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United States Marines rehearse invasion

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tactics . They've already been called

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upon to you . Do you know who you are ?

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Do you know where you've been more

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importantly , in this hollow and

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uncertain time . Do you know where you

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still must go ? The fourth Marine

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Division ? The Red Diamond Established

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in 1943 to defend the light of Liberty

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and Freedom during World War II . A war

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in which nearly 25,000 Marines gave

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their lives in protection of the

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American way of life . Marines of the

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Red Diamond fought at the battles of

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Kwajalein , SaiPan , Tinian and Iwo

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Jima . They were brave and selfless

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marines such as Medal of Honor

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recipient , Sergeant Darrel Cole of

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Company B First Battalion 23rd Marines .

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Sergeant Cole eliminated a formidable

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Japanese position armed with only a

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pistol and one grenade , thereby

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enabling his company to storm the

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remaining fortifications continue the

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advance and seized the objective .

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Ultimately he gallantly gave his life

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for his country . He , along with 11

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other Medal of Honor recipients etched

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the fourth Marine Division in history

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books as a division of valor and

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gallantry . The Red Diamond was

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activated again in july of 1962 and

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bravely fought in the Vietnam war . The

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gulf war in the early nineties Iraq and

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Afghanistan in the early two thousands

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and in support of both Operation Iraqi

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Freedom and operation enduring Freedom .

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The Red Diamond is home to around

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15,000 marines who today carried the

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proud legacy of all those who came

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before them today . You stand ready to

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write the next chapter in the

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Division's illustrious history

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Marines as the commanding general of

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the Red Diamond . I'd like to express

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to you my sincere appreciation for the

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boldness and commitment you display in

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the service of our great nation . You

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and your families chose to be a part of

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the few . It's one of the highest

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honors of my life to serve as your

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division commander . I need you to

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remain ready for the fight on the

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horizon whenever it may be and whomever

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it may be against . I need you ready .

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Your nation needs you ready . While

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americans may feel uncertainty about

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many things . The one certainty that

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remains is our ability to remain ready .

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When the nation is the least ready .

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Our resolve to answer our nation's call

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remains the priority of our Marine

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corps . In order to be ready . We must

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remain disciplined , dedicated to our

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warfighting craft and we must

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strengthen the bonds between one

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another , prepare yourselves at all

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times . Marines always be ready when

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the nation calls marines of the Red

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Diamond are among the corps's finest .

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Our strength comes from our ability to

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work together to meet our mission

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objectives . Marines that serve in our

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ranks today have a diversity of

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experience , capabilities and education .

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Additionally , we all share our warrior

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ethos and a spree decor . We are proud

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to serve along each and every one of

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them and when the red star cluster goes

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up , you will write the next chapter of

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the Red Diamond , just as the marines

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of the division in previous conflicts ,

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Marines be proud of where you serve .

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Be proud of the fact that you are part

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of the red diamond and always remember

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you are necessary value and deadly .

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There are countless reasons to serve ,

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but there is no greater reason than

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serving our nation as a United States

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Marine . For all that in the name and

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bodies , there is truly no higher

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purpose . Thank you for all that . You

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do stay marine in the red Diamond

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simplified Ellis Marines .