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Welcome to the 2/30 Engineer companies

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retirement ceremony for First Sergeant

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Melvin Tokuda . First Sergeant Tokuda

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enlisted in the Hawaii National Guard

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in 1980 for as a heavy equipment

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operator . He served in the 2-7

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engineer company for the 22 years and

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deployed to Iraq as a platoon sergeant

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in 2005 For his exceptional meritorious

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service and military performance of

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over 37 years . First Sergeant Melvin

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Tokuda served as the first sergeant of

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four companies and lead each one

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faithfully and successfully to

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accomplish the mission . I just wanted

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to thank you for your leadership and

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your support to the soldiers . You

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decided to take on that additional

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responsibility to be a first sergeant

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Again , he stepped up and came in and

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did an outstanding job . Thank you very

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much for all your sacrifices

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that you made For the Army National

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Guard for Sgt . I would just like to

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say on behalf of 238 engineer company .

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Thank you God speed in your future

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endeavors . I am so grateful to have

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been part of this organization for all

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the officers and enlisted

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come and serve common serve against

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men and women of the High Army National

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Guard . You are those people that stand

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in the gap that are willing to answer

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your nation's call and I'm so proud to

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have been in your company . Thank you

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very much for all that you do and all

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that you continue to do . Ladies and

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gentlemen , this concludes the

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retirement ceremony on behalf of the

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officers . Non commissioned officers

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and soldiers of the 2/30 Engineer

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Company . Thank you very much for

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attending today's ceremonies .