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Well today , around around the world

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really uh wherever uh gold star

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family members , mothers and uh and

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survivors uh are , are the United

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States Army is uh taking some time to

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recognize the uh the sacrifice of those

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family members . Those mothers that had

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a uh uh a service member uh who , who ,

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who died in defense of our nation .

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Today , the United States Army is

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recognizing gold star mothers and

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family members across the globe ,

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recognizing their sacrifice and also

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symbolizing the army's commitment to

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those families here in uh uh in Pulaski

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uh barracks and Pulaski Park . Uh the

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United States Army garrison Ryland

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Faults is uh honoring our uh gold star

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mothers and family members with a

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ceremony . And also uh the bench that's

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behind me uh as a as a symbol of our

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gratitude for their sacrifice . But it

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also serves as a place of reflection uh

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to for , for anyone really who may have

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known someone that passed away in

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service of our nation to come and think

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about uh you know , that loss and what

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it means to them here in the United

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States army garrison , Ryland Faults at

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Pulaski barracks uh in Pulaski Park .

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Today , we recognize the uh gold star

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mothers and their families with a

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ceremony uh also with the bench that's

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behind me , uh symbolizing the army's

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gratitude for the sacrifice of those

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family members . And also to give them

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AAA place uh of , of peace and quiet

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that they can come and reflect upon the

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sacrifices of uh of their loved ones

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and what it means to them here at

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the ceremony . Today , we're , we're so

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grateful to have uh a all of the gold

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star family members and survivors

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attend . I know it's a difficult time

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for them , but uh it's an opportunity

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for us here in the army to extend our ,

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our gratefulness for their sacrifice

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and , you know , on behalf of the

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garrison , on behalf of the army , II ,

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I would extend my condolences for their

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loss , not only theirs but to all gold

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star families across the United States

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and the , and the world . So you did

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great .