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You can find the National Guard in the

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heart of almost every one of our

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communities .

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You could find the National Guard in

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the heart of the human experience .

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You can find the National Guard in the

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heart of our joint force .

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You can find the National Guard in the

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hearts of countless people around the

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world . The state partners , we

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trained alongside

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the grateful hikers rescued from

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wildfires . The Children who

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high fived you during a deployment and

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the families who support us will hold

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each and every one of you as their hero .

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There are more than 22,000 guardsmen

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serving far from home .

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That's why we get ready , stay ready

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and remain ready so we

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can answer the call when it comes

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and yet we still meet every mission .

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We still meet every deployment and we

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still uphold our promise to America to

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be always ready . Always there .

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It's a story of people .

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It's a story of selflessness ,

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the store of readiness and a story of

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our commitment to our fellow Americans .

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It's a reminder of who we are , what we

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stand for and all we can accomplish

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together . Yes , the National Guard

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really is at the heart of it all .

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And at the heart of the National Guard

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is you . I'm honored ,

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proud and humbled to serve beside you

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and remain always ready . Always there .