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Guard Nation SCA Raines and I join our

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entire National Guard family in praying

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for the recovery of two West Virginia

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National Guard heroes who were shot

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while protecting our nation's capital

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today . The chief and I were planning

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to spend Thanksgiving with our guard

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and joint force troops here in

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Guantanamo Bay , but we're returning to

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Washington DC to be with our guardsmen

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there who continue to protect the

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capital city . Our guardsmen are part

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of the very fabric of our nation . We

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are devastated by the senseless act of

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violence , and we will remain on

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station to defend and protect our

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fellow citizens at home and abroad .

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Guard Nation , I am so very proud and

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grateful for all that you do . Stronger

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together .