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we are honored to be here in the

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Republic of Korea and truly looking

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forward to developing our relationships

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in my short time here in Korea . I

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think it's abundantly clear to me as a

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commander of this unit that there's no

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stronger alliance , no stronger

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relationship in the world than that of

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the United States in the Republic of

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Korea . On behalf of my entire

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formation , we consider it the honor of

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our professional careers to have been a

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part of this important mission on the

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korean peninsula . The capabilities

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that the striker Brigade combat team

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from the second Striker Brigade combat

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Team , second Infantry Division , that

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what they're bringing here to the

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peninsula is incredibly exciting . It's

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unique and it's also historic as the

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first striker formation to be on the

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korean peninsula , the experience that

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they shared with their Republic of

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Korea army counterparts , that's life

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experience that they will experience

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nowhere else . And so as we get ready

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to close mission here and head home to

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Fort bliss texas , I speak on behalf of

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all of my soldiers when I say that we

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will miss the korean people and our

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rock army counterparts more than

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anything else and we wish them the best

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of luck in the future