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We are so excited to have all of you

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here today with us . For those that

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don't know , this is the first time

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we've had this in about a decade . So

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the last time we ran this was 2014 . So

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here we're gonna have an open house

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with all sorts of activities .

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This space not only has a huge economic

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impact on the community . Uh We help

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take care of veterans , but we also

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make sure that our soldiers and airmen

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are ready for whenever our country or

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our commonwealth need us . One of the

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things that we're trying to do is bring

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the community to us , even though we've

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secured posts , it's still open to the

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public if they want to come and see

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things , you know , we , our men and

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women are part of the fabric of our

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community . And so it's , it's just a ,

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you know , it's a great story that we

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love to tell , but we couldn't do

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without the community . I mean ,

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military base got all the cool toys and ,

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uh , little guy because he's at that

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age where he wants to see this stuff

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and half of this stuff I never saw , I

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mean , I grew up here and drove through

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here and it's see seeing these guys do

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what they're doing , the helicopter and

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this piping edition , it's pretty ,

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pretty amazing . It's a lot of fun ,

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especially for the kids . Um , they get

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to see so many different , different

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types of army equipment you're ready .

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Uh One of my favorite things here

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was semi truck . Another thing

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was in the amphibious vehicle .

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We literally are your neighbors . We're

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your friends , talk to a soldier or an

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airman . They love to tell their story ,

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the sense of purpose we have and the

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job we do . We're proud to serve our

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commonwealth and our country when they

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need us . But we also , are you ?