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Ladies and gentlemen , it is my honor

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to introduce General Glenn Van Herck ,

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the Commander of NORAD and US North com .

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Well what a beautiful day . And how

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about that Fly by right on time .

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That's perfect . Um Welcome to the

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North and United States Northern

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Command 9 11 commemoration uh ceremony

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before I go any further . I do want to

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thank a few people I think we need to

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recognize our Gold Star families

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certainly who have given so much for

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being here . The distinguished guests .

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I'm not going to go through all of ,

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many of them are here in the front row

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but elsewhere , both military and

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civilians who partner with us to

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accomplish what we do each and every

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day . The members of NORAD and United

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States Northern Command and their

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families that are here as well as I

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want to thank the United States Air

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Force Academy Band over here in that

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wonderful national anthem . Thank you

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so much . Mhm .

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General Shelton , colorado 30 group .

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Thanks for your continued support .

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They do so much . Not only for NORAD .

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North com Peter Schriever Garrison ,

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but the military community here in

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Colorado Springs . Thank you so much

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for what you do appreciate it . All of

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this does require a little bit of

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planning believe it or not and I need

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to thank some folks who made that

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happen . A Major General Michelle Rose

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and her team Who put this together may

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major general roses , the J4 , our

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director of logistics and engineering .

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She's sitting right back there . Thank

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you Michelle and your team for putting

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it together and of course our protocol

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team uh Miss Vicki Smith and her her

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excellent staff . Thank you so much

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appreciate it .

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I think it's important that we start

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today remembering those we lost in

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Afghanistan in Kabul recently . Our

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thoughts and prayers go out to those

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family members and the friends of the

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13 American service members , men and

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women who lost their lives and those

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that were injured on 26 August as well

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as those who have made the ultimate

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sacrifice in the two decades past this

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date and around the globe , sacrificing

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for our freedoms each and every day 20

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years ago today , it was a beautiful

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day just like this on the east coast

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and where I was our homeland . Our

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nation was attacked On that clear

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Tuesday morning of September 11 , 2001 ,

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the United States experienced a tragedy

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that fundamentally changed the world

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and how we live our lives today that

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day forever changed the lives of

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thousands who lost their loved ones in

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the attack . As well as the lives of

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many service members and their families

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who over the last 20 years have

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continued to serve and defend our

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freedom and our way of life . It

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changed society . And we as we enacted

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new laws and policy to counter

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terrorism across the globe as well as

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it shifted the focus of our military

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setting in motion . The events that led

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to two decades of fighting terror and

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also the establishment of United States

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Northern Command today . At this

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ceremony , just as the world paused so

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many years ago , we pause and reflect

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on the importance of this date 9 11 and

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honor those that we lost in the world's

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deadliest terrorist attack . Many of

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you remember exactly where you were on

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that day .

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Mhm . As the first flight

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American Airlines flight 11 hurdled

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into the first tower . Some of you ,

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both , us and Canadian were scrambled

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into your fighter jets to intercept

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airliners that could be utilized as

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weapons , possibly moments away from

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making the toughest decision you can

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ever make . That's to shoot down a

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civilian airliner with our nation's

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citizens , our allies and partners

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potentially on board that has been

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turned into a weapon . You know , I

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remember that day vividly . I was the

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director of operations at the 325th

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Bomb Squadron Whiteman Air Force Base

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Missouri . The wing was in the middle

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of exercise Global Thunder . Many of

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you have done a few Global Thunders .

