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involved . 

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This generation liberated a continent . 

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This generation saved people . 

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This generation is an example of the 

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soldiers of the First Infantry Division 

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Today . We were able to participate in 

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a ceremony to commemorate the first 

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infantry divisions um accomplishments 

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on D Day 78 years ago . It's incredibly 

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humbling just to be able to um To sit 

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here and embrace everything that 

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happened that day , especially with the 

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patch that I'm wearing and and knowing 

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what , they what they endured 78 years 

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ago . It's pretty special to know that 

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americans were willing to sacrifice for 

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our allied forces . Um when I think 

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about that , it's selfless service , 

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they came in and gave it their all 

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knowing the , the chances that they had 

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going back home were slim to none . 

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Yesterday I spent an entire afternoon 

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at the the american cemetery at 

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Normandy and just just up the road from 

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here . And that was just an incredible , 

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incredible experience to walk the rows 

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and reflect and think about all those 

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lives that not only served here in 

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Normandy but throughout throughout the 

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war . Um , so that was incredibly 

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humbling . And then just spending the 

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morning yesterday on the beach and 

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doing a couple of ceremonies , um 

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really just make sure makes you Proud 

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of everything that you're serving for . 

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Um , and that we did 78 years ago , you 

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know , no matter how hard things can 

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get at times , no matter how much we 

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have to endure as soldiers . Um taking 

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the time to reflect and to come to 

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places like this , really make you 

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incredibly proud to serve from hell to 

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victory . We are the fighting first . 

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No mission too difficult , no sacrifice 

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too great duty first .