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International Naval Review is a

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celebration of the 250th birthday of

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the United States , and I'm really

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thankful that we have a few 100 Marines

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here to celebrate the Marine Corps'

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contribution to that history ,

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representing 250 years' worth of brave

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men and women who have worn the cloth

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before us . I just feel so proud to be

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a United States Marine , especially

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here in New York City , as we celebrate

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the 250th birthday .

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I was 12 years old for the 200 .

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It's a , it's a great way to honor the

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country . It really is . And the way

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Everybody came together to celebrate

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the 250th birthday of the United States

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was phenomenal . Between the parades ,

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the ships , the fireworks .

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Participating in the Iron Army is

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absolutely everything being out here

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and having the opportunity to not only ,

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uh , bring together Americans but the

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people that protect this country as

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well is just an absolute honor and I

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think it's gonna set the standard and

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the expectation for the people of New

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York City . It's an honor . um , I've

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never been a part of anything like this ,

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so being able to do something this big

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makes me wanna be more motivated in the

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Marine Corps , and it just allows me to

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celebrate my nation that I chose to

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fight for . For Marines , we will

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always be there . We may not be in

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uniform . But we will be there . Plain

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and simple .