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It's a nuclear readiness exercise and

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generation , it was also our

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operational readiness inspection . We

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have accomplished our mission . We

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generated our aircraft and we were

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preparing to scramble to the aircraft

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as part of the exercise essentially the

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finale . I was the top three . The

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supervisor , if you will for the wing

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that morning overseeing operations for

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the entire wing when my staff notified

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me of the first airplane hitting the

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north tower . At first I thought how

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can such an accident happened shortly

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after that the klaxon went off and our

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crews responded to their aircraft . A

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flight line full of B2 bombers ready to

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go to war if needed . Shortly after the

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second plane hit the south tower , the

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second tower , it was at this point I

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realized that our lives had changed

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forever . This was no accident . This

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was an attack on our homeland . You

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know , many thoughts went through my

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mind and the moments that followed the

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first one was that our daughter

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Maryland , I's daughter molly jean was

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a second grader on school on the

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Whiteman Air Force Base . I thought I

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should go get her for her safety ,

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should go home , take her home . But I

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quickly realized that's not what I was

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charged to do and that's not what I

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raised my right hand for . I was

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responsible for the men and women of

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the wing , the aircraft on the flight

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line , the weapons that they had on

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board for . I knew that it was just a

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matter of days or weeks that we would

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utilize our nation's assets . Our most

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important resources are people to

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respond to the attacks on our homeland

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in the aftermath . Let me back up .

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Just a moment . A few days later , what

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I found myself doing , it was on

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October five . I found myself again as

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top three supervisor of what was going

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on . But this time it was for a

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different mission . It was no exercise

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and it wasn't a test of our readiness

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ability . In a way it was , I was

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launching combat sorties from Missouri

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at Whiteman Air Force Base . Our

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nation's first response to the attacks

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on our homeland . Those sorties were

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the longest sorties In our nation's

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history in combat history . More than

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44 hours as we responded from Missouri

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flew across the pacific ocean down

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around south into the indian ocean

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through Pakistan into Afghanistan ,

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delivered weapons back out south down

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into Diego Garcia . The airplanes were

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never shut off . New crews were put on

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them and they were flown home Some 70

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hours later . In the aftermath of the

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attacks , much of the world put aside

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our differences to proclaim we are all

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americans On this 20th anniversary .

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Once again we are all americans . We

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all know the history the importance of

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the day deserves retailing . At

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approximately 8 45 Eastern daylight

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time on september 11th , american

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Airlines flight 11 was flown as a

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weapon into the north tower of the

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World Trade Center . 18 minutes later ,

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United Airlines Flight 1 75 hit the

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South Tower . A total of

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2753 were

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killed in the attacks in new york .

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Most in the towers . What's impressive

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though , many ran towards the danger to

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save our fellow citizens , our allies

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and partners including firemen ,

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paramedics policemen , many who

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died as they attempted to combat the

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damage and around in and around the

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towers and save those who were trapped

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inside in Washington D . C .

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189 passengers and D . O . D .

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Personnel also lost their lives . When

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american Airlines flight 77 was flown

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into the west side of the pentagon .

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The final plane , United Airlines

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flight 93 which the hijackers plan to

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crash into our nation's capital target .

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Another piece of our history Was

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instead intentionally forced down by

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its passengers heroes that we should

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reward today in rural Pennsylvania all

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perished . 40 passengers on board that

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day , if not for the bravery of the men

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and women who had the courage to retake

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that airplane . They would , they would

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have many more would have lost their

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lives . They saved them . And you

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remember the terminology of , let's

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roll the last words you heard Out of

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Flight 93 today to my right and over my

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shoulder we see the 9 11

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memorial and out of the parking lot we

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have vehicles that represent many who

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gave their lives that day in a fire

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truck , police , car , ambulance , a

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striker that represent the 343

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firefighters and paramedics 71 law

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enforcement offers Officers and 55

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military personnel we lost in those

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attacks 20 years ago today . In many

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ways what the men and women of United

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Airlines flight 93 did reflects the

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mission that we have here today at

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NORAD and United States Northern

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Command . We deter potential

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adversaries . You want to hold our

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homelands at risk . We deny our

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competitors the ability to shape our

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actions and we stand ready . We have

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the watch each and every day to defeat

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any and every threat to our homeland ,

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whether that be a terrorist aircraft ,

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a state actor with a cruise missile or

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a ballistic missile or a pandemic or

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natural disaster . We , as the members

