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- I served in the Marine Corp as a 2818,

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which is basically an IT tech.

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- I served in the United
States Army Reserves

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as a Master Sergeant.

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- I served in the U.S. Air Force from

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2002 to 2006 as a Medic.

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- I served in the United States Navy

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and I was an Aviational
Structural Mechanic.

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- [Narrator] Since the
birth of our nation,

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more than 41 million Americans
have served our country

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in the U.S. military.

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Encompassing more than 30%
of the entire work force

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NAVSUP Business System Center,

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veterans in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

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will join the Navy in
our nation November 11th

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to honor the bravery and sacrifice of

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all U.S. service members on Veteran's Day.

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- Veteran's Day is a
reminder that those people,

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even if certain parts of our
society have thrown them away

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that they still matter.

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- I just want to say thank
you to everyone I served with

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from the 980th Engineers,
the 365th Engineers,

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542nd Quartermaster, 298th
SMC, 2nd Battalion ARC.

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Without everyone in those units

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you know I wouldn't be sitting here today.

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- Honoring those who are
willing to stand up and

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say "Yep I will be more
than happy to defend the

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United States, and if that means my life

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then that mean my life".

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- [Narrator] On the 11th
hour of the 11th day

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of the 11th month,

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World War I ended in 1918

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with Germany signing an
armistice agreement for peace.

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This day would set a trend
for remembrance of veterans

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around the world for decades to come.

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Following World War II and the Korean War,

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veterans service
organizations urged congress

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to change the commemoration
of Armistice Day to

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include all American veterans.

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Legislation was amended in 1954

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by striking out the word armistice

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and replacing it with veterans

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to honor the service of all who serve

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in the U.S. military.

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- I reach out to my friends,

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I reach out to the, those
that I know of that I've

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served with in 2nd FSSG and 3rd FSSG.

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- To me it's more about giving back to my

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brothers and sisters you know.

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Thanking them for what
they did for me back

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in 2004 and 2005.

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- Veteran's Day is a way of honoring

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those who have served and sacrificed

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in order to protect and preserve

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the people and the freedoms back home.

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- I believe that as a civilian

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we exist to support
the war fighter period.

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- Continuing to serve means
being committed to the mission.

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Trying to help in any way
that I can the, the Navy

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to achieve that mission,
whatever that might be

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at the time.

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