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Welcome to the naval air station ,

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North Island and beautiful coronado

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California and the commissioning of the

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USs Miguel keith . I'm Lieutenant

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Commander Martin Blomberg , the ship's

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executive officer . It is my privilege

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to be your master of ceremonies . Today .

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Before our ceremony begins , please

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take a moment of silence your

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cellphones .

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We are here today to celebrate this

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ship's namesake , United States Marine

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and Medal of Honor recipient , Lance

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corporal Miguel keith , and to

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commission the first ship named in his

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honor 51 years ago . Today , on

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may 8th 1970 . At just 18 years of age ,

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lance corporal keith gave his last full

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measure of devotion to quote his Medal

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of Honor , Citation for conspicuous

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gallantry and at the risk of his own

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life above and beyond the call of duty

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while serving as a machine gunner with

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combined action . Platoon 132 3rd

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Marine amphibious force operating in

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Quang tri Province , Republic of

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Vietnam . During the early morning of

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eight May 1970 . Lance corporal keith

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was seriously wounded when his platoon

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was subjected to a heavy ground attack

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by a greatly outnumbering enemy force .

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Despite his painful wounds , he ran

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across the fire swept terrain to check

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the security of vital defense positions

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and then , while completely exposed to

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view , proceeded to deliver a hail of

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devastating machine gun fire against

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the enemy , Determined to stop five of

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the enemy approaching the command post .

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He rushed forward , firing as he

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advanced , He succeeded in disposing of

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three of the Attackers and dispersing

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the remaining two . At this point , a

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grenade detonated near Lance Corporal

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keith , knocking into the ground and

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inflicting further severe wounds ,

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fighting pain and weakness from loss of

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blood , He again braved the

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concentrated hostile fire to charge .

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An estimated 25 enemy soldiers were

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massing to attack . The vigor of his

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assault is well placed fire eliminated

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four of the enemy , while the remainder

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fled for cover . During this valiant

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effort , he was mortally wounded by an

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enemy soldier by his courageous and

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inspiring performance in the face of

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almost overwhelming odds . Lance

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corporal keith contributed in large

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measure excessive his platoon and

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numerically superior enemy force and

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upheld the finest traditions of the

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Marine Corps of the United States Naval

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Service . This crew is proud to serve

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on the newest worship in the United

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States Navy to carry on the courageous

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legacy , the Lance corporal Miguel

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keith and of those who have gone before

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us to repel tyranny and preserve

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freedom around the world . With all

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veterans and active duty service

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members , please stand .

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Ladies and gentlemen , thank you for

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your service , please be seated .

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Our ceremony today is a time honored

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tradition which began with the

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commissioning of our first warship , A

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captured British Schooner , The

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Margarita in 1775 . Since then ,

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thousands of ships have undergone the

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transformation from silent holes to

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fully alive warships . Our

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commissioning crew hereafter known as

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plank owners , our information among

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you and ready to bring our ship alive .

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In just a few moments we will render

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honors to the honourable scott peters .

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Well , I guess please rise and remain

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standing for the arrival of our

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official party honors , the

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presentation of colors , the national

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anthem and the invocation . Ladies and

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gentlemen , our platform guests in the

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audience . Mr jesse Mendez and Mr bobby

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keith brothers to Miguel keith and our

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long glass presenters Commander Don via

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dog chaplain corps , United States Navy

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Retired

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Commander , Christina , Humphrey's

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United States Navy Officer in Charge .

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Uss Miguel keith Gold Crew .

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Mr timothy , roberts . Program manager ,

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Strategic and theater Sealift Program .

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Executive Office Ships .

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Captain joseph Toot , United States

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Navy , supervisor of shipbuilding bath .

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Captain Kendall . G Bridgwater , United

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States Navy Commander , Military

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Sealift Command , pacific

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Mr Tom Garcia . Co chair Uss Miguel

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keith commissioning committee ,

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Vice Admiral timothy Leflore , United

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States Navy Retired co chair Uss Miguel

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keith commissioning committee .

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Mr William McKay . Expeditionary C

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based Program Manager . General

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Dynamics Anasco .

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Captain brian Rush on the United States

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Merchant Marine Master , US sickness ,

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Miguel keith ,

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we're admiral thomas Anderson , United

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States Navy Program . Executive Officer

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Ships

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Lieutenant General Carson s . Heckle ,

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United States Marine Corps , Commanding

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General , First Marine Expeditionary

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Force .

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The honourable James Gertz performing

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the duties of the Under Secretary of

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the Navy .

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Admiral Craig ? S . Faller , United

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States Navy Commander , United States

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Southern Command .

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Ladies and gentlemen , joining us

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remotely our ship's sponsor . Mrs

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Eleonora Delores keith , Mother of

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Miguel keith . Our ships matrons

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joining us remotely . Miss Teresa Lewis

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and with us today . Mrs mary easily .

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Mrs Rickel keith Beck , Miss Michelle

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Young and Miss Terry Delarosa

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escorted today by senior chief sung on

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you . Senior Chief blue Crew

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and senior chief Philip photo Miguel

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keith . Command senior chief gold Crew .

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Ladies and gentlemen , the honourable

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scott peters , United States ,

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Representative state of California 52nd

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district escorted by Captain Troy

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Frederick , United States Navy

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commanding Officer , Uss Miguel keith

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ladies and gentlemen , honors to the

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honourable scott peters platform hand

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salute .

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Yeah .

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Mhm .

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Yeah .

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Yeah .

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Yes

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yeah .

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Mm hmm .

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Yeah

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yeah

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yeah . Okay

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platform , ready to advance . The

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colors .

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Platform and salute .

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Yeah . Mhm . Prison .

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Oh say . Can

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you see

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by the dawn's

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early light ?

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What so proudly

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hell at the

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twilight's last

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gleaming whose

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broad stripes and bright

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stars through the

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perilous rollers

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fight or the

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ramparts we

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watched were so

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gallantly

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streaming

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and the rockets red

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glare . The bombs

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bursting sing in

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there . Can you

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prove through the

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night that our

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flag was still

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there ? Oh

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say , does that

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star spangled

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then ? Not yet .

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Wait

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or the Land of the

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Free

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and the home

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of the

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brave

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retire the colors

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right word

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park

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platform , ready to

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ladies and gentlemen chaplain , be a

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dog , will now deliver the invocation .

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Yeah . Mhm .

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Let us pray their

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God . The men and women

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of the USs Miguel keith Represent some

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of the best and the toughest 21st

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century sea going sailors . They will

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soon depart from the friendly shores of

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san Diego two and hospitable elements

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at sea . When pays by the enemies

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made this train , see warriors will

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confront their opponents . The same

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courage demonstrated by the combined

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Action Programme team member . Lance

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corporal Miguel keith . Semper in Pigna ,

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meaning always in the fight and win the

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battle . Help us the Lord to continue

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reflecting on your daily goodness and

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always remember the invaluable lesson

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learned from the life of our hero

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Miguel keith during his final

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deployment to Quang Ngai Province ,

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Miguel wrist and gave his life a bob

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and beyond the call of duty 51 years

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ago . Today . May we never forget his

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example of valor and our responsibility

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in the pursuit of peace . Help us

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remain faithful and truthful as

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declared in the Marine Corps motto ,

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semper Fidelis . Always faithful to the

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navy , to our core and our beloved

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country . Always faithful to the cost

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of defending our freedom , our faith

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and family . We ask this in your holy

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name and then yeah ,

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thank you chaplain via dog . We'd like

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to thank the Naval Air Station , North

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Island Color Guard and saluting battery

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as well as our very own IT sheriff

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jones for their support this morning .

