina from the number of cases 00:11.729 --> 00:13.860 continue to explode here in the state 00:13.860 --> 00:17.670 of North Carolina . I want to 00:17.680 --> 00:19.736 thank the men and women of the North 00:19.736 --> 00:21.902 Carolina National Guard your hard work 00:21.910 --> 00:24.640 over the past year as a critical part 00:24.650 --> 00:26.910 of our state's covid 19 response . At 00:26.920 --> 00:29.240 every turn , you have risen to the 00:29.240 --> 00:31.350 challenge from providing our most 00:31.350 --> 00:33.517 vulnerable citizens with regular meals 00:33.517 --> 00:35.570 to assisting with covid 19 testing 00:35.570 --> 00:37.910 operations and especially in the 00:37.910 --> 00:40.132 beginning months of the pandemic , when 00:40.132 --> 00:42.243 you help transport and distribute PPE 00:42.243 --> 00:45.010 across our entire state . Now , with 00:45.010 --> 00:47.910 vaccine operations in full force , you 00:47.910 --> 00:49.799 are once again at the center of a 00:49.799 --> 00:51.910 monumental effort , which is critical 00:51.910 --> 00:54.021 to the health and well being of North 00:54.021 --> 00:56.310 Carolinians . I'm grateful for your 00:56.310 --> 00:58.254 support , resilience and continued 00:58.254 --> 01:01.460 sacrifice . 01:01.940 --> 01:08.090 You 01:08.100 --> 01:10.322 are a vital member of the Department of 01:10.322 --> 01:12.700 Public Safety team and have admirably 01:12.710 --> 01:14.710 supported our state through this 01:14.710 --> 01:17.120 historic pandemic . You have never 01:17.120 --> 01:19.287 failed in any mission . Your task with 01:19.640 --> 01:23.140 be proud of your accomplishments We 01:23.140 --> 01:25.590 know that no matter the crisis , we can 01:25.590 --> 01:27.710 rely on the citizen soldiers and the 01:27.710 --> 01:30.040 chairman of the North Carolina National 01:30.040 --> 01:33.310 Guard . I'm so proud of you . And I'm 01:33.310 --> 01:35.310 grateful for the work you've put in 01:35.310 --> 01:37.570 since I activated the guard one year 01:37.570 --> 01:40.330 ago . And you've performed your duties 01:40.400 --> 01:44.360 in an outstanding manner . Our 01:44.360 --> 01:47.240 mission is to get food out to anyone 01:47.240 --> 01:50.260 who needs it . Across these 16 counties , 01:50.270 --> 01:52.730 the National Guard stepped in almost 01:52.730 --> 01:55.680 immediately to help us . And we are 01:55.680 --> 01:58.650 actually operating beyond maximum 01:58.650 --> 02:00.880 capacity . Had it not been for the 02:00.880 --> 02:03.102 National Guard , we would not have been 02:03.102 --> 02:05.750 able to do what we've been able to do . 02:05.840 --> 02:08.520 We're helping the food bank out . We're 02:08.520 --> 02:10.742 helping the community . You hear that ? 02:10.742 --> 02:13.070 Thank you . More and more , I am 02:13.070 --> 02:15.292 Lieutenant Colonel Kimberly Grant . I'm 02:15.292 --> 02:17.680 the lead planner for feeding North 02:17.680 --> 02:19.900 Carolina support during this covid 02:19.900 --> 02:22.600 response . So as covid started to 02:22.600 --> 02:24.770 impact the Carolinas , I think one of 02:24.770 --> 02:26.826 the first things that was identified 02:26.826 --> 02:29.120 was obviously continue to keep Carolina 02:29.120 --> 02:30.120 moving . 02:30.120 --> 02:34.070 A different 02:34.080 --> 02:36.330 fulfilling piece of the army means so 02:36.330 --> 02:38.441 much more to me to actually be . Here 02:38.441 --> 02:40.860 we go . You have this one ? Well , 02:42.540 --> 02:44.630 people need stuff here in the United 02:44.630 --> 02:47.080 States , not just overseas , just 02:47.080 --> 02:49.230 wanted to take this opportunity to 02:49.240 --> 02:51.296 thank all the soldiers and airmen of 02:51.296 --> 02:53.518 the North Carolina National Guard . For 02:53.518 --> 02:55.518 all the wonderful work that they've 02:55.518 --> 02:57.629 been doing , we couldn't have done it 02:57.629 --> 02:59.629 without you . The reason I became a 02:59.629 --> 03:01.851 soldier is to make a positive impact on 03:01.851 --> 03:04.073 the world . It starts in my community . 03:21.540 --> 03:23.707 As we mark the one year anniversary of 03:23.707 --> 03:25.990 Covid 19 , I want to personally thank 03:25.990 --> 03:28.110 the soldiers and airmen of the North 03:28.110 --> 03:30.277 Carolina National Guard for supporting 03:30.277 --> 03:32.332 the efforts to battle the virus . We 03:32.332 --> 03:34.443 have all been affected over this past 03:34.443 --> 03:36.499 year . So have you , your families , 03:36.499 --> 03:39.710 friends and other guards . I am so 03:39.710 --> 03:42.140 humbled at the sense of duty you have , 03:42.450 --> 03:44.920 I must say the guard has contributed so 03:44.920 --> 03:47.070 much to help our citizens . We have 03:47.070 --> 03:49.126 driven thousands of miles delivering 03:49.126 --> 03:52.080 critical supplies to include PPE for 03:52.080 --> 03:54.150 hospitals and rural health centers . 03:54.840 --> 03:56.951 Additionally , we continue to protect 03:56.951 --> 03:59.290 the states it systems from known 03:59.290 --> 04:02.380 threats . Our soldiers and airmen have 04:02.380 --> 04:04.710 worked long hours and food banks and 04:04.710 --> 04:07.090 could have been testing sites , and now 04:07.090 --> 04:09.280 we are supporting over 40 covid 04:09.280 --> 04:11.760 vaccination sites across our great 04:11.760 --> 04:14.970 state as I said before . Our priority 04:14.970 --> 04:17.290 is protecting you and your families , 04:17.310 --> 04:19.630 but you can help in getting vaccinated 04:19.630 --> 04:22.590 as well . This pandemic is not open , 04:22.600 --> 04:24.830 but I know you remain dedicated to the 04:24.830 --> 04:27.670 mission and not failed as we are truly 04:27.670 --> 04:30.170 guardians of this great state . On 04:30.170 --> 04:32.226 behalf of our team , I want to thank 04:32.226 --> 04:33.948 you and your families for your 04:33.948 --> 04:36.040 sacrifice and service . And I'm 04:36.040 --> 04:37.660 extremely proud of you all .