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Hi , my name is C W five A 10th L MD

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CS newest command , Chief Foreign

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Officer . I am one of four female C W

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five s in the Air Defense branch . And

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the first in my M O si joined the army

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in 1994 29 years ago .

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And initially I had several reasons to

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join . I wanted to be a part of a

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bigger team , something bigger than

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myself . I wanted to travel and

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honestly , I just wanted to get out of

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the town that I was born and raised in .

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So during the years that I've served ,

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I've learned a couple of things , I've

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learned that women tend to take care of

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others before we take care of ourselves .

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So my advice to all women is to take

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some time and dedicate that to yourself ,

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to nurture yourself , to know your

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identity , know your voice and know

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what's important to you because the

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last thing we want to do is lose who we

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are . Women's history stands as a

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further reminder of strength the army

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has gained and will gain through having

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a high quality , diverse , all

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volunteer force . Thank you to all the

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women who have served and who are still

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serving in uniform , you matter .