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literally in every conflict that the 

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nation has been in over the last 80 

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years . This division has led the way 

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and has been at the forefront of 

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protecting American interests , on 

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protecting our countries and supporting 

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our friends and allies across the globe . 

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And that really is where we have come 

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from . E think A So I was 

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thinking about now is also is , is 

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where we going next ? And and I 

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think I feel a lot of times I feel 

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really similar to whoever the division 

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Commander Waas when the division was 

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founded , I feel a little bit the same . 

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Is that what it would have been like to 

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have been the commander of the first 

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Marine Division in 1941 knowing that 

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that war was coming ? And unfortunately , 

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I think we have way have returned to a 

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place where great power wars is yet 

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again , a very real possibility . So I 

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literally I wake up every day thinking 

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that and making sure that the first 

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Marine Division is gonna be fit for 

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purpose and is gonna be ready for the 

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challenges that are yet to come