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Well yes , please be seated , ship's

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company parade rest .

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Ladies and gentlemen , the honourable

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scott peters . Mhm .

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Thank you And good morning welcome to

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the commissioning ceremony of the USs

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Miguel keith and S . B . Class ship

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designed to support several critical

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national security roles . I am honored

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to join in this ceremony today at Naval

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Air station , North Island , in this

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proud military town , built by San

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Diego's very own general dynamics

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anasco . Uss Miguel keith will serve as

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crucial strategic asset to military

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sealift Command , which provides the

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Navy and the Department of Defense with

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ocean transportation , logistics as

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well as as service support to our

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nation's war fighters . Uss Miguel

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keith has demonstrated her readiness

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during a series of at sea and pier side

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trials . Soon she will , she will be

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joined by up to 250 military and 34

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military sealift Command personnel who

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will embark with her under the command

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of Captain Troy Frederick as she sets

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sail to support our national defense ,

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Uss . Miguel keith is prepared to meet

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any challenge in defense of our

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freedoms . Just as her namesake Marine

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Corps Marine Corps Lance corporal

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Miguel keith was when he courageously

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made the ultimate sacrifice in defense

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of his platoon in Vietnam . Lance

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corporal keith completed recruit

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training at our very own historic

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Marine Corps recruit depot san Diego

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and completed combat training at Marine

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Corps Base camp Pendleton . When

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deployed to Vietnam in 1970 as a

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machine gunner , His platoon combined

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action platoon 132 came under fire by

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enemy forces who substantially

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outnumbered his unit . The Okay endured

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personal serious gunshot wounds . He

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pressed on . He secured defensive

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positions fired repeatedly on the enemy

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and what stood a grenade impact during

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the fight as he charged at another

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incoming attack . Lance corporal keith

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was tragically killed in action 51

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years ago today by an enemy soldier

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while defending his platoon , keith

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earned the medal of honor posthumously

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for his unwavering valor . Today we

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honor his memory and we enshrine his

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name in naval history with the

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commissioning of USs Miguel keith . The

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motto on the coat of arms reads always

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in the fight , a fitting tribute to a

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marine who gave his life while

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protecting his fellow service members .

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I often think about how proud I am and

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how proud we all are of the role san

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Diego plays in our national defense and

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about how proud I am to represent this

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region and the brave military men and

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women who live here in the United

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States Congress . San Diego is home to

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the nation's largest concentration of

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military personnel And home to the

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second largest concentration of post

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9-11 veterans more than most SAn

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Diegans . No , the great sacrifices

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that these men and women in uniform

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have made in service to our nation , no

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matter how much our region and our

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economy evolved , we are still at our

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core of proud Navy town with a

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cherished navy history . These navy

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ships that stand century in and around

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san Diego Bay are a constant reminder

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of that history and of our critical

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role in defending this great nation .

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Welcome home to the USs Miguel keith .

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I extend my sincere gratitude to our

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service members , their families and

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especially to the family of Lance

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corporal Miguel keith participating

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here and remotely to Miguel's mother ,

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Diadora . Delores keith , family friend

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mary easily and siblings terry ,

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Delarosa , Michelle , young Rachael

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keith , beck , Philip , Mendez jesse ,

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Mendez , Lonnie , keith and bobby keith .

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We honor your sacrifice . I can

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congratulate all of you on this

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meaningful and historic occasion . We

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wish uss Miguel keith and all who sail

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on her in selfless service to our great

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nation , fair winds and following seas .

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Thank you . Mhm .

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Thank you . Representative Peters ,

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ladies and gentlemen , the honourable

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Diane Feinstein , United States Senator ,

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state of California joining us remotely .

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I'd like to just say a few words of

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thanks to all the men and women who are

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associated with this great ship ,

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hyphen base . And I want to re recall

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1970 with McKay Miguel

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Keith Charging ahead mortally wounded ,

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showing the true heroism that many

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Americans have died possessing .

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And I want people there to know that

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this is special . This is a unique

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vessel , both a vessel as well as a

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base and are unique to . First of all

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we are all americans . We serve under a

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great constitution . We appreciate and

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respect our way of life and to those of

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you who have given the ultimate gift of

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service . I want to say thank you and

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particularly service in the United

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States military . So thank you . Have a

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great day and may every day be a good

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one for this brand new vessel . The

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Miguel keith . Thank you .

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Thank you . Senator Feinstein . Ladies

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and gentlemen , Mr William McKay .

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Good morning . It's my honor to be here

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representing the 4000 shipbuilders of

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General Dynamics anasco . At today's

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commissioning ceremony , the Nascar

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team is honored and humbled to have

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built this ship . Our team consists of

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some of the most experienced

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shipbuilders in America and we are

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justifiably proud of every ship we

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build and every ship we repair . But

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this one is special . Both because of

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the ship's namesake , what he

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represents as an american and because

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of what the navy Nascar team had to

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overcome to get the ship here today .

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While the ship was being constructed in

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the grading doc several years ago , the

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boundary wall or case on that keeps

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water out of the dock failed . Within a

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matter of minutes , 21 million gallons

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of water flooded the dock and the ship

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causing significant damage . We were

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fortunate that night that no one was

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injured . However , the ship was badly

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damaged . The entire Nascar team came

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together that night without hesitation .

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No one questioned the tireless hours

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that had to be worked or the hard task

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that had to be undertaken as one team ,

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the men and women of Nascar and the

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Navy , quietly methodically and with a

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sense of purpose set up on a journey to

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recover the ship . Without that effort ,

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we would not be here today . Today

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marks a new chapter . We are not only

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commissioning a US Navy ship . Perhaps

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even more importantly , we're honoring

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Miguel keith for his ultimate sacrifice

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to our country . Miguel's story is

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remarkable because it describes an

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ordinary american from san Antonio

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texas who joined the marines and fought

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to preserve this great country and all

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of its ideals , not just for americans

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but for people all over the world

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demonstrating courage , sacrifice ,

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patriotism , citizenship , integrity

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and commitment . Let me tell you why

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the ship is worthy of the name Miguel

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keith . The ship is remarkable with

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many capabilities that will allow our

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service men and women to carry out

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missions , including air , mine ,

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countermeasure , counter piracy

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operations , Marine security operations ,

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humanitarian aid and disaster relief

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missions , Special operations and

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Marine Corps Crisis Response . The ship

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is designed to support MH 53 and MH 60

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helicopters , MV 22 tilt rotor aircraft

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and unmanned drones . She is equipped

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with a flight deck and forward

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accommodations area that can support

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250 personnel like its namesake ship is

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a force multiplier . She can respond

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quickly and effectively to crises and

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reduce demand on large surface

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combatants . The ship is capable

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inherently flexible and perhaps most

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importantly in an age of constrained

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budgets , affordable in every sense of

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force multiplier docked here at the

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aircraft carrier Pierre , you get a

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perspective of just how large the

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Miguel keith really is . What we are

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commissioning today is not just a ship ,

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It is an embodiment of America american

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unity and purpose , a beacon of freedom

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and freedom and hope to those in need

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around the world . Captain Frederick ,

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future crew of the USs Miguel keith ,

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The men and women of General Dynamics

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anasco . Wish you all fair winds and

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following seas , May God bless this

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ship and all who sail upon her . Thank

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you . Thank you Mr McKay . Okay ,

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ladies and gentlemen , Lieutenant

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General Carson , s heckle .