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of Nora in the United States Northern

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Command carry the responsibility of the

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oaths which we each took , committing

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to protect our respective nations

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against all enemies foreign and

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domestic . And we carry us with us the

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legacy of all who donned the cloth of

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our nation's before us . On 9 11 we

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lost military civilians , Firefighters ,

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law enforcement officers along with 90

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Allied foreign personnel . In this

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heinous attack on our homeland

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2977 in total ,

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more than anything , this illustrates

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that we're in a fight to defend the

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homeland together , certainly through

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NORAD And our Bi National Command now

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more than 63 years in existence , we

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know the inseparable link between

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Canada , the United States . But it

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also illustrates the inseparable link

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and the relationships and the

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importance of our international allies

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and partners and that we must achieve

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globally integrated deterrence to

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ensure our safety at home . What

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happened on 9 11 continues to shape the

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world that we live in over the past

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past month . Your United States North

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com team has been instrumental And

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helping to resettle more than 50,000 so

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far to date Afghan personnel who aided

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the United States , our allies and

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partners . They saved the lives of many

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over the last two decades in our fight

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against al Qaeda and its terrorist

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offshoots . Although we can now mark

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the end of one of the longest wars in

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our nation's modern history . This end

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does not relinquish our duty to defend

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our homelands and globe and the globe

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from terrorism . 9 11 and the recent

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ISIS K attack in Kabul remind us that

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violent extremist organizations still

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desire to disrupt our way of life and

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that other adversaries wish us the same

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and the scope of threats continue to

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expand each and every day . We remain

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ready to confront every challenge that

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threatens our homelands in partnership

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with United States States Space . Com ,

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we're making strides in advancing all

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domain awareness to contribute to our

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overland overall homeland defense

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design . So with that in mind I'm gonna

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turn the mic over to our next speaker ,

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the Commander of the United States

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Space Command . General James Dickinson .

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I had the pleasure last summer of

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testifying with General Dickinson . It

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was in july last year we went through

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confirmation together . We have the

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honour of accepting the guide on for

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each of our combatant commands on the

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very same day and we continue to work

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together to defend our homeland to

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defend the globe from the heinous acts ,

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not only of terrorists , but other

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nations that wish to do us harm General

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Dickinson . Uh , he hails from estes

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park colorado . He's a colorado by

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trade . He graduated from colorado

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State University . He's commanded at

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all levels in the United States Army

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and the Joint force , including Chief

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of Staff at the United States , uh ,

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Strategic Command , Commander of the

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United States Army , Space and Missile

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Defense Command . He's also the senior

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air defense artillery officer in the

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United States Army . And uh , jim .

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It's a pleasure for you and Angie and

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Maryland I to be here together and to

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share this podium with you on this day

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where we commemorate The events of 20

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years ago today . I yield to you .

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Well , good morning 40 Glenn , thanks

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for that kind introduction and that .

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We were battle buddies that day uh , in

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front of this ask . And so uh , you

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know , you're , you're tried intrude

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and uh consider your dear friend along

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with Maryland and uh , an honor to be

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invited here to be today . Be here with

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you today . Um , ladies and gentlemen ,

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the first thing I'd like to do is to

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acknowledge that among us today are the

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local gold Star Family members whose

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loved ones paid the ultimate sacrifice

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to our great nation really to our Gold

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Star . Family members . Thank you for

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being here today and thank you for

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representing your loved ones and the

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thousands of men and women who have

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also given their lives and our nation's

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fight against terrorism . We understand

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that your own sacrifices continue and

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with you , we will never forget those

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who you lost nor their sacrifices and

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Glenn , I think it's very fitting today

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that we are flying the gold star flag

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over here to my right and to your left .

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And I think that is a fitting tribute

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to our gold star families alongside our

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great flag of the United States of

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America and Canada . So if you'll join

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me , let us recognize the great gold

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Star families .

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Glenn , We are honored that you invited

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angie night to be here today to help

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commemorate this solemn anniversary .

