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Hi , my name is Leonardo Taito . We're

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here in Gary indiana uh mass

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vaccination side supporting fema . It's

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been great . Uh It's been a tremendous

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owner to uh come to Gary indiana and

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provide vaccination to underserved

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population here in the in the local

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area . Uh uh to get the country

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uh turning in the right direction from

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this pandemic And actually to bring

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forces from 21 basis uh active duty

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members from 21 basis to work on this

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mission . I have had one deployment uh

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to uh Iraq Baghdad in 2000 and nine .

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Uh Beyond that , I have had several

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humanitarian missions around the world ,

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but just one deployment and I tell my

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dip lawyers , I usually have an

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interview with them before they deploy .

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Uh and I actually interviewed there

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there significant other before the

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deploys . I tell the members , I know

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the deployment is usually hard uh but

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it's actually harder on the dependence

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that you live behind . We in uniform

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goal with the mission we are taking

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care of . We know what we're gonna do .

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Our dependence are left behind taking

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care of our homes , are kids

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and it's a very challenging for them ,

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uh , and the uncertainty of depending

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on where we deploy our members about

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how they're doing , uh , uh , how

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they're faring on the deployment is ,

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uh , it's a huge burden on the

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dependence that we leave behind . So ,

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um , again , very grateful for

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not only the active duty members and

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veterans out there , but for their

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families that actually serve along with

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them and carry so much of the burden

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for making the military members

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successful along the way . Well ,

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memorial day means a lot to me . I'm a

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first generation immigrant . I

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immigrated from my country to the

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United States at the age of 20 . Uh , I

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don't take for granted the freedoms

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that we enjoy and Memorial Day . Uh ,

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it's very significant . It owners those

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that have given the ultimate sacrifice

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for the freedoms that we enjoy in our

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country , uh , and the liberties and

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opportunities that we have . So , um ,

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as a variant myself and again , as an

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immigrant , it means a lot to me that ,

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that we get to enjoy the way of life

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that we have in this country . And then ,

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uh , veterans have given the ultimate

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sacrifice for us to be able to enjoy

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what we enjoy today .