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Good morning that Commander Humphrey

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sykes for , for hosting us today and

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doing some good jobs . Rmc over here .

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I appreciate good morning on this

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beautiful and awesome day . An exciting

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day for us for the Marine Corps .

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Certainly for the key family , I'd like

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to start by thanking our sponsor , Miss

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Ellie , Adora Delores keith and all of

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Lance corporal keith's relatives who

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are with us today in person or

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virtually our elected officials ,

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fellow flag officers , members of the

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Senior executive service and all our

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distinguished guests . Welcome . We're

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here today to commission this great

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ship , the USs Miguel keith , an

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expeditionary mobile base vessel . It

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is an alternative platforms Just like

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this one that are gonna help us break

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the paradigm of how we deploy and

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employ the joint force in the future .

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It was at the 242nd Marine Corps

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birthday in November of 2017 that

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then Secretary of the Navy , the

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honorable Richard Spencer who by the

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way , also served in our beloved corps

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announced this ship would carry the

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namesake Lance corporal Miguel keith .

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As a tangible reminder to every

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american that marines honored their

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legacy . The marines carry the warrior

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spirit spirit and that like lance

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corporal keith , United States Marine

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Corps will not back down in face of

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adversity . It is only fitting that the

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motto of this beautiful ship is simple

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and Julia , which translates to always

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in the fight . Let's talk about Mikael

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for just a few Miguel for a few seconds .

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He was born in san Antonio texas , June

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2 1951 and ended up in Omaha Nebraska

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before enlisting in the Marine Corps at

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the age of 17 . It's fitting that the

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ship built here in San Diego is only

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8.5 miles away from where Miguel

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attended Marine Corps recruit depot SAn

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Diego in May of 69 where he trained and

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earned the title . Marine improved

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himself ready for the rigors of combat .

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He deployed to the far east as a

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machine gunner in november of 69 where

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he served with First Marine Action

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Group , Third Marine Amphibious force .

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Combined Action groups were squad sized

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groups that embedded with local

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security forces in South Vietnamese

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Hamlets . It was there on May 8 1970 ,

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The Lance Corporal Miguel Keith ,

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mortally wounded , sacrificed his life

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in Vietnam at the young age of 18 ,

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selflessly ensuring the success of his

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brother Marines and their unit faced

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with a heavy ground attack . By greatly

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outnumbering enemy force . Lance

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corporal keith demonstrated the epitome

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of courage and warrior spirit . When

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five enemy soldiers approached his

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platoon's command post , he rushed the

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enemy . He ran toward danger . He

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advanced , placing himself in grave

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danger . After thwarting the attack

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grenade detonated next to Miguel ,

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knocking him to the ground and

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inflicting severe wounds . This did not

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deter him though , despite the pain and

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weakness from loss of blood , Lance

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Corporal keith again brave concentrated

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enemy fire to charge an estimated 25

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enemy soldiers that were massing to

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attack yet again , the first will face

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neck accurate fire like all marines

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eliminated for the enemy while the rest

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fled , basically ran for cover . His

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courageous and inspiring performance in

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the face of almost overwhelming odds ,

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contributed in large measure the

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success of this platoon and routing a

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numerically superior enemy force and

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for his actions . Lance corporal Miguel

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keith was awarded the Medal of Honor

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posthumously . This keith , terry ,

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Michelle , Rakell , Filip , jesse ,

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Lonnie and bobby . I want to personally

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thank you for your son and brothers .

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Ultimate sacrifice . He died a true

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american hero . He was no ordinary man .

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This was a young man who felt charged

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with the care of his , of the marines

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to his left and right . His warrior

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spirit will carry current and future

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generations of service members aboard

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this ship as they deploy around the

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world and service to our great nation .

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The U . S . S . Miguel keith will

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provide flexibility of the marines to

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deliver combat power at great distances ,

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including the sort of small and

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dispersed formations that are the

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successors to the combined action

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programme that Miguel was part of in

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1970 . I'm gonna end here , but before

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I do I'd like to again thank the family

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of Lance corporal Miguel keith for

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their sacrifice for secretary Spencer

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for naming the first ship of his tenure

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after a marine of such exceptional

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character and everyone else that is

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here today . Semper Fidelis and simple

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program . Okay , thank you . Lieutenant

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General heckle to be ladies and

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gentlemen . The honourable James skirts .

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What a great day for our navy , our

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Marine Corps and our nation . Thanks

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for everybody coming out today ,

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whether you're out there in virtual

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land or here with us president so that

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we can not only bring our newest

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warship to life in front of your eyes ,

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but do so , honoring one of America's

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greatest heroes as corporal Miguel

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keith . Thank you for the family for

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being here with us . You make a

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remarkable day , truly , truly special

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and we're honored by your presence

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participating in these commissioning

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ceremonies brings to me the two great ,

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I think traditions of our country and

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it always charges me up when we get

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together for these things because these

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two great traits of teamwork and

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commitment are evident everywhere . You

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look here , the teamwork and commitment

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of the shipbuilders , the suppliers ,

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the government folks to build such a

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great warship for our navy . The

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teamwork and commitment of the sailors .

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You see there on the pier and your

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families who've been working hard to

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hone their craft , to be ready to go ,

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to take charge as we hand over this ,

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worship the team working commitment of

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all the americans who support our

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military and their families ,

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particularly in the great city of san

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Diego , where the support is felt

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everywhere . You look around this great

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city and for the remarkable teamwork

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and commitment and sacrifice of

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americans like Lance corporal Miguel

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keith who gave everything for his team

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and for his country . It's an exciting

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time in our Navy and Marine Corps .

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Right now , We are retooling as a naval

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force and this ship joins that force as

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we look to the future . We're going to

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ask a lot of this ship . We're going to

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ask a lot of this crew and I'm

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confident they're up for the charge .

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I'd like to thank everybody who came

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today to put the ceremony together and

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for all of you for your support . I

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know you're going to give the ship this

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crew , their families as they do the

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hard work . The nation is going to ask

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of them now and in the future . It is

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now my distinct honor to introduce our

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guest speaker for today . Animal Craig

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Fowler . He's currently the commander

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of the United States Southern Command ,

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an exceptional leader and I can think

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of no one better to finish up this

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ceremony and provide his insights on

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both where we're going on our Navy and

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Marine Corps as well as all the

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remarkable aspects of a daylight today ,

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sir . Thank you

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Wednesday's Good morning . It is a

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remarkable day and as senator said , we

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are all americans and what a song . My

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favorite song , the national anthem and

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that I never hear doesn't fail to bring

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chills my spine and today it was just

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sung so beautifully . A round of

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applause for you . One of the ship's

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crew ,

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We are inspired and honored to be here

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in the presence of Miguel's family . I

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know his mom is listening in .

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Brothers and sisters are here and join

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us virtually . And that connection ,

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your connection to this warship . This

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crew will live on and the spirit of

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your brother and your son we'll live on

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and his legacy will be honored . So we

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thank you above all things today . This

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is a day about thanks and inspiration

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and we thank you for your service and

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sacrifice . None of us can begin to

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imagine what you have been through .

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But your presence here today honors all

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of us . Thank you very much . Mhm .

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Yeah . I'm honored to be up here with

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friends , friends of the military and

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the Department of Defense and our Navy

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who understand the value of a strong

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Navy Marine Corps team like congressman

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Peters , the hometown congressman here ,

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Leadership of our secretary , Honda

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Yogurts , my shipmate , Lieutenant

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General heckle from the Marine Corps Mr

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McKay and our industry general Dynamics .

