WEBVTT 00:00.840 --> 00:04.550 Thank you so much . Good morning . Um , 00:07.210 --> 00:09.266 let me start by thanking the men and 00:09.266 --> 00:12.690 women of , of armed forces for 00:14.080 --> 00:16.460 keeping this country free . Uh , 00:16.470 --> 00:18.470 something that we should never ever 00:18.470 --> 00:20.526 ever take for granted and you know , 00:20.526 --> 00:22.748 most of you have heard me , some of you 00:22.748 --> 00:24.859 have heard me speak probably before , 00:24.859 --> 00:27.081 know that . I always start wherever I'm 00:27.081 --> 00:26.280 at , by the way , large groups , small 00:26.280 --> 00:28.750 groups thinking and I always say 00:28.750 --> 00:30.861 thanking that group of folks that are 00:30.861 --> 00:32.861 not here that are not in the in the 00:32.861 --> 00:34.806 celebrations and in the meetings , 00:34.806 --> 00:36.806 whatever , but but it's the men and 00:36.806 --> 00:36.660 women that keep us free . What a 00:36.660 --> 00:38.827 privilege to be able today . However , 00:38.827 --> 00:40.882 to say thank those that are not here 00:40.882 --> 00:43.049 who are serving around the country and 00:43.049 --> 00:45.104 abroad . But also thank the ones who 00:45.104 --> 00:48.020 are here serving in Southern command 00:48.200 --> 00:50.144 with the risk of doing something a 00:50.144 --> 00:53.360 little risky . General uh john 00:53.360 --> 00:55.740 Richardson mentioned a lot of different 00:55.740 --> 00:58.340 individuals , we need to mention her 00:58.350 --> 01:01.410 because leadership matters and she 01:01.410 --> 01:04.580 actually brought this thing down to a 01:04.580 --> 01:06.610 landing and what we are witnessing 01:06.610 --> 01:08.721 today is what we're starting today in 01:08.721 --> 01:11.010 this groundbreaking has been years of 01:11.010 --> 01:14.350 hard work by many of the folks that are 01:14.350 --> 01:16.620 here today . The commissioner , former 01:16.620 --> 01:18.842 mayor , the mayor , former commissioner 01:18.842 --> 01:21.090 and school board member , the former 01:21.090 --> 01:23.146 county Commissioner , all of you who 01:23.146 --> 01:25.350 have been in working for this to make 01:25.350 --> 01:27.430 this a reality . General Richardson 01:27.430 --> 01:30.280 mentioned the f A a and that was a bit 01:30.280 --> 01:32.502 of an issue for many , many years , but 01:32.502 --> 01:34.336 they came through , did they not 01:34.336 --> 01:36.391 general and because of their efforts 01:36.391 --> 01:38.613 and their willingness to cooperate , we 01:38.613 --> 01:40.780 are here today . General daily , thank 01:40.780 --> 01:42.724 you for what you do day in day out 01:42.724 --> 01:45.580 throughout , uh , your long and your 01:45.580 --> 01:48.530 wide area of responsibility and thank 01:48.530 --> 01:50.830 you for what you've done and continue 01:50.830 --> 01:53.940 to do and we'll continue to do to make 01:53.950 --> 01:57.100 this a reality . It is no secret , as 01:57.100 --> 01:59.960 you've heard that everybody is moving 01:59.960 --> 02:02.127 to florida . I want to , you know , to 02:02.127 --> 02:04.480 paraphrase a colleague of mine in the 02:04.480 --> 02:06.758 United States House of Representatives , 02:06.758 --> 02:08.980 heck we're concerned so many people are 02:08.980 --> 02:11.460 moving here . It might tip over uh on a 02:11.460 --> 02:13.793 serious note though , on a serious note , 02:13.793 --> 02:15.849 obviously , the cost of housing is a 02:15.849 --> 02:19.060 challenge and this is gonna go , this 02:19.060 --> 02:21.116 is gonna be so important for so many 02:21.116 --> 02:24.150 folks who have volunteered to save to 02:24.150 --> 02:26.630 serve this country . And yet you have a 02:26.640 --> 02:28.890 very difficult time making ends meet . 02:28.900 --> 02:30.990 And the fact that it's right here 02:31.000 --> 02:33.840 across the street from South com makes 02:33.840 --> 02:36.007 it so much more convenient . So to all 02:36.007 --> 02:38.007 of you that have made this possible 02:38.070 --> 02:40.000 from the elected officials to the 02:40.000 --> 02:43.980 previous leadership of and General 02:43.980 --> 02:46.147 Richardson to the current leadership . 02:46.147 --> 02:48.280 Thank you for your hard work for your 02:48.280 --> 02:50.640 efforts . Thank you all of you who 02:50.640 --> 02:53.540 served this nation to make sure that it 02:53.550 --> 02:56.170 is the greatest , the freest and most 02:56.170 --> 02:58.900 prosperous nation in the entire world . 02:58.910 --> 03:01.830 And we know with your work , it will 03:01.840 --> 03:04.870 always be the greatest nation on the 03:04.870 --> 03:06.981 planet . So thank you all a great day 03:06.981 --> 03:09.340 to celebrate to groundbreaking . And 03:09.340 --> 03:11.173 again , a lot of hard work still 03:11.173 --> 03:13.810 remains . But the hard stuff that's 03:13.810 --> 03:16.120 behind this soon enough , we're gonna 03:16.120 --> 03:18.350 have housing for our men and women to 03:18.350 --> 03:20.610 be able to walk across the street and 03:20.610 --> 03:22.721 go to their place of work in southern 03:22.721 --> 03:24.943 command . It's a great privilege and an 03:24.943 --> 03:26.943 honor to be with you . It's a great 03:26.943 --> 03:29.166 privilege and honor to have had a small 03:29.166 --> 03:31.277 part small role to play in that . And 03:31.277 --> 03:33.221 I'm looking forward to those folks 03:33.221 --> 03:36.350 finally being here . And yes , mayor 03:36.360 --> 03:38.470 Christie Christie Fraga and yes , 03:38.480 --> 03:41.140 hanging out in Darryl because there's 03:41.140 --> 03:43.510 no better place to be . So thank you 03:43.510 --> 03:45.677 God bless you all and may God continue 03:45.677 --> 03:47.954 to bless this United States of America . 03:47.954 --> 03:48.410 Thank you so much .