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uh we're here at the CsX Yard doing an

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interagency training with the

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philadelphia Fire Department . It's a

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great opportunity for our soldiers to

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interact directly , doing a chemical

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reaction to a clean up from a tanker .

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I was in red , not back on

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My role as platoon leader for the 1

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40th chemical recon platoon here . I'm

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also a part of the planning operation .

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So it's really great opportunity for us

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to make plans come to fruition .

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You never know when a chemical attack

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is going to happen , let alone a

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chemical spill . And it's important to

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practice before it actually happens .

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So these kind of events allow us to

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have the knowledge and training prior

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to reacting to a real world scenario ,

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wherever it may happen , you've been

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medicated with the schools that you

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have . Well , I've only been in the

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military 2.5 years . I came in at the

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age of 31 wanting to serve my country ,

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but knowing that I was a little bit

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older and I came in as an officer . So

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this is my first unit that I'm a part

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of and being a part of these kind of

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missions just makes the whole

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experience worthwhile . I'm second

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incident laura each dealing with the

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1/40 Chemical Company California

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National Guard