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A key leader . They're part of our team

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without our industrial base . We don't

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have the world's finest Navy and

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Admiral tim Lafleur and Mr Tom Garcia

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for your hard work and the

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commissioning crew to bring this day

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forward . But I want to go back to the

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family because we are especially

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honored by you terry , Michelle ,

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Richelle , jesse , bobby Philip ,

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Lonnie , granddaughter , Teresa and

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more cousins and relatives

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and mom . You know your son , your

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brother paid the ultimate

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sacrifice and this warships attribute

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attribute to his legacy .

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Shipbuilders , the taxpayers are

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Congress , the city they

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all helped bring today forward . But

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I'd like to turn to the crew as well .

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Captain Frederick , Captain Marshawn to

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bring this together . As was mentioned

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by other speakers in a pandemic . The

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work , the sacrifice , the hours , the

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rahm your families and you deserve

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the credit for today and you will

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continue to move this ship forward in

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the future . Well done . Yeah .

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Ship is named after inspiring leader

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Marine 51 years ago . Today .

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You heard the citation , the Medal of

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Honor citation being read General

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heckle ran through Miguel's career

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and in more detail the action of that

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day . But can any of us truly imagine ,

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close your eyes for a minute and try to

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think the sound of gunfire , like the

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worst violent storm any of us have ever

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been through . The Syrian heat ,

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suffocating humidity , the chaos and

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confusion of battle , the smell

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of death and destruction . When many

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would have stepped back , Miguel

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stepped up , He led the charge and

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singularly and courageously focused on

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his team above all else . And he made a

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difference , a difference at last to

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today . From this example , we can

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learn many vital lessons . Many going

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forward . I'd like to focus on three

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1st . Never , ever give up in anything .

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I know our Navy Marine Corps team will

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never give up in anything . No matter

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the odds , we have got to stay

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committed . We've got to keep going

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when there are 1000 reasons to step

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back , Move forward . Take that next

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step second . Never doubt your ability .

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Team to get the mission done , be both

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courageous and competent as we saw

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Miguel do that day . One man ,

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Lance corporal keith was able to deter

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a numerically superior enemy . He made

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no excuses . He moved ahead . What

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Miguel did was about the team ,

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this ship , our Navy and Marine Corps

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team . We're only as good as the sum of

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our parts . We're only as good as the

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caliber and character of our crew . And

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I'm proud to say there are none better .

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Each and every day though , each and

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every day , you've got to remember you

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are crucial for the success of this

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ship and our Navy . And don't forget it .

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Three three lessons . It's the highest

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honor to sacrifice for something bigger

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than yourself . In fact , serve for

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something bigger yourself . And I would

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thank everyone here today for being

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part of that service . Whether it's for

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your fellow shipmates , friends or your

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nation or your God have faith .

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Our core values of the Navy Service ,

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Naval Service , Honor , courage ,

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commitment . Miguel certainly ,

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certainly epitomized those values . And

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he earned the highest trust of a

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grateful nation forever .

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And now that same fighting spirit .

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Those values are imbued in this ship .

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Simpering pen . Gonna always in the

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fight . I had the privilege of speaking

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with Mrs keith . Earlier this week , I

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asked her , what's the one thing that

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comes to mind ? First thing when you

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think of your son ? Without hesitation ,

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she said love without hesitation .

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She said love As the Bible states in

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John 15 greater love hath no man

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than this that a man lay down his life

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for his friends , greater love hath no

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man than this that a man lay down his

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life for his friends . Lance ! corporal

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keith embodied that love . This ship

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embodies his spirit and this crew will

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carry that spirit forward . Maybe ,

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maybe we'll see the ship in the

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Caribbean or the south atlantic , maybe

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the south china sea , maybe the strait

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of Hormuz , but wherever it is , this

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crew will be ready and carrying

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Miguel's spirit forward . This crew is

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going to be on the front line of the

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global competition we are in today and

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maybe conflict this ship and her crew

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will be defending our nation against

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the many threats we face . As Secretary

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Austin said last week in Honolulu ,

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we're seeing a galloping advance in

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technology that requires us to

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understand faster , decide faster and

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act faster . And this is the crew and

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the ship that will do that in all

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domains , not just to see , but in the

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air , land , space and cyber

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china is watching this nation's long

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term pacing threat is china . The

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chinese Communist Party with its

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insidious and corrupt influence , seeks

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global dominance and wants to impose

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its version of international order

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to win and continue winning this global

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competition . We must be at the top of

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our game . We've got to keep

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developing the best technology , the

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best ships like you see here today .

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And I'm confident we will

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just continue to recruit and retain and

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educate the best merchant Mariners ,

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sailors , marines , Airmen , Coast

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Guardsmen , soldiers and civilians .

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We must continue to partner with the

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best , highest end international

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partners and the merging parties that

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want to be with us in the side of

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democracy , each of us must strive

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to be the best trusted person sales

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Hands down . If we do this . If we

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continue to do this and live by our

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core values as individuals and as a

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nation , no enemy want to

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fight us , they're going to say , not

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now , not today , not tomorrow , not

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ever . And that's our goal . We're

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going to train to fight . We're going

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to train with the same commitment and

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courage and sense of teamwork in love

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is landing gifts and we

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can bring it . But we're also going to

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train with compassion as ambassadors

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for this great nation of ours , a team

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that can put forth the combat power of

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the Navy Marine Corps or a hand of

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comfort and friendship , A winning hand

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that's based on values , a winning hand

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that's based on being can do a winning

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hand that steps up just like Miguel did

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when the going gets tough and we'll do

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this and we'll expand our security and

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our freedom , one person , one crew ,

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one ship at a time . So crew . My

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charge . To use know your job and do it ,

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Do it with gusto and integrity . It's

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absolutely what Lance corporal keith

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would have demanded of all of us

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and everyone here . My charge to all of

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us today is follow Lance corporal keeps

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example . Every one of us can be a

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little more selfless , a little more

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courageous and a lot more willing to

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put the needs of others in front of the

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needs of our own . Just like Miguel did

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51 years ago today . God bless

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America . God bless this fine ship .

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God bless the keys family and thank you

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all for what you do to keep our nation

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safe .

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Thank you Admiral for those

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inspirational words and your leadership ,

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sir . Secretary Courage . I'd be

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honored if you join me and place Miguel

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keith in commission

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on behalf of the President of the

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United States and for the Secretary of

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the Navy . I hereby place the United

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States ship . Miguel keith in

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commission May God bless and guide this .

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Worship and all who sail on her .

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Thank you . Secretary Gertz . Executive

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Officer hoist the colors and commission

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pennant . Hi , sir . The commission

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pennant in professional national navies

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began to take form Late in the 17th

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century . Ship's company

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heartened john all ships at

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that time were sailing ships . It was

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often difficult to tell a naval ship

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from a merchant man . Navies began to

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adopt long , narrow penance to be flown

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by their ships at the main mast head to

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distinguish themselves from merchant

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ships . The commission pennant will fly

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continuously until the ship is

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decommissioned . Ladies and gentlemen ,

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please rise . Direct your attention to

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the large screens as we hoist the

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colors and commission pennant .

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Navigator , hoist the colors and

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commitment , aye , aye , sir .

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Captain . The colors and commission

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pendant are flying proudly over uss

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Miguel keith Very well . Ladies and

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gentlemen , please be seated .

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I will now read my orders from

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commander , Naval Military personnel ,

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Command to Captain Troy Kendrick ,

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United States Navy subject bloopers ,

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Order number 9580 of one april 2020 .

