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Your oath of office connects you to the

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line of soldiers stretching back to the

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founding of our country and in the

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larger sense , it grows from ancient ,

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even timeless roots , reflecting the

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tone and commitment of youth long ago ,

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who believe freedom is worth defending

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in terms of serving something larger

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than yourself . Yours is the same oath

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that was taken by the young men of

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ancient Athens . They pledged to fight

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for the ideals and sacred things to

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their city , to revere and obey the

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city's laws and do their best to incite

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a like respect another and to pass on

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their city state far greater and more

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beautiful than they had received .

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