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I think there is no better way to put

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up santa than it is bringing joy to

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rural Alaska . We're spreading

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christmas cheer and joy to folks all

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over the state that otherwise wouldn't

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have that extra little spark of joy

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that we're able to provide . Were able

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to send out backpacks forward gifts ,

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uh , different school supplies ,

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different presents . We're able to send

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out fresh fruit and vegetables , were

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able to send out ice cream and we're

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able to send all those things out as

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part of op santa and truly spread just

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christmas , joy and cheer to those that

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are , that are in need and would love

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to have it please .

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It's kind of what makes us different

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with the National Guard is that we not

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only have a have a combat mission that

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we trained for whether it's air assault

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and medevac . We also have this this

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state component where we support local

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communities within the state because we

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are Alaskan residents , all of us .

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That's what makes us different is that

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we have this mission here where we

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provide outreach and really what we're

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showing here is that it's not defined

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to a certain area with us and an Air

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National Guard C 17 and everybody kind

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of working together to show um , even a

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rural village that were there for them ,

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the kids were just so happy . They were

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just so excited not about the gifts ,

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but even just us being there and just

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singing songs with them and just having

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a good time .

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We deliver presents to 581 Children ,

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almost £4,000 of presents . I'd be

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remiss if I didn't say we went to three

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villages this year , which was pretty

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impressive . He and all three went so

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smoothly ,

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I guess when you take all that data and

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like you realize the profound nous of

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that , it's humbling to think about and

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it it makes you just realize that you

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were just 11 spec to make this all

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happen . And so I just think that

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intrinsic value of the joy we're able

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to bring by doing all that . That would

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have to be my favorite part . Like the

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joy christmas joy , the christmas

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spirit , that's what it's all about .

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All those numbers that they really boil

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down to is spreading joy and love

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around Alaska .