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When directed by reporting senior

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detached from President duty and report

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to U . S . N . S . Miguel keith Blue

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crew as commanding officer upon

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commissioning of USs Miguel keith

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report for duty as commanding officer .

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Captain Merchant , I relieve you , sir .

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Yeah . Really very league

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sir . Have to

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follow a United States ship . Miguel

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keith is in commission and I am in

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command . Hello . Executive officer .

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Set the watch . Hi , sir .

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Yeah ,

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yeah . Officer of the

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deck set the first watch . All right

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sir , the officer of the deck is the

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commanding officers . Direct

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representative and while on watch is

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responsible for the safe operation of

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the ship and crew . The long glass is a

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traditional symbol of an officer of the

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decks authority in a ship of the line ,

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we are honored to have Lance corporal

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keith Brothers . Mr Jesse Mendez , Mr

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bobby keith , Mr Philip . Mendez and

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Lonnie keith . As part of our ceremony ,

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Philip and Lonnie are watching from the

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safety of their homes , jesse and bobby

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will pass the long glass on behalf of

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all four brothers to our first officer

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of the deck Lieutenant Justin Woods

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from san Diego California , the petty

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officer to watch his information

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systems technician , first class Albert

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Salvador from san Diego California .

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The messenger of the watch . This

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culinary specialist . First class

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vanessa mora . Also from san Diego

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California . And the box is made of .

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The watch is Boston's made 1st class

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Norman Farrell from Prince George's

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county Maryland .

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Mhm . Mhm . Uh

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huh .

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Mhm . Set the watch on that

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section one . The Washington said

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sir . Very well , captain .

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The watch is set very well . Yeah ,

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we are delighted to have four of our

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five matrons of honor with us today .

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Mrs mary easily . Mrs terry , Delarosa ,

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Miss Michelle , Young and mrs Rachael

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keith beck ladies , I'd be honored if

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you would join me at the podium .

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Our ship's sponsor , Laura Delores

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Keith Kristen This ship on October 18

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2019 . Unfortunately , she couldn't

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attend today's ceremony but she is

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watching from the safety of her home .

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Mrs keith has graced us with

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prerecorded remarks because all his

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friends are then abroad skin was

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joined . So he did too .

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And he just came and said , Mother ,

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I'm joined the marines . I said no

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you're not . I got to go

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and finish the job .

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He said no , you stay here are all

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right to you . But he didn't get to run

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to me no more . He got killed right

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away . So happy

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they still remember him

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because I never forget him . Never ,

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ever . Yeah . Yeah .

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Officers and crew at the U . S . Miguel

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gig energy . Bring it to love .

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Oh

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yeah . All right .

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Yeah . America

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yeah . Yeah .

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Mhm .

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Yeah . Yeah .

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Mhm .

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Oh

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yeah mm .

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Ladies

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and gentlemen , the crew of the USs

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Miguel keith salutes you .

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We are preserving America's Navy .

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Miguel keith ready to . Well the

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guests please be seated . Captain

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U . S . S . Miguel keith is manned and

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ready . Very well

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having a follower . Uss Miguel keith is

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man already reports for duty very well .

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Request mission to break your flag sir .

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Bring my flag . Executive officer , bag

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of the Commander , United States

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Southern Command High sir . Navigator .

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Break the flag of the Commander ,

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United States Southern Command , aye ,

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aye sir .

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Yeah . Mhm

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mm . Captain , the flag of the

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Commander , United States Southern

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Command is flying proudly . Miguel Keys .

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Ladies and gentlemen , Captain Troy

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Frederick , United States Navy

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Commanding Officer , US .

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Thank you . . Parade

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rest . Good morning . Welcome

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first . I would like to thank mrs

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Eleonora Delores keith , beloved mother

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of our ship's namesake , Lance corporal

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Miguel keith . It's a special honor to

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have you with us virtually today .

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Along with sister and matron of honor ,

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mrs Teresa Lewis as well as brothers

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and honorary long glass presenters . Mr

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Philip Mendez and Mr Lonnie keith

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were also honored to have in attendance .

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Our matrons of honor and sisters to

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Miguel keith , Miss Terry , Delarosa ,

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Miss Michelle . Young , Mrs Rachael

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keith beck . And longtime family .

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Friend , wife to Miguel's best friend ,

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john mr very easily .

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Miguel's brothers and our long glass

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presenters . Mr Jesse Mendez and Mr

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bobby keith . Representative Peters .

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Admiral Faller , Secretary Gertz .

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Lieutenant General heckle . Rural

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Admiral Anderson . Our commissioning

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committee Chairman , Vice Admiral

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Lafleur . Retired and Mr tom Garcia .

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Captain Patrick Keller , perspective ,

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Commanding officer , Uss Miguel keith

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Gold Crew . Have you ever missed ? I

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didn't mention my lovely wife , Loretta

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and daughter Taylor attended virtually .

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They are the absolute center of my life

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and if not for them , I would not have

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the understanding here today . Their

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hard work words simply cannot

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express how grateful I am . So I'll

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just simply say , thank you .

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Distinguished guests , families ,

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friends , those present and watching

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from home . Thank you for taking the

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time to join us in the commission of

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the USS . Miguel Keith Sp five . The

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Navy's newest warship . Today marks the

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beginning of a journey , a journey that

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will secure Uss Miguel keith

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achievements in the animals of our navy

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and our nation . And I'd like to

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acknowledge the herculean efforts made

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by Captain brian Marshawn and his crew ,

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professional Mariners as well as the

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efforts of the outstanding military

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crews that I and commander Christina

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Humphries are fortunate to lead

56:27.230 --> 56:29.452
their hard work has set the ship up for

56:29.452 --> 56:31.397
what will be a journey filled with

56:31.397 --> 56:33.286
operational achievements critical

56:33.286 --> 56:35.452
protecting our nation's freedom . With

56:35.452 --> 56:37.563
that said U . S . S . Miguel keith is

56:37.563 --> 56:39.730
scheduled to deploy to the indo pak on

56:39.730 --> 56:41.841
theater of operations during a period

56:41.841 --> 56:45.520
of great power competition . This ship

56:45.530 --> 56:47.720
and crew will deliver added capacity

56:47.730 --> 56:49.530
and capability that will enable

56:49.530 --> 56:51.510
coalition and joined forces to

56:51.510 --> 56:53.621
integrate in support of missions that

56:53.621 --> 56:55.899
span all phases of military operations .

56:56.630 --> 56:58.852
We will stand ready to work with allied

56:58.852 --> 57:01.074
partners in support of common interests

57:01.074 --> 57:03.186
and shared visions . We'll defend our

57:03.186 --> 57:05.352
national interests by taking the fight

57:05.352 --> 57:07.352
to the enemy and providing critical

57:07.352 --> 57:09.570
aviation , prepositioning , logistical

57:09.580 --> 57:11.802
and command and control capacity to the

57:11.802 --> 57:13.913
fleet commander . We'll fight and win

57:14.140 --> 57:16.362
with the warrior spirit that would make

57:16.362 --> 57:18.473
Lance corporal Miguel , keith proud .

57:19.230 --> 57:21.870
I'd like to say to mrs keith and

57:21.880 --> 57:24.130
granddaughter Dominga , thank you for

57:24.130 --> 57:25.963
taking the time to speak with me

57:25.963 --> 57:27.852
yesterday . Please know that I am

57:27.852 --> 57:30.320
humbled and consider it the privilege

57:30.320 --> 57:33.000
of my lifetime to command this ship ,

57:33.010 --> 57:36.100
named in honor of your son . He remains

57:36.100 --> 57:38.000
a hero to all who serve and his

57:38.000 --> 57:40.167
fighting spirit will forever be a part

57:40.167 --> 57:42.500
of this ship and all those who sail her .

