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Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen ,

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and welcome to the presentation of the

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basic aviation badge with astronaut

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device . And the basic space badge to

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Major Kate Rubins . Our host for

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today's ceremony is the commanding

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general of the seventy-fifth United

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States Army Reserve Innovation Command ,

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Major General Michelle Link . Please

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stand for the arrival of the official

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party .

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Please be seated .

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Ladies and gentlemen , Major General

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Link .

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It's OK . So good afternoon . So

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good afternoon , sir . So , uh , to

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begin with , we are honored to be

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joined today by the Chief of the Army

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Reserve , Lieutenant General Robert

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Harder , uh , Breeder General Stanley ,

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CW 5 Horn , Command Sir Major Turner ,

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Brigaer General Howard , where are you ,

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Stephanie ? There you are . It's

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Admiral Donovan , so thank you for ,

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for showing up as well . Um , Chief of

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Staff Bill Dalton , right , uh , Chief

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astronaut Joe Aqaba , thank you , and

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flight operations director Norman

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Knight , so he's not here , OK , but we

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welcome him anyway , um , so a warm

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welcome to Major Rubens , uh , her

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family , her mother , Reverend and

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Holly . Uh , her stepfather , Reverend

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retired Barry Beisner , um , her

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partner , Doctor Yael Hochberg , and

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her fellow Se US Army Reserve

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Innovation Command soldiers . Thank you

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all for joining us today . Um , to mark

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this momentous occasion of Major Rubens

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and joining the elite group of Army

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soldiers who have qualified for the

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Army astronaut device . Major Rubens is

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making history , and she will be the

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first Army reserve soldier to receive

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the astronaut device . Admittedly it's

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not a device we were familiar with , so

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we had to do a lot of searching and ,

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and Google referencing , um . Um , and

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I , for anybody that's looked up Major

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Rubin's , uh , phenomenally gifted ,

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phenomenally humble , uh , significant

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presence , um , in any Google search ,

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but we wanted to share maybe a little

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bit of anecdotal feedback , um , on

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some of the , the , the comments

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related to today's event . So some of

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the questions from fans out there were

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whether wanting to know whether you

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have to now do annual training from

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space . Um , with regard to the Army

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combat fitness test , some have said

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that your overhead ball throw is likely

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still traveling . Um , others wanted to

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know how slow your cyber awareness

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training loaded in space if you did in

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fact do that . That having a 2 mile

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time about 1.5 a second on the

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International Space shuttle is pretty

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badass and with near zero gravity will

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always pass weight and normally and I

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think this is a sentiment that we , we

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all espouse , you would need 20

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soldiers to achieve half of what you

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have achieved , OK ? So Major Rubens

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was born in Farmington , Connecticut

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and raised in Napa , California . As a

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child , she dreamed of being an

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astronaut . I have heard that you did

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chores around the house to work toward

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your goal of attending space camp ,

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which you did in 7th grade . After

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space camp graduation , Major Rubens

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took on more math and science classes .

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Her efforts landed her at the

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University of California San Diego ,

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where she received her Bachelor of

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Science in molecular biology . Major

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Rubens conducted her undergraduate

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research on HIV one integration in the

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infectious diseases laboratory at the

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Salk Institute for Biological Studies .

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She went on to earn a PhD in cancer

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biology from Stanford University .

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During her PhD time , she focused on

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biodefense , particularly high

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consequence pathogens like smallpox ,

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monkeypox , and Ebola . Major Rubin was

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a visiting researcher at the US Army

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Medical Research Institute of

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Infectious Diseases . I'm gonna call

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that USAM RID for short as I continue

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to go through . That's , that's a lot

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to say . Together with Army researchers ,

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Doctor Rubens and colleagues developed

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the first model of smallpox infection .

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She then became a fellow and principal

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investigator at the Whitehead Institute

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for Biomedical Research along with MIT

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and continued to work with USAM RID ,

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uh , headed a lab of 14 researchers

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studying viral diseases that primarily

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affect Central and West Africa ,

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including multiple missions with

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USAMRED to the Democratic Republic of

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Congo for monkeypox outbreaks . She

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conducted bio defense research and

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collaborative projects with the US Army

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to develop therapies for Ebola and

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Lassa viruses . Major Rubin has

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published and presented her work in

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numerous papers internationally and in

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scientific conferences and scientific

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journals . In 2009 , Major Rubin

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became a member of the 20th NASA

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astronaut class and the third Space

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Camp alumna to fly in space when she

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launched to the International Space

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Station in July of 2016 . Major Rubens ,

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direct commissioned into the Army

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Reserve in 2021 as a microbiologist ,

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and she currently serves with the

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seventy-fifth US Army Innovation

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Command . As an innovation officer .