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I'm honored to share this morning in

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the stage with General Glenn van Herk

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and General Ed Eberhart . General

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Eberhart was the last commander of the

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1st United States Space Command and the

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First Commander of the United States

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Northern Command . Having commanded to

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combatant commands gives him a unique

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leadership perspective on what's needed

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to protect and defend the United States

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and our allies . And he is in a unique

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position to understand why we

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established a new United States Space

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Command . So for two decades after 9-11 ,

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I'm honored to represent those war

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fighters of our nation's newest and

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11th combatant command established so

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we can get ahead of a new threat to the

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American and allied way of life . In

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2002 . The strategic environment and

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our fight against terrorism required a

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new combatant command solely focused on

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Homeland Security Today . 20 years

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later competitors threaten our ability

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to access the benefits of space that

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the strategic environment demanded . We

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establish a combatant command to

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protect and defend the space domain .

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So two years ago , a little over two

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years ago we did just that and just as

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we built U . S . Northern Command to

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address new threats . So too we are

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building U . S . Space Command to meet

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new national security imperatives and

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we're doing it with the framework the

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General Eberhart used during his tenure

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as Commander of United States Space

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Command and with our partners U . S .

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Northern Command and NORAD led by

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General Van Herk and his outstanding

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teammates in the defense of the United

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States and our allies . With that joint

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combined and partnered approach to our

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mission . We will succeed in our march

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at U . S . Space Command for

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operational capability . Our task is

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not unlike the previous US Space

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Command who faced it in the 19 mid 80's

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And it's not unlike what northern

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command faced in the immediate

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aftermath of 9:11 . How best do we

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posture the Department of Defense to

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protect and defend the United States

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and our allies in a rapidly changing

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strategic environment . Ladies and

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gentlemen , we are well postured to

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defend aggression and defend the nation .

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Our allies and us interests against

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hostile acts in space . Our objective

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is and always will be to deter a

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conflict . We really have no choice

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since every instrument of our U . S .

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And allied national powers are enabled

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by a safe , secure , stable access to

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the Space domain however , should

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deterrence fail . The United States

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Space Command stands ready to protect

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and defend us and allied interests to

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enable the american allied way of life

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and the allied an american way of war .

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Our vision at U . S . Space Command is

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to ensure there is never a day without

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space but the men and women of the

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United States Space Command work on

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this vision each day in a larger

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context and for a larger purpose . On

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this 20th Anniversary of 11 ,

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2001 . That largest larger purpose

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binds all American and allied warriors

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in arms as it has since the day of that

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attack . That larger purpose is to

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deter such an attack in the future .

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That larger purpose allows us to say

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with credibility never again . Andy

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and I are incredibly honored to be with

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all of you today and our wish is that

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God may will continue to bless all of

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you here today and to continue to bless

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the United States of America . Thank

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you .

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Okay thanks

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thanks jim I really appreciate that .

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Well now I get the honor of introducing

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our keynote speaker . Gerald Dickinson

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highlighted United United States

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Northern Command was born from 9 11

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for the first time since the early days

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of the Republic . A single single

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military commander was charged with

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protecting the United States and still

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is to this day and that bond between

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NORAD , the United States Northern

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Command to defend north America and our

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homeland is incredibly strong . The

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commander of NORAD on 9 11 what General

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Ed Eberhart ? He became that single

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military leader today . We are honored

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to have him as our keynote speaker .

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General Eberhart is a graduate of the

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United States Air Force Academy and

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commanded at all levels from flight

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squadron wing , numbered Air Force

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Major Command , sub Unified Command ,

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Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force to

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unified Commands and one by national

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command . I bet there's nobody else

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that can have the same claim as that

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record . He's an avid aviator with more

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than 5000 hours primarily in fighter

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aircraft , Also trainer aircraft ,

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including 300 combat missions as a

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forward air controller in Vietnam .