57:43.430 --> 57:45.597
And I say to everyone , this ship will

57:45.597 --> 57:47.541
forever stamp boldly to uphold the

57:47.541 --> 57:49.652
motto of our ship's namesake , always

57:49.652 --> 57:52.270
in the fight . So I'm closing on behalf

57:52.270 --> 57:54.730
of myself and the entire crew . I want

57:54.730 --> 57:56.860
to thank you the hundreds of men and

57:56.860 --> 57:58.980
women that worked tirelessly over the

57:58.980 --> 58:01.250
last three years to deliver this ship .

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We will not let you or the american

58:03.920 --> 58:06.300
people down . We are prepared to go

58:06.300 --> 58:09.050
into harm's way , properly trained and

58:09.050 --> 58:10.900
ready to carry out our orders in

58:10.900 --> 58:14.130
defense of our nation and to work

58:14.130 --> 58:16.280
alongside those that share our common

58:16.280 --> 58:18.420
vision of freedom . Thank you and God

58:18.420 --> 58:21.450
bless mm .

58:24.220 --> 58:28.210
Ship's company are 10 John well ,

58:28.210 --> 58:30.321
yes , please rise and remain standing

58:30.321 --> 58:32.321
for a musical tribute to our ship's

58:32.321 --> 58:34.599
namesake , Lance corporal Miguel keith ,

58:34.599 --> 58:36.266
followed by the benediction .

58:38.620 --> 58:39.620
Yeah ,

59:07.720 --> 59:08.720
right .

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Let us pray . As we depart from this

59:16.750 --> 59:19.550
historic commissioning ceremony , we

59:19.550 --> 59:22.440
are reminded of the name Miguel , His

59:22.440 --> 59:24.551
beloved parents name our Marine Corps

59:24.551 --> 59:28.260
Hero Miguel , which means there is none

59:28.260 --> 59:31.740
as famous and powerful as God

59:32.320 --> 59:35.620
May . Each sailor station on board this

59:35.630 --> 59:38.690
expeditionary ship based will always

59:38.690 --> 59:41.590
remember the source or spiritual power

59:41.600 --> 59:44.310
which comes from you alone . Our

59:44.310 --> 59:47.790
omnipotent , all powerful God . While

59:47.790 --> 59:50.150
at sea , applying the ocean routes of

59:50.150 --> 59:52.200
the world , the sailors on board ,

59:52.200 --> 59:54.930
Miguel keith will observe your power in

59:54.930 --> 59:57.360
action and your impressive works on the

59:57.360 --> 59:59.850
deepest seas when they cry in their

59:59.850 --> 01:00:02.570
trouble . Lord help and save them from

01:00:02.570 --> 01:00:04.920
the distress . When you calm the storm

01:00:04.920 --> 01:00:07.300
to the with spirit and still the waves .

01:00:07.310 --> 01:00:09.477
When you bring them back safely to the

01:00:09.477 --> 01:00:11.880
harbor and their families may the Lord

01:00:11.890 --> 01:00:14.570
bless and you and protect you , may the

01:00:14.570 --> 01:00:16.980
Lord smile on you and be gracious to

01:00:16.980 --> 01:00:19.510
you . May . The Lord showed his favor

01:00:19.510 --> 01:00:22.220
and give you peace now and forevermore ,

01:00:22.230 --> 01:00:24.940
in your holy name , we pray amen .

01:00:27.310 --> 01:00:31.240
Yeah , Good morning . I'm

01:00:31.240 --> 01:00:33.296
Captain Troy Hendricks , prospective

01:00:33.296 --> 01:00:35.351
commanding officer of the soon to be

01:00:35.351 --> 01:00:37.296
Uss Miguel keith . Welcome to this

01:00:37.296 --> 01:00:40.240
virtual tour . The ship is named after

01:00:40.250 --> 01:00:42.860
Lance corporal Miguel keith , who was a

01:00:42.870 --> 01:00:45.100
Vietnam veteran and Medal of Honor

01:00:45.100 --> 01:00:47.210
recipient who was killed in action

01:00:47.210 --> 01:00:50.820
during the Vietnam War On May 8 1970 .

01:00:51.240 --> 01:00:52.796
The ship is scheduled to be

01:00:52.796 --> 01:00:56.120
commissioned On May 8 2021 and will

01:00:56.120 --> 01:00:59.110
mark the 51st anniversary . The ship

01:00:59.110 --> 01:01:01.166
was designed and built with 4th core

01:01:01.166 --> 01:01:03.320
capabilities in mind , aviation ,

01:01:03.330 --> 01:01:06.070
logistics , prepositioning and command

01:01:06.070 --> 01:01:08.014
and control . I think you will see

01:01:08.014 --> 01:01:10.014
during this virtual tour that is an

01:01:10.014 --> 01:01:12.126
incredibly flexible platform and will

01:01:12.126 --> 01:01:14.070
provide significant capability and

01:01:14.070 --> 01:01:16.570
capacity to the fleet commander across

01:01:16.580 --> 01:01:20.520
all phases of military operations in

01:01:20.520 --> 01:01:22.576
order to make all this happen , it's

01:01:22.576 --> 01:01:25.070
comprised of a hybrid crew , both

01:01:25.070 --> 01:01:28.940
civilian Mariners and military

01:01:29.070 --> 01:01:32.030
active duty service members . The above

01:01:32.030 --> 01:01:35.030
house is where the civilian Mariners

01:01:35.030 --> 01:01:36.770
reside . They are principally

01:01:36.770 --> 01:01:38.900
responsible for navigation ,

01:01:39.280 --> 01:01:42.950
engineering and crane operations as

01:01:42.950 --> 01:01:45.520
well as refueling at sea . The mill

01:01:45.520 --> 01:01:47.631
crew is housed in the forward part of

01:01:47.631 --> 01:01:49.220
the ship and their primary

01:01:49.220 --> 01:01:51.053
responsibility is to execute all

01:01:51.053 --> 01:01:52.831
military operations and provide

01:01:52.831 --> 01:01:55.164
communications support to embark forces .

01:01:55.810 --> 01:01:58.660
Bottom line . Think of Miguel keith as

01:01:58.670 --> 01:02:02.070
a floating staging base for command and

01:02:02.070 --> 01:02:04.990
control of special missions . Morning

01:02:04.990 --> 01:02:07.610
I'm BMC Helton on deck division on

01:02:07.610 --> 01:02:10.240
board U . S . S . Miguel keep from

01:02:10.240 --> 01:02:12.462
Germantown Maryland originally , but in

01:02:12.462 --> 01:02:14.407
the navy 18 years and I've been on

01:02:14.407 --> 01:02:17.160
board for one year . Exactly On board .

01:02:17.160 --> 01:02:19.271
Miguel Keith were responsible for the

01:02:19.271 --> 01:02:21.730
preservation of 51,000 square feet of

01:02:21.740 --> 01:02:23.962
space on the mission deck . We have the

01:02:23.962 --> 01:02:25.962
capability to still a variety of 24

01:02:25.962 --> 01:02:28.018
equivalent unit cargo containers and

01:02:28.018 --> 01:02:30.240
supporting maritime special operation .

