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base officials Welcome home airmen from

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deployment during the hand skin Hero's

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Homecoming celebration held outside the

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base conference center , june 10th to

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everyone here today . Either where's

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the uniform or as part of the civilian

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workforce . You are so vital to our

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nation's defense on hand with major

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General Michael Schmidt program ,

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Executive Officer for command control ,

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communications , intelligence and

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networks who served as guest speaker .

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I would like to start by saying welcome

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home . I know we've just got home so

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I've been home a little bit um , but

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but welcome home Schmidt encouraged

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airmen to tell others about their

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deployment experience . Whether serving

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outside the wire or in a mission

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support role . You have a unique

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experience to share these experiences

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have broadened your military knowledge ,

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expanded your understanding of military

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doctrine and given you opportunities to

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work with people in other career fields ,

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other services and other countries that

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you would never have otherwise had a

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chance to work with following his

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remarks based leadership , presented

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medallions to the airmen , what

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you do every single day , whether it be

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at home station or deployed , makes us

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who we are and that's the greatest air

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and space force this world has ever

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seen and I could not be more proud to

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stand here and be the installation

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commander and salute each and every one

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of you for what you bring to the fight .

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Following the ceremony , the dip

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lawyers and their families were

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recognized during the annual parade

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that culminated at the base chapel

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gazebo .

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This is rick barry , hence mary for

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space massachusetts