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He's a decorated war hero and veteran

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who served our nation for active duty

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for 36 years and continues to serve

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this community and our great country

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and is my honor to welcome general ed

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Eberhart to the podium .

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Mm mm And what an honor it is to be

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here today as we pay tribute to 9 11

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And I think Lynn has accurately talked

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about what unfolded on 9:11 . I

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I appreciated all his remarks , but 11

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thing really surprised me . He said it

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was a pleasure to testify . A pleasure

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to testify . I'm sure I'm taking that

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out of context , but I don't remember

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it being a pleasure to testify . I say

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okay , okay , so I'm a

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country western bad although I like

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other music and I do think that

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Alan Jackson , where were you when the

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world stopped spinning ? Where were you

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on that september morning ? And I think

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we all ask ourselves that and it's not

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hard for us to remember . It's our day

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to live in infamy , just like for our

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parents and grandparents , there was

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Pearl Harbor 1941 .

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It was a chamber of Commerce day on the

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east coast eastern seaboard and here in

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colorado , I just returned from my

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morning run , got a hotline call from

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the mountain that FAA had requested

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that we launched fighters to join on

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his suspected hijacked airplane .

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Uh it's not that I took that lightly

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but it it really didn't concern me

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because I thought probably something

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wrong . It wasn't a hijacking and they

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want to make sure it was okay that they

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launched those airplanes which they

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already had because that's what they're

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paid to do . But that I agreed that I

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agreed . So then shortly thereafter I

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saw one the T . V . The impact of the

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first airliner American Airlines flight

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11 and the news reports was a light

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airplane hit the north time in the

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world trade Center . Anybody who looked

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at that eruption looked at that crash

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knew that it wasn't a lighter secondly ,

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it was very important to me that it

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could have been a mistake because in

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pilot language we were VMc , we were

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VFr , we were visual , we were on our

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estimates and no pilot would fly right

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in to the world tracer .

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So I picked up the phone call the

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mountain . Is that the suspected

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hijacked airplane ? We don't know yet ,

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sir , Why didn't we know ? Because we

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did not have radar coverage inside the

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United States . We relied on

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FAA for that . And all of our

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radar we're faced out . Born

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to look for violations of our silver

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near space . So that was NORAD's

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orientation that day . It was an

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occasional Russian bomber would come

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up and play with us if you will . Uh

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and then supporting the Drug

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Enforcement Agency , illicit drugs from

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south and central America .

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So then shortly thereafter , United

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Airlines 1 75 hit the South Tower

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and there was no doubt in my mind that

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we were under attack . I called the

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pentagon and express that and was told

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never to say that again . But I'm

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saying it again , I'm saying it again .

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We were undoubtedly under attack . So

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the question was , how do we get

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airplanes airborne ? How do we

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establish our sovereignty ? And then

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quite frankly , what do we do if we

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join on a hijacked airplane again ?

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Our exercises were we would go up , we

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have a memorandum of understanding with

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the FAA . We're joined on the wing and

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be their eyes in the sky and tell that

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a what they were doing . A failure of

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imagination , it's probably what God

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rest his soul , Don Rumsfeld would say ,

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or he'd also say just because it's

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improbable doesn't mean it's impossible

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and the impossible happened that day .

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The impossible happened that day .

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So then the question was , how many

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more hijacked airplanes are out there ?

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And how do we get them all on the

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ground ? New york centre stopped

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accepting airplanes into their airspace ,

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which obviously sent us a strong signal .

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And then one or two of the airlines did

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a grown ground halt , which we go ,

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What a great idea . We should have had

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that about 15 minutes ago . So we

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grounded all the airplanes . Still had

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lots of airplanes airplane .

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Obviously . Then you have American

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airlines flight 77 came right

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down by the pentagon . I'm convinced it

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was looking for the capital or the

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White house and this alternate target

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was the pentagon for those poor souls

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in the pentagon . And then

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as Glenn talked about the bravery , Can

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you imagine the bravery , Can you put

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yourself in that airplane and be part

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of the decision that says we're going

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to take this airplane down ? We're not

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going to let it be a kamikaze act .

