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Hello . I'm Colonel Teresa's Lobster .

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I'm the commander of the Engineer

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Research and Development Center ,

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otherwise known as arctic . I'd like to

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talk to you a little bit about Memorial

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Day which is coming up . So memorial

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Day was originally started shortly

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after the Civil War to recognize the

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fallen on both sides of our nation's

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biggest war . It is then since

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transformed decoration day for a period

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and it eventually settled on being

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Memorial Day to remember an honor all

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of those service members who have

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fallen and given the greatest sacrifice

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to keep our nation free . Memorial Day

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is also transformed into a more happy

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celebration , a happy day of

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recognizing the beginning of summer .

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And I like to link the two the somber

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with the happy by saying that the

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sacrifices of the service members who

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have fallen before us have allowed us

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the freedom to have that happiness . So

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I would ask on Memorial Day , typically

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at three o'clock in the afternoon ,

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take just a moment of silence to

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remember the fallen service members who

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have provided us the ability to

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celebrate , be together and look

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forward to a wonderful summer . Thank

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you . Mhm .

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Yeah .

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Mhm . Mhm .