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This

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memorial is so important on a lot of

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levels . Every other major war of the

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20th century is honored with a memorial

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here in our nation's capital except

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World War . We're not a country that

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forgets , we don't forget our heroes

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and our fallen . It was so important to

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construct this , to speak for those who

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no longer have a voice . There's no

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living veterans . Finally , after 100

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plus years , those 4.7 million

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americans and their families will be

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recognized here in our nation's capital

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alongside the other great memorials .

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Back when we started planning this

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about a year ago this ceremony ,

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someone said , well , let's do a

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flyover . And I said , great , who do I

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need to call ? The 94th has a lot of

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history and World War . So just being

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able to help present that history and

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the flyover is an awesome opportunity

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for us and also means a lot to our

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country and those that have sacrificed

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during World War for me from the UK to

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be able to form this fly past is

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particularly important . I have family

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members who fought in that war , who

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died in that war . And when America

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supported the United Kingdom , you were

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there on the battlefield with us . So

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it means a great deal to me to be able

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to fly alongside my American colleague ,

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show respect and show my thanks to your

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nation the fact that we not only have a

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flyover , but we have a flyover over

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the Legacy Squadron . The 94 is

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beyond meaningful and everyone is so

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excited about that . It's the honor of

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all of our lives . We're so grateful to

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you guys . Thank you . Thank

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you .