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New Orleans is a Marine Corps town .

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They love us . We love them . We've

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been here since the 18th century and

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we're not going anywhere . They treat

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us great .

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SA 250 is an opportunity for the United

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States to show off the naval assets

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that we hold and to partner with

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foreign nations' navies to celebrate

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our 250th birthday . We have partners

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from Chile , Colombia , Peru , Sweden ,

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partners from inside the inside the

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Coast Guard and the Navy . It's an

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amazing celebration . It has been the

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honor of my career . They love

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sailors , they love marines , they love

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all military members , right ? And , uh ,

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being able to kind of be with the

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public , right , in uniform , show how

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much they support us and how much we

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also support them by doing what we do ,

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it's a good opportunity , you know , we

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don't do it that often , but when we do ,

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you know , we like to live it up .

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It's a blessing not everybody gets to

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do this , not everybody gets to be a

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part of this organization that supports

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so many people .

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They always thank us for our service .

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They always are very supportive of what

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we do . New Orleans is a very nice area ,

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you know , we go over , see the

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different type of history that happens

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in New Orleans . You hear a little bit

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about their traditions and customs . I

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just wanna thank the New Orleanians for

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being very supportive and welcoming of

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us over this past week and just being

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very supportive of us .