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- Today, the opportunity
came up to get our vaccines,

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so I came down with the Sergeant Major

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and some of the MCI West staff.

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So we get our first shot.

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We'll be back in three more weeks

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to get the second or the follow-up
shot that we need to take

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so that we can hopefully
get ahead of this virus

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and get back to something
resembling normal.

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Even though that we got the vaccine today,

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we know that we'll still social distance,

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we'll continue to wear our masks

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so that we can help bend the curve down

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and again, get back to
something resembling normal.

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- I opted to get the COVID vaccine

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because I want to show
my friends and family

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and the Marines I work with
that the vaccine is totally safe

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and is going to help the
Marine Corps in the long run.

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(voices overlapping)

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- I opted to take the COVID vaccine today

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because I think it's about
protecting the force.

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I think it's about
protecting the population

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but I also think it's
about leading by example,

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setting that example

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to show the rest of the
Marines and Sailors out there

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that this vaccine is
safe, it was easy to take,

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and it's our first step

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in really getting back to a normal life.

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(electricity sizzling)

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(air whooshes)

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(metal clangs)