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Always ready .

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Always there

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over and over our service members

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answer the nation's call , defending

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our freedoms and responding when others

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need help . The most , the spirit of

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service is at the heart of everything

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we do . We serve our nation and our

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people . We serve the constitution . We

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serve alongside our allies and partners ,

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our joint force and our inter agency

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colleagues . But we serve because we

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believe we can make a difference

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because we believe progress is possible

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and optimism is a force multiplier for

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turning those beliefs into action .

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We are defending a nation that has more

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than 330 million people that call it

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home . We are defending a constitution

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that over 1.3 million Americans have

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died to uphold . We must be ready to

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ensure our freedoms are never in doubt

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nor democracy throughout the world . We

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are all part of a team making us

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stronger together and stronger tomorrow .

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We succeed because of the awesome power

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of our people . Every single soldier

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and airman in our organization is vital

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to the success of our nation and our

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freedoms . They unselfishly defend our

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nation and our freedoms with their

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lives . They make sacrifices to serve

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in harm's way . And even when it's

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tough , they always answer the nation's

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call with strategic depth and an

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operational reserve for our services .

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Yet able to respond across the United

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States from over 2500 communities to

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serve our citizens every minute of

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every day , the National Guard is and

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always will be a proven and experienced

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force ready today and more ready

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tomorrow .