01:02:30.240 --> 01:02:32.407
We also oversee the launch recovery of

01:02:32.407 --> 01:02:34.351
27 m ribs and a variety of special

01:02:34.351 --> 01:02:36.240
mission boats while assisting our

01:02:36.240 --> 01:02:38.296
civilian mariner counterparts during

01:02:38.296 --> 01:02:40.518
the punishment at sea morin and docking

01:02:40.518 --> 01:02:42.910
evolutions at every port . Good morning .

01:02:42.910 --> 01:02:44.770
My name is Sisi McGee . I'm from

01:02:44.770 --> 01:02:46.770
Chicago Illinois . I've been in the

01:02:46.770 --> 01:02:48.826
Navy for about a year and a half now

01:02:48.826 --> 01:02:50.937
and I've also been on board for about

01:02:50.937 --> 01:02:52.826
half that time . On a typical day

01:02:52.826 --> 01:02:54.937
underway . We prepare 200 portions of

01:02:54.937 --> 01:02:56.992
food daily with our crew of 96 about

01:02:56.992 --> 01:02:59.159
while underway supporting operations ,

01:02:59.159 --> 01:03:01.270
we will be embarked anywhere from 100

01:03:01.270 --> 01:03:03.437
to 300 additional airmen , marines and

01:03:03.437 --> 01:03:05.659
special forces on board to help support

01:03:05.659 --> 01:03:07.603
the influx of people . We use four

01:03:07.603 --> 01:03:10.010
freeze box and two refrigerated tus as

01:03:10.010 --> 01:03:12.080
well as to dry ones to give us

01:03:12.090 --> 01:03:14.280
disability to sustain which a larger

01:03:14.280 --> 01:03:17.030
crew . Hi , my name is aviation

01:03:17.030 --> 01:03:19.197
bulletins , Nate handler , first class

01:03:19.197 --> 01:03:21.920
Courtney Pool And I am currently the V

01:03:21.920 --> 01:03:25.720
one Lpo on board usns Miguel keith .

01:03:26.300 --> 01:03:28.430
I am originally from Pittsburgh

01:03:28.430 --> 01:03:30.486
Pennsylvania . I've been in the Navy

01:03:30.486 --> 01:03:33.230
about nine years and I've been on board

01:03:33.230 --> 01:03:36.640
since October 2019 . My

01:03:36.640 --> 01:03:40.630
responsibilities is to ensure that

01:03:40.640 --> 01:03:42.890
there is all safe and effective

01:03:42.890 --> 01:03:46.760
movement of all aircraft as well as GSC

01:03:46.760 --> 01:03:49.000
equipment on the flight deck in the

01:03:49.000 --> 01:03:52.480
hangar bay , the kilo bay that we have

01:03:52.490 --> 01:03:56.140
is capable of minor maintenance . And

01:03:56.140 --> 01:03:59.550
on the flight deck we mainly catch H

01:03:59.550 --> 01:04:03.480
sixties age 53 The 22 as well

01:04:03.480 --> 01:04:06.090
as the fire scout in the Black Jack U .

01:04:06.090 --> 01:04:09.900
A . V . Good morning . I am

01:04:09.910 --> 01:04:12.132
aviation boasted Made Fuel second class

01:04:12.132 --> 01:04:14.021
Petty Officer Zachary Ellis . I'm

01:04:14.021 --> 01:04:16.021
originally from atlantic City , New

01:04:16.021 --> 01:04:17.966
Jersey . I've been in the Navy for

01:04:17.966 --> 01:04:19.854
approximately three years and I'm

01:04:19.854 --> 01:04:22.021
stationed onboard USs Miguel keith E .

01:04:22.021 --> 01:04:24.132
S . P five , The keyboard division or

01:04:24.132 --> 01:04:26.132
the fuel is , as we are known , are

01:04:26.132 --> 01:04:28.188
responsible for all aviation fuel on

01:04:28.188 --> 01:04:30.354
board , responsible the maintenance of

01:04:30.354 --> 01:04:32.521
all aviation equipment and testing the

01:04:32.521 --> 01:04:32.360
fuel . To ensure that no

01:04:32.360 --> 01:04:34.770
contamination's going to any aircraft ,

01:04:34.780 --> 01:04:36.740
aviation support equipment or any

01:04:36.740 --> 01:04:39.220
special operations equipment , fuels

01:04:39.220 --> 01:04:41.331
may seem like a simple job , but many

01:04:41.331 --> 01:04:43.498
of our procedures are written in blood

01:04:43.498 --> 01:04:45.609
and without our support , our mission

01:04:45.609 --> 01:04:47.776
cannot be completed onboard DSP five .

01:04:47.990 --> 01:04:50.157
Good morning . My name is is to Beck .

01:04:50.190 --> 01:04:53.420
Uh huh . I I am originally from

01:04:53.990 --> 01:04:56.046
China lake California . I've been in

01:04:56.046 --> 01:04:58.230
the Navy for eight years and I've been

01:04:58.230 --> 01:05:01.810
on USS Miguel Keith for since 2019 .

01:05:02.390 --> 01:05:03.890
I'm one of the flight deck

01:05:03.890 --> 01:05:06.400
troubleshooters onboard . I'm one of

01:05:06.400 --> 01:05:09.910
three SS and were responsible for all

01:05:10.390 --> 01:05:12.390
mechanical , hydraulic and electric

01:05:12.390 --> 01:05:15.020
repair and maintenance of ground

01:05:15.020 --> 01:05:17.242
support equipment and material handling

01:05:17.242 --> 01:05:19.298
equipment that would include such as

01:05:19.298 --> 01:05:22.100
the tow tractor for Towing aircraft . p

01:05:22.100 --> 01:05:26.080
25 behind me for drills and real

01:05:26.080 --> 01:05:27.802
world flight deck and aircraft

01:05:27.802 --> 01:05:29.890
firefighting and all forklifts for

01:05:29.890 --> 01:05:32.112
removing ammunition and supplies around

01:05:32.112 --> 01:05:34.300
the ship . We maintain safe flight

01:05:34.300 --> 01:05:37.550
operations by ensuring proper operation

01:05:37.560 --> 01:05:39.920
and fought free status of all support

01:05:39.920 --> 01:05:42.520
equipment and material handling . Good

01:05:42.520 --> 01:05:44.409
morning . I'm information systems

01:05:44.409 --> 01:05:46.687
technician First class Albert Salvador .

01:05:46.687 --> 01:05:48.464
Emerging from signing SAn Diego

01:05:48.464 --> 01:05:50.520
California . I've been a name for 12

01:05:50.520 --> 01:05:52.631
years and invent station on board the

01:05:52.631 --> 01:05:54.909
Miguel keeps in January 2019 behind me .

01:05:54.909 --> 01:05:56.742
You'll see two distinctive metal

01:05:56.742 --> 01:05:58.576
context boxes known as the radio

01:05:58.576 --> 01:06:00.742
modules . The SB platform is unique in

01:06:00.742 --> 01:06:02.964
its way that it provides communications

01:06:02.964 --> 01:06:05.131
support to embark forces . These radio

01:06:05.131 --> 01:06:07.298
modules provide communications support

01:06:07.298 --> 01:06:09.464
to expeditionary forces such as marine

01:06:09.464 --> 01:06:11.242
expeditionary units and Special

01:06:11.242 --> 01:06:13.242
Operations Forces of all services .

