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The importance of reading . It brings

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you through a magical wonder . Reading

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makes me feel like I can do .

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My favorite books are survivor . report .

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Gone to the woods .

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because letting my brother read to my .

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This month is Read Across America . Uh ,

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I had the opportunity to come here and

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read to my little brother Xander's

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class . I roamed and rambled , and I

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followed my footsteps to the sparkling

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sands of her diamond deserts , and all

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around me , a voice was sounding . This

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land was made for you and me . We read

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two different books just highlighting

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the different stories that these kids

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can read and kind of giving them a

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better understanding about the

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importance of , of reading and the

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stories that are told and how stories

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can connect us , build bridges , and

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broaden their understanding of the

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world . I think it's great for the kids

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to see someone , not only someone in

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the military , but from their hometown .

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That they can connect to and these kids

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have been seeing Michael for 6 years

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now , I believe , um , as he's come in

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to read to them . So to them it's

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always a big day when Michael comes

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here to read to them . This land is

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your land . This is my land

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for me having the opportunity to . Come

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home and read to my brother's class is

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absolutely heartwarming . The whole

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reason I joined the Navy was to provide

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him a good understanding and a good

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role model . Uh , so any time I'm able

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to come back here to Andover , read to

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the class , and engage with the

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students , it kind of gives me that

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opportunity in community engagement

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that I think is so important to to

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young people across America to see .

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The success that the Navy can help ,

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you know , give them . Enjoy this month ,

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right ? Reading is a , a way for us to

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expand our imagination , to explore the

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greater world , to explore different

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people , different experiences ,

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different stories , um , and never lose

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that , right ? Never lose that , that

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sense of wonder .