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It's not going to be a weapon . We are

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going to give our lives to save the

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lives of others . Can you imagine

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we're trying to do that in the military .

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Many of us have come close to doing

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that on the battlefields . Whether

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they're on the ground and the air of

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the sea . But to do that in an airliner

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is behind comprehension for me .

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So finally we got all the airplanes

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down And I can tell you that that it

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was 77 minutes of chaos , of

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confusion until that last crash .

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And then for the pentagon in new york

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city , the confusion and the chaos was

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just beginning . I was just

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so Eberhard family building ,

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Lieutenant General Rick Finley had to

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watch that morning

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was we're not a NORAD mission . Cool

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under fire . Did everything exactly as

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he should have done and I salute him

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each and every day except when he

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reminds me that if you have a

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hyphenated name , the last name is most

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important . I take a little issue with

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that . I take a little issue with that .

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But anyway , so , so what happened

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after we got everybody down immediately ?

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We're thinking , how do we return to

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air travel ? What do we have to do to

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return to air travel ? How do we have

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to make it safe acceptable . And you

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know , all the things we've done ,

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Whether it's scanning , whether it's no

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fly list , what you can put on the

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airplane , which you can't take on the

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airplane for a while . You couldn't get

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out of your seat , the 1st 30 minutes

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you have to be in your seat , the last

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30 minutes etc , etc , etc . But one

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thing I think really puts it and

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perspective and that is you have kids

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and grandkids That when you tell them

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that used to go to the gate to see off

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a loved one or used to go to the gate

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to greet a loved one . They go how is

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that possible ? How is that possible ?

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Unbelievable . So now what do we do

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afterwards ? Another country song

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courtesy of the red , white and blue ,

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the angry americans . We've got to find

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those perpetrators . We've got to make

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them pay and we've got to make sure

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this does not happen again .

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So we talk about hardening our airports ,

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hardening air travel protection for our

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critical infrastructure . Mhm . But

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there were some strategic things that

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glenn reference that are very important

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and a lot of people don't realize they

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came out As a result of 9 11 we

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revitalized the Air marshal program .

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It was started by Kennedy back in 1961

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but it was pretty dormant and we can

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all remember those first months and

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years where you can pick out the Air

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Marshal on the flight

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1955 . There's a big debate in Congress

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on terms of the intelligence apparatus

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organization .

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We decided that after a result After

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the results of 9 11 which was a failure

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of intelligence , some intelligence

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agencies knew that there were suspected

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terrorists . Taking flight lessons .

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Taking flight lessons . Don't you think

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that would have been of interest to the

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Department of Defense and to the

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Commander of NORAD . So a failure of

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intelligence . So that D . N . E .

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Director of National Intelligence was

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set up and then finally I think a lot

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of people don't realize . But

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Department of Homeland Security with

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Tom Ridge at its head initially as the

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adviser to the President for Homeland

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Security and then the Secretary of

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Homeland Security .

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And again there wasn't one belly button ,

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there wasn't one command that the

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President and the secretary could go to

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for the defense and security of the

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homeland of North America . So we stood

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up north camp lot of things we got

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right . One of them was it was

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established here in Colorado Springs

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Bear . That's one of the things we got

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right . But the thing we got wrong is

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we paid for it with us basically

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wasn't exactly my decision but I hate

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to admit I didn't fight it and I should

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have thought it because that was a

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mistake . So today you

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have a north com this vital you have a

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restructured Nora that's key to our

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success . The safety and security of

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our nation . One thing I failed to say

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that I have to say and I'm embarrassed

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I say it but I grew up with

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respect for the first responders

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on 9 11 that respect became aberration

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admiration and there was no doubt in my

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mind that they were brothers and

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sisters in arms helping protect this

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great nation and its citizens . So God

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bless you . God bless you . So .

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Mhm .