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She supports in this capacity , the

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Army reserve by providing advanced

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biomedical technology expertise through

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engineering and technology aiding in

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the modernization of biological and

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medical innovation . Major Rubens has

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participated in the Army Future

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Command's director of concepts led

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Future Studies program , which are

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critical to providing input into the

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new Army war fighting concept as the US

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Army charts a path forward as its

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largest period of transformation in

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decades . Major Rubens supported key

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synthetic biology and chemical threat

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detection , protection and

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decontamination events . These events

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have led to 21 new concept required

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capabilities , many of which are

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focused on medical , biological , and

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chemical disciplines . Through this

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network , she has been critical in

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connecting the the DevO Development

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Command CEM Bio Center to the broader

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Department of Defense research

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community on bio defense related

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research . Major Rubens is a unique

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individual who holds both military and

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civilian spaceflight credentials . Her

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research , while on board the

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International Space Space Station ,

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excuse me , has advanced scientific

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knowledge and paved the way for future

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space exploration endeavors . Her

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experience in NASA as a researcher and

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biomedical professional . His clear

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relevant application to the US Army as

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we develop new concepts to address the

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growing number of medical and

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biological challenges expected on the

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future battlefield . Major Rubens is a

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stellar example of the Army's core

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values and what it means to lead a life

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of service . She inspires audiences

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around the world in her service as an

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astronaut and army reserve soldier and

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is the embodiment of twice the citizen .

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We are incredibly proud to have Major

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Rubens within our command and to serve

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alongside of her . Today she will

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receive the basic Army Aviation badge ,

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which is awarded to officers who have

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attended an aeronautical rating of Army

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Aviator as prescribed and Army

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Regulation 600-105 . The army

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astronaut device that is affixed to

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Major Rubin's aviator badge is a gold

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colored device , 7/16 inch in length ,

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consisting of a star emitting three

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contrails encircled by an elliptical

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orbit . The chief of staff of the army

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awards the Army astronaut device to

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personnel who meet the award

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qualifications , which consists of

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first , completion of initial

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qualification training as an astronaut ,

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and second , through the course of

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operational military . Duties achieving

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an altitude equal or greater than 62

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miles , 100 kilometers of altitude ,

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Carmine line , we had to look that one

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up too . Um , the internationally

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recognized altitude demarcating space .

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Major Rubin is also receiving . The

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basic space badge , which was awarded

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to active Army , Army reserve , and

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National Guard soldiers who

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successfully complete appropriate

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space-related education or training and

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serve the required number of months in

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an army space cadre approved or coded

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position or while performing duties in

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a space mission area . Major Reubens ,

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would you please join me in front of

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the flag so we can affix our new badges .

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Ladies and gentlemen , please remain

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seated during the presentation . Major

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Kathleen H . Rubens is being presented

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one of the least awarded badges in the

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United States military , the aviation

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badge with astronaut device for the

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successful completion of an operational

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mission in space . In July of 2009 ,

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Major Rubin was selected as one of the

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nine members of the 20th NASA astronaut

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class . She underwent intensive

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instruction on International Space

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Station systems , spacewalks , robotics ,

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physiological training . And flight

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training at Naval Air Station Whiting

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Field and NASA in addition to extensive

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weather , land , and winter survival

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training . Major Rubens completed her

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first space flight on Expedition 4849 ,

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where she became the first person to

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sequence DNA in space . Major Rubens

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most recently served aboard the

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International Space Station as a flight

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engineer for Expedition 6364 .

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Across her two flights , she performed

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4 spacewalks and has spent a total of

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300 days in space ,

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the 4th most amount of days in space by

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United States female astronauts . This

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uniquely skilled and qualified soldier

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represents the very best of our

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talented officer corps and demonstrates

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how the United States Army will

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continue to play a pivotal role in

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future space exploration . Major

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Rubin's accomplishments speak to her

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outstanding devotion to duty and a

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testament of her commitment to the army

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and the United States by order of the

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secretary of the Army .

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The That

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OK . The basic space badge

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is awarded to Major Kathleen H . Rubins

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for 32 months of Army space operation

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service for attaining the required

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space training and experience . Signed

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Steven M . Murphy , director , office

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of the Chief of Space and Missile

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Defense .

