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This is such a special day because we

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are on the cusp of Medal of Honor Day ,

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which is a few days in the future ,

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Tuesday , March 25th . That is also the

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day we're unveiling the to the nation ,

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the National Medal of Honor Museum

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located in Arlington , Texas . Museum

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dedicated to you . It's an amazing

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place for folks to come visit and

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that's where we're gonna showcase the

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stories of the 3,528 Medal of Honor

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recipients . Medal of Honor recipients

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are normal human beings who had a life

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prior to military service and and of

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the living a life after service , and

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it's those arcs of of journeys through

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life that we aim to tell . Keep the

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faith in yourself , keep the faith in

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your teammates , keep the faith in your

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leadership and in in your mission and

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the promises of others . You gonna go

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to boot camp ? And you're gonna tell

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your comrades in arms , your fellow

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airmen who enlisted you , and they're

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not gonna believe you . So when you

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leave today , the fact that you had 6

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Medal of Honor recipients here . To do

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this , to bring you into this family ,

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make sure you get pictures . Today

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really is about recognizing service and

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it's it's , it's service being

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recognized through the Medal of Honor

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and the Medal of Honor is an award

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that's given out to an individual , but

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really . The award isn't given to the

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individual so much as it's given to the

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idea of service , so the award really

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represents service to the nation . It

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represents what we're willing

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aspirationally to do on behalf of that

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idea on a day like today , having a

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community like this come out and and

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recognize us , it's also recognizing

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them , them coming out to see us and to

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support us at this moment is about

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supporting our collective goals and our

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collective ethos . Every person needs a

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little courage in your life , whether

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it's to pick up and move your family ,

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accept a new job , or resist a bully in

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school , whatever it takes courage in

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different forms and factors , and we're

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going to inspire people through our

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stories .