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Mhm . One more country Western song .

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Have you forgotten . Have you forgotten

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that september morning ? We must

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never ever ever forget .

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We must not forget those who lost their

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lives that day and have lost their

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lives over these two decades of

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fighting terrorism . We must honor them .

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And the way we honor him is not forget

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don't let our guard down . We're

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impatient by nature . That's the way we

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do things we get over . Things are

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staunch enemies in World War One and

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World War Two are our best allies today .

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But you never ally with terrorism and

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with terrorists

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we owe the gold star families . We all

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all those who lost their lives on the

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battlefields around this nation around

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this world . Fighting terrorism . Do

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not forget do not

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many in the audience were with us in

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those early days After 9 11 in both

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North Common NORAD and we asked

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ourselves three questions virtually

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every day . one is why haven't we been

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attacked again ? Why haven't been

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attacked again ? I don't know

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the answer for sure , but I think it's

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because we took the fight to the enemy .

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The best defense is a good offense and

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didn't provide the enemy sanctuary .

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The second question was how do we win ?

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How do we win this war on terrorism ? I

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don't know the answer to that , but I

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know how we don't win . We don't win by

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capturing and killing terrorists . It's

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well beyond that . It's well beyond

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that . We have to use all the elements

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of national power to win this war

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and I would offer . It may not be

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winnable . We just have to keep them at

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bay over the years . And then even a

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tougher question is how do we know when

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we've won ? Many people would say it's

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been 20 years since the terrorist

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attack on our soil like the one night

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of 9 11 . So we have one wrong wrong .

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Remember patients , Osama bin Laden

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1st introduced , first introduced the

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idea of an attack on our Homeland .

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Like we saw on 9:11 to his inner circle

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in 1986 ,

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1986 . Can you imagine us planning

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something for 15 years ? We wouldn't do

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that . We wouldn't get it . They have

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patients . They're going to come after

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us again . And we have to keep our

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guard up

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Glen and jim thank you so much for your

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leadership of two vital commands to

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commands . That mean a lot to me . I

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watched closely , probably too closely

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as as you command these . Uh thank you

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again for inviting me to participate

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today and again . Don't forget .

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Don't forget . And the final country

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song is God bless the USa

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Thank you General Eberhart

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at this time . General Van Herck will

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present a memento to General Eberhart .

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An appreciation for his legacy of

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support to our commands . This portrait

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created by one of our talented staff

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members . Mr J Bansal represents the

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NORAD and US North from headquarters

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named after General Eberhart and

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Lieutenant General Finley . Thank you

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so much . General Eberhart , I can't

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say how much we appreciate . First your

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service , the service where you let our

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nation through some very tough times .

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You reflect back on it , your words of

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wisdom . We take those to heart . We

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must never forget those words and we

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must never forget . This is a

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handcrafted ah picture if you

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will of the Eberhardt friendly building

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with a dedication on the back . Uh It

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was done by Mr J . Bonsall from our

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Public Affairs Director . Uh he created

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this and it's uh in commemoration of

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the 20th anniversary with much

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gratitude from the men and women of

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NORAD in the United States Northern

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Command 11 september 2021 .

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Ladies and gentlemen , we will now

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commence with the wreath laying

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ceremony . These reefs are in

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remembrance of all who perished on

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September 11 , 2001 and for those in

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uniform who gave their lives in the war

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on terrorism . Our September 11

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memorial is a steel beam recovered from

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the remnants of the World Trade Center

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and his pointed towards New York paying

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respect to the lives lost there . The

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pentagon shaped planter honors our

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fallen comrades and friends at the

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pentagon in Washington , D . C . The

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Pennsylvania soil in the planter pays

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tribute to the Brave passengers of

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Flight 93 . The research place today

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commemorate the sacrifices made that

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day and the courage and dedication of

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those who defend our homelands here at

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home and across the globe . The United

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States Northern Command was created

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following the September 11 attacks . We

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remain steadfast in our commitment to

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deter defend and protect the United

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States and its interests . We have the

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watch

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while Lawyer Osborne plays amazing

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grace on the bagpipes . The first reef

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is presented on behalf of the United

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States military by General Van Herck ,

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General Eberhart and Sergeant Major

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Porterfield .

