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- The South Carolina National Guard

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has currently about 450 soldiers

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in the airmen that are on duty
supporting the COVID mission.

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We're out here today with the department

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of corrections meeting with
some of our soldiers who were

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on mission here, supporting
the department of corrections

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in food service preparation.

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Had an opportunity to talk

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with some of the soldiers
just a few minutes ago,

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they're from various
units throughout the state

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but they have a very common background.

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They enjoy serving,

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they enjoy helping others,
especially in a time of need.

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They're cooking meals here today,

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they cooked three meals a day.

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They're feeding about
750 inmates here at one

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of the corrections facilities,

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they're providing the
food service preparation.

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They then package the meals up

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and then the meals are distributed

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to the inmates throughout
the facility here.

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- So it's invaluable what
your soldiers are doing

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with the food services and with medical

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and things of that nature,

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they're literally saving
people's lives every day.

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So, without the invaluable
service of the soldiers,

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the men and women of the
South Carolina National Guard

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we would just be in a war but not here.

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This partnership has been greater

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than I ever thought it could be.

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What you're doing is making it safer

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for not only this institution,

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but making it safe for others,

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'cause we have to pull people

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from higher level, more
secure institutions

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and bring them over here
to help make the food

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for the folks cause
minimum security on prison.

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South Carolina should be very
proud of the National Guard,

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the men and women who work
tirelessly to keep us safe,

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they're keeping our
prisons safe, which is good

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for public safety, which is
good for citizens safety.

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I cannot thank them enough

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for what they've done
and thank General McCarty

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and his command staff for stepping

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up and answering the call on
this very important issue.