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Find we live in paradise .

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We're in a island that's surrounded by

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a body of water . So it's very family

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oriented being that we're such a remote

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location . The Lati

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Stone um here in Guam is

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signifies the strength of the island

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people because back in the ancient days ,

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the Lati stones was what kept the

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houses up . If we can think about what

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I RT brings to the island , we can be

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that strength , that foundation to

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provide the health service benefits

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that majority of our island folks may

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not be able to get . This is actually

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our second time conducting the I RT

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together with the Department of Defense .

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So it's a fun experience . I say the

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demand is just as strong as last year .

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Each day , residents of the island

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began lining up at the Guam Community

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College as early as 5 a.m. four hours

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prior to the I RT clinic opening with

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help from the Guam Department of Public

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Health and Social Services planning for

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the event started last year in the days

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prior to the doors opening , the Guam

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Air National Guard provided logistical

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support and ensured mission success

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during the seven day event . 147 airmen

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from more than a dozen units provided

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services such as general medicine ,

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dental and optometry right around the

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corner at Anderson Air Force Base . A

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team of sailors fabricated glasses

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while taking care of people was the

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mission's primary purpose . Service

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members also receive real world

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training not typically accessible at

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home station . In total , more than

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1500 patients receive care valued at

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nearly $1 million . The military is

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really , it's a great opportunity and

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it's something that we suffer because

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uh many people know Guam has one of the

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highest uh people enlisting inside the

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US military . I know how proud my

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parents are with me joining the

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military and especially knowing the the

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services that were provided during the

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I RT . When my dad got really sick ,

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they would go to the Philippines to get

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the care . Only , only imagine if my

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dad was alive , he would have the same

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reaction my mom had when she came to

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the care . We hope to have this

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something similar or another IRP next

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year .

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So

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well , thank um .