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These are not easy to get on this

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uniform is thick .

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Sorry

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We normally do blood things .

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have been You don't put the

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bags

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I know it might have been easier to

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pound it . General Link is now

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presenting Major Rubens's a

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seventy-fifth US Army Reserve

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Innovation Command coin . You

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Thank you , General Link .

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Ladies and gentlemen , it is an honor

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and pleasure to introduce Major Kate

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Rubins to the podium .

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All right , ladies and gentlemen ,

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thank you so much for being here today .

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Uh , as part of the ceremony , I would

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like to recognize Lieutenant General

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Robert Harter , Chief of the US Army

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Reserve . Major General Michelle Link ,

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seventy-fifth Innovation , US Army

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Reserve Innovation Command Commanding

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General , Brigadier General John

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Stanley . Seventy-fifth US Army Reserve

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Innovation Command Deputy Commanding

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General CW 5 John Horn , 75th

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Innovation Command Command Chief

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Warrant Officer Command Sergeant Major

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Sherry Turner , 75th Innovation Command

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Sergeant Major , Colonel Nicholas Dill ,

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75th Army Reserve Innovation Command

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Support Group Commander . Brigadier

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General Stephanie Howard , OUSDANS .

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Mr . Bale Dalton , NASA Chief of Staff ,

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and Mr . Joe Acaba , Chief of the

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astronaut office , and that was harder

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than launching into space . I

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wanted to tell you a little bit about

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why I joined the Army Reserve . Um , I

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joined a little bit late in life , so I

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was a citizen uh when I was just a

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standard citizen when I joined NASA ,

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and I'd served a number of years at

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NASA . It's an incredible mission . Uh ,

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there's opportunities that we have as

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astronauts to serve our nation , but we

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also get some of the most incredible

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training that you can possibly have .

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And as I was serving my 2nd space

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mission , I started to feel that my

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country had given me so much . I could

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never repay it . It costs more than my

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house . It costs more than 10 houses .

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It costs more than a skyscraper in New

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York , and I was fortunate enough to be

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the recipient of all this training and

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the trust that the United States had

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put in me . How could I ever repay and

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thank the country for that ? As I

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started thinking about this a little

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bit , I had talked to one of my friends

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who was uh serving uh in the National

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Guard in the Air National Guard . And I

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started to think a little bit about

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signing up to be a reserve soldier .

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The more I thought about it , the more

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this seemed like not just some idea ,

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but something that I absolutely had to

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do . It became a drive in me and a fire

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in me to make sure that I could sign up

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and I could be both a citizen and a

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soldier . And so I commissioned into

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the Army Reserve and started serving as

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a medical officer . I've been fortunate

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enough to find a place and a home in

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the seventy-fifth Innovation Command .

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I got to tell you a little bit about

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the seventy-fifth Innovation Command

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just to say how incredible it is . This ,

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this is offering soldiers the

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opportunity to use their civilian

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skills at the highest level . So we

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have things like AI and machine

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learning , energy , autonomy , robotics ,

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synthetic biology and bio . Technology

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and cyber , these are all critical

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areas for our nation's defense , and we

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are making use of the Citizen shoulder

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program to take the best of what's out

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there in the civilian world and bring

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that into service in our country . I'm

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incredibly pleased to be able to be a

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part of this this very unique unit .

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I'm also very happy to continue to be a

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NASA astronaut , and my boss , chief of

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the astronaut Office , Joe Acaba is

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sitting right there . So hopefully I'll

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continue to be a NASA astronaut and

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serve the nation for a lot longer .

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Thank you , sir , for coming . Um ,

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these are really two unique jobs , but

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they share a lot in common . What we

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are doing in both of these missions is

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working together . We have a goal .

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We're working with a small team of

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dedicated professionals , and we depend

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on each other for our lives and to

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accomplish the mission . I see so many

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parallels between being an astronaut

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and serving in a space mission as well

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as being a US Army reserve soldier , so

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I just feel incredibly fortunate . I

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feel like the Army Reserve has offered

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me this opportunity . I don't have to

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give up my day job . I can continue to

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be an astronaut and I can serve at the

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same time . So thank you , thank you

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for giving me the opportunity to do

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this .

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Thank you , Major Rubens . Ladies and

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gentlemen , this concludes today's

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ceremony . Please join in

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congratulating Major Rubens and her

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family in the receiving line in front

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of the flags .

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Uh

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John Yeah So

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I