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Hi , it's Colonel Tim Monroe and Chief

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Master Sergeant Carl Vogel . Sadly ,

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our time at Grand Forks Air Force Base

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in the 3-19th reconnaissance wing has

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come to an end , and before we leave ,

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we wanted to offer a quick message to

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all of you to convey our thanks , our

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appreciation , and our continued

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support for you and the missions of

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this wing , Chief . I'll start out with

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thanking the Chamber of Commerce and

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the local Military Affairs Committee

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and all of our honorary commanders for

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all that you do in support of the base

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and our airmen and our mission . Our

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teamwork is vital and thank you so much

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for everything you've done for us . uh ,

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a quick message to all of our airmen

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and our families here . At Grand Forks

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Air Force Base and every unit that we

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have around the world , we're extremely

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proud of everything you've done and

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accomplished over the last couple of

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years , and we're really excited to see

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where the 319th reconnaissance wing

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goes in the next couple of years as we

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continue to execute our nation's

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mission . Over to you , sir . Thanks ,

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Chief . You know this message comes

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with a lot of mixed emotions . I , I

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have to start by saying thank you to

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the whole of the community for the way

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that they welcomed the Vogel family and

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the Monroe family two years ago . In

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addition to the Military Affairs

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Committee , the Chamber of Commerce ,

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all of our community partners , uh ,

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those are the businesses , the

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University of North Dakota , our

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mission partners on the installation

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from Customs and Border Protection ,

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the Space Development Agency . Grand

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Sky and all of the tenants that are on

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that installation have meant an

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enormous amount to us because you stand

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behind us . Suffice it to say these

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jobs are pretty challenging . They come

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with time on the road . They come with

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very difficult and heavy decisions ,

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and all of those things were made

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possible because I've got an amazing

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family that stands behind me and Chief

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Vogel has an amazing family that stands

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behind him . And so for Beth Logan and

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Molly and for my side Jenny Jackson and

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Wyatt , we're deeply grateful for

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everything that you've done for the two

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of us and our leadership capacities to

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help motivate us to stay in the fight ,

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to stay engaged , and to stay fully

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committed to this very rare and unique

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opportunity to be a wing commander and

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a command chief . Beyond that , to our

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military service members , you continue

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to deliver for the nation every day ,

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and you do it with high distinction and

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with honor . We're extremely proud of

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you . We're extremely proud of what you

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do for our nation , who you are , and

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an especially big thanks to our family

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members because you are the unsung

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heroes that stand behind every single

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person who wears a uniform . We owe you

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a debt of gratitude that we cannot

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repay . And that's why we simply say

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thank you , we say thank you for the

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work that you do day in and day out ,

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the encouragement that you continue to

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provide to your loved ones and the fact

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that you stand behind them with

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absolute certainty that we're doing the

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right things and we're gonna continue

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to work hard to defend our great nation .

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It's been a privilege to serve with you ,

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Chief , and it's been a privilege to be

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able to serve as part of the 319th

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Reconnaissance Wing , Grand Forks Air

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Force Base , all of our operating

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locations , and the future looks very

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bright for this organization . Thank

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you all very much , and we will see you

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down life's path . Talk to you very

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soon . bye bye .