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(slow sad piano music)

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- [Narrator] Today you will see that

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the Marines and sailors on these stones,

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are assembled in their
last battalion formations.

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They fought together in units,

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and they will stand guard
over this place as a unit.

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We will never forget them.

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(slow sad piano music)

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- This Memorial Day, in this
place dedicating that memorial,

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we're gonna dedicate this, to you.

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Those Vietnam veterans
who served so proudly,

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asked for so little, gave so much

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and received not much for your troubles.

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You need to understand
that we care about you,

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we love you.

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Always have.

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Always will.

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- The battalions of this regiment

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represented here today lost a total

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of 2,706 Marines and
sailors killed in action

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during the Vietnam War.

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Much has been written
about the Vietnam War.

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And 5th Marine story service there but,

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the message of this memorial that

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stands behind us today is simple.

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These men fought for
freedom and each other.

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These men brought honor
to their communities.

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These men loved their
country, and they died for it.

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(slow sad piano music)