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Yeah ,

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The Second Reef is presented on behalf

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of the Canadian military by Lieutenant

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General Alain Peltier , the deputy

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Commander of NORAD and Canadian element .

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Chief Foreign Officer James Macarons .

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Yeah , yeah ,

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yeah .

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The Third Reef is presented on behalf

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of the civil servants of colorado by

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the mayor of colorado Springs john

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Suthers and Brigadier General Scott

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Sherman , Director of Joint Staff

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colorado National Guard .

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The 4th and Final Wreath is presented

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on behalf of the local community .

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First responders by police chief Vince

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Nesky City of Colorado Springs and Fire

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Chief Randy Royal City of Colorado

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Springs .

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Yeah .

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At this time the rifle squad from the

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fourth Infantry Division will fire a

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three volley salute and as the last

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shots ring out taps will be sounded by

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a bugler from the fourth Infantry

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Division pilots from 140th Fighter wing

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Air National Guard from buckley Space

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Force face will then perform a missing

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man flyover as a tribute and show of

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respect for our fallen heroes , please

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join us in a moment of silence

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following the missing man formation and

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the benediction . Ladies and gentlemen ,

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please rise .

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Yeah , I missed it .

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Didn't see that just its name . Mhm .

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Mhm . You know there , Yeah , the

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el pasO County Sheriff's office

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chaplain bob swales will now deliver

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the benediction .

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This has been a very solemn service .

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Yeah , A benediction

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for closing prayers designed to send

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the attendees on their way with a

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blessing from God . So let's pray ,

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shall we gracious , heavenly Father ,

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we have remembered before you today

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Those whose lives were lost in this

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catastrophic event 20 years ago .

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We give thanks to you for the selfless

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courage of those brave souls who ran

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into burning buildings and who labored

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in the rebel May their courage be to us

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a witness of what is possible when we

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are guided by love and dedication to

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our fellow citizens . We pray today for

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continued healing for all those

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suffering , emotional and physical

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scars . May your spirit breathed

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new breath into clouded lungs , new

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life into troubled minds , new warmth

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into broken hearts , so that all may

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feel wrapped in your loving embrace .

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May we move from suffering to hope from

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both Brokenness , to hold us from

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anxiety , to courage from death to life ,

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from fear to love and from despair to

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hope . And Father May those who

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survived feel gratitude not guilt ,

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assure each person whose life changed

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forever of your protection and strength

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to spell the nightmares . Silence the

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anxiety and may we learn to depend

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on the security that only you can offer .

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Gracious God , Our world changed with 9

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11 attacks . We have seen how easily

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buildings can fall and how quickly

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lives can end . And as we remember that

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day , may it remind us that you are

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only true security . Give us your

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strength to face the memory of this

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attack and the changes that are made in

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our lives . Give us your compassion to

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help each other and recognize the needs

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all around us and give us your hope as

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we face an uncertain future .

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Now , may God's strength sustain us ,

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May his power preserve us . May his

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hands protect us , May his way direct

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us and May his love go with us today

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and forever . Thank you Lord Amen .

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Thank you , chapman soils . Once again ,

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Thank you for coming . Today's ceremony .

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Your presence sends a message to all

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that we will remember September 11 ,

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2001 . Yes , we will remember . Please

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remain standing for the departure of

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the official party .

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Ladies and gentlemen , this concludes

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the ceremony . At this time we invite

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you to join us for refreshments

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provided by the colorado 30 group and

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encourage you to visit this static

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displays of first responders and

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military vehicles and capabilities on

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behalf of General Van Hurt . Thank you

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for attending today's 9 11

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commemoration honoring the fallen and

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those protecting our homelands