01:06:13.242 --> 01:06:15.298
Let's take a look inside and see how

01:06:15.298 --> 01:06:17.298
it's designed to work . These radio

01:06:17.298 --> 01:06:19.520
rats to my left are designed to support

01:06:19.520 --> 01:06:21.687
green radio equipment commonly used by

01:06:21.687 --> 01:06:23.576
Ground forces for boots on ground

01:06:23.576 --> 01:06:25.631
operations . Embark Force can simply

01:06:25.631 --> 01:06:27.687
slide their radio into this rack and

01:06:27.687 --> 01:06:29.576
directly connect to our shipboard

01:06:29.576 --> 01:06:31.631
antennas located on the mass . These

01:06:31.631 --> 01:06:33.798
radios are capable of communicating to

01:06:33.798 --> 01:06:35.964
both ground forces and air assets . Be

01:06:35.964 --> 01:06:37.520
a line of sight , satellite

01:06:37.520 --> 01:06:39.820
communications , high frequency over

01:06:39.820 --> 01:06:41.800
the horizon and even provide anti

01:06:41.800 --> 01:06:44.100
jamming frequency hopping capabilities .

01:06:44.580 --> 01:06:46.860
It is also outfitted with super high

01:06:46.860 --> 01:06:49.100
frequency communication equipment that

01:06:49.100 --> 01:06:52.200
allows embarked forces to pull internet

01:06:52.210 --> 01:06:54.266
and network services unique to their

01:06:54.266 --> 01:06:56.150
mission . These services can be

01:06:56.150 --> 01:06:59.780
directly connected via fiber optic and

01:06:59.780 --> 01:07:02.002
copper table connections to an embarked

01:07:02.002 --> 01:07:04.002
forces . Tactical Operations center

01:07:04.002 --> 01:07:06.113
located two decks above and two decks

01:07:06.113 --> 01:07:08.169
below where I stand . Good morning .

01:07:08.180 --> 01:07:10.124
I'm information systems technician

01:07:10.124 --> 01:07:12.250
first class Erica holland . I'm

01:07:12.250 --> 01:07:14.950
originally from Chicago Illinois . I've

01:07:14.950 --> 01:07:16.900
been in the Navy for 13 years and

01:07:16.900 --> 01:07:19.660
stationed onboard The Miguel Keith

01:07:19.660 --> 01:07:23.520
since April six 2020 . Follow me while

01:07:23.520 --> 01:07:26.590
I take a tour of a face known as take

01:07:26.590 --> 01:07:30.280
off . Yeah .

01:07:30.680 --> 01:07:34.680
Okay . This is to cops . It is

01:07:34.680 --> 01:07:38.590
used to both plan and maintain command

01:07:38.590 --> 01:07:40.590
and control of boots on ground

01:07:40.590 --> 01:07:43.990
evolution . This space is divided into

01:07:44.000 --> 01:07:47.700
three rooms . Entail planning and then

01:07:47.710 --> 01:07:50.130
other watch standards . Each rooms are

01:07:50.140 --> 01:07:53.170
outfitted with multiple screen displays

01:07:53.180 --> 01:07:56.250
for providing embarked force commanders

01:07:56.260 --> 01:07:58.910
with blue force tracking , surveillance ,

01:07:59.280 --> 01:08:02.540
reconnaissance speeds , falcon view in

01:08:02.540 --> 01:08:04.810
tactical link in order to maintain

01:08:04.890 --> 01:08:07.890
maximum situational awareness during

01:08:07.890 --> 01:08:11.780
critical operations and exercises .

01:08:12.170 --> 01:08:14.226
Good morning . My name is Lieutenant

01:08:14.226 --> 01:08:16.392
chris mckee , callsign boo boo and I'm

01:08:16.392 --> 01:08:18.448
the ship's operations officer in air

01:08:18.448 --> 01:08:20.670
boss . I'm responsible for planning the

01:08:20.670 --> 01:08:22.837
future schedule of the ship as well as

01:08:22.837 --> 01:08:25.059
overseeing all flight operations on our

01:08:25.059 --> 01:08:27.226
flight deck . So as you can see behind

01:08:27.226 --> 01:08:29.114
me , we have a 55,000 square foot

01:08:29.114 --> 01:08:30.781
flight deck comprised of four

01:08:30.781 --> 01:08:32.892
individual helicopter landing areas .

01:08:32.892 --> 01:08:35.003
Were capable of conducting multi spot

01:08:35.003 --> 01:08:37.226
operations simultaneously . Day night ,

01:08:37.226 --> 01:08:39.170
good weather , bad weather doesn't

01:08:39.170 --> 01:08:41.226
really matter . And we can take on a

01:08:41.226 --> 01:08:43.392
variety of aircraft , such as the H 60

01:08:43.392 --> 01:08:46.520
the CH 53 For the MB 22 . One of the

01:08:46.520 --> 01:08:48.576
most unique aspects of this ship , I

01:08:48.576 --> 01:08:50.798
think is our modular design that we can

01:08:50.800 --> 01:08:53.540
be outfitted for a variety of missions

01:08:53.550 --> 01:08:55.720
over the course of a short period . So

01:08:55.730 --> 01:08:57.841
one week we could be doing operations

01:08:57.841 --> 01:08:59.786
with the Marine Corps or with Navy

01:08:59.786 --> 01:09:01.952
Special Forces and the next week could

01:09:01.952 --> 01:09:04.008
be going down to do humanitarian aid

01:09:04.008 --> 01:09:06.510
and disaster response . It's an honor

01:09:06.510 --> 01:09:08.566
to be serving on this ship with this

01:09:08.566 --> 01:09:10.732
crew . That's going to take her on her

01:09:10.732 --> 01:09:12.954
maiden voyage overseas and I know she's

01:09:12.954 --> 01:09:12.470
going to serve the country well

01:09:12.470 --> 01:09:14.526
throughout her lifetime . Thanks for

01:09:14.526 --> 01:09:16.610
stopping by welcome to the bridge of

01:09:16.620 --> 01:09:19.450
the USs Miguel Key . My name is Dennis

01:09:19.450 --> 01:09:22.530
Bondarenko and I'm achievement of this

01:09:22.530 --> 01:09:24.580
ship . Uh to give you a few

01:09:24.580 --> 01:09:27.110
characteristics of the ship , we are

01:09:27.120 --> 01:09:29.640
785 ft long , with

01:09:29.640 --> 01:09:33.610
164 ft wide . We also

01:09:33.620 --> 01:09:37.140
have approximately 80,000 tons of

01:09:37.150 --> 01:09:39.820
displacement . Mhm . As you can see ,

01:09:39.830 --> 01:09:43.820
we have integrated bridge , which means

01:09:43.820 --> 01:09:46.042
that all of the equipment that actually

01:09:46.042 --> 01:09:49.640
talks to itself um information is

01:09:49.640 --> 01:09:52.210
shared between the radars , between the

01:09:52.220 --> 01:09:54.430
practices . Uh It also posed the

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information from the gPS from the areas

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automatic identification system . One

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of the places is our steering stand .

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Uh we actually able to control both of

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our writers right here either

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separately or simultaneously . Another

01:10:11.890 --> 01:10:14.057
interesting aspect of the ship is that

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The riders go all the way up to 65° as

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opposed to only 35 , but only when we

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slow down below seven , nuts ! Well ,

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what makes this ship truly unique is

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actually our dynamic positioning system .

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The dynamic positioning system , also

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known as DP system allows us to

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essentially hover over the same spot in

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the ocean . It also allows us for

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complete and total control in our

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direction , which in essence helps with

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launching and recovering an aircraft

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from the flight deck , as well as

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creating lead to be able to launch and

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recover small boats from the mission

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deck . Thank you . And that concludes

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this tour , and I look forward to

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seeing each and every one of you at the

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commissioning on eight May 2021 . Thank

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you .