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Yeah .

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Mhm . Mhm

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july 14 1952 . The three 53rd was born .

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And this uh this anniversary I just

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wanna thank everybody uh for

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maintaining the proud history and

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heraldry of the Three 53rd . 353rd has

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been involved in every US operation

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since that time period . And we didn't

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miss a beat during the covid time

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period . The command continued to

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maintain all of our operational

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deployments to the um and Africana Kors

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uh deploying 300 soldiers during that

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time period . So we did not slow down

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at all . We maintained our readiness

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and I want to thank all the soldiers

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out there for everything they did

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during Covid to maintain readiness ,

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thank your families and your loved ones

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that supported you . The future is

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going to pick up . We've got a lot of a

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lot of great training laid on for the

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command as we move forward . We

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actually will increase our operational

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tempo as well . All the commanders

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across the board with engaged

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persistent leadership . We'll focus on

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individual training as we move forward

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and preparing the next units for

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worldwide and contingency operation

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deployment . Mm hmm .

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Mhm