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Yeah I Yeah

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I think .

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Good morning ladies and gentlemen .

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Good morning friends . I am Lieutenant

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Commander Matthew McKenny , the

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commanding officer of the ceremonial

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Honor Guard , and I will be your master

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of ceremonies this morning . Before we

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begin , I ask that all guests please

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silent all electronic devices during

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the duration of the ceremony . And as

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many of you know , the Jones family is

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from New Orleans , and they were kind

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enough to bring this wonderful heat and

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humidity here . So if everyone would

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please join me in applause , thanking

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the Jones family for this wonderful .

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And for this wonderful gift , I'll be

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sure to talk as slow as I possibly can .

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Military members will follow my lead

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for honors and follow my directions .

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For covering and uncovering during the

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national anthem , we ask that members

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in uniform stand at attention and

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render a salute , and members not in

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uniform should stand facing the flag

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with their right hand over their hearts .

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On behalf of all members of the United

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States Coast Guard workforce , active ,

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active duty , reserve , civilian

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auxiliary . Supported by our military

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families , we welcome you to today's

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ceremony . The change of watch is a

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formal time-honored event preserved by

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the rich heritage of seagoing service

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tradition . is a formal ritual

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conducted before the assembled crew and

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is designed to reaffirm the respect for

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the unbroken chain of command , which

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underpins our military service . The

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ceremony serves as a visible expression

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of the transfer of responsibility ,

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authority , and accountability from one

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individual to another . Today Master

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Chief Petty Officer . Keith Jones , the

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14th Master Chief Petty officer of the

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Coast Guard , will relieve , will be

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relieved by Master Chief Petty Officer

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Bill Waldron . Presiding over today's

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change of watch ceremony and the

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retirement of Master Chief Jones is the

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acting commandant of the United States

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Coast Guard , Admiral Kevin Lunday .

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Joining us from Master Chief Jones'

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family are his wife Carol , the Coast

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Guard Ombudsman at large . Their son

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Christian Their son-in-law , Thomas

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John , and granddaughter number one ,

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Ms . Katie Lynn John . Yeah ,

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absolutely .

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Joining us online from the Jones family

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is his daughter , Doctor Sydney John ,

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his daughter-in-law , Miss Catherine

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Jones . His second granddaughter , Ms .

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Ella Grace Jones , his parents , Mr .

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and Mrs . Larry and Gloria Jones , and

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his father-in-law , Mr . Charlie Clark .

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Joining us from Master