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my wife and I both have very demanding 

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jobs . We have jobs where there's a lot 

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of people relying on us and we can 

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never forget that the two most 

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important people relying on us , our 

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two kids at home . 

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It's important to acknowledge the 

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Children because they sacrifice much 

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more than we do as parents . On top of 

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that , they didn't get asked to 

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sacrifice and they didn't get asked to 

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serve where for us it's a voluntary 

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service for them . It isn't , it's just 

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follow along and grow where you're 

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planted . It's important to to 

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recognize their struggles and their 

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sacrifices . And this is a great way to 

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do that . But my favorite thing is 

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coming home and just seeing them run to 

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try to just give me that hug to say 

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thanks for being my dad's , my kids are 

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my joy and they make everything worth 

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coming to work for 

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on behalf 

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of Colonel Long and the rest of the 

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team . Vanderburgh leadership , I want 

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to say thank you to all the families 

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out there who do have military Children 

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and a special thank you to the military 

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Children here on Vandenberg . You 

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sacrifice a lot . Mom and dad 

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appreciate it and all of us appreciate 

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it as well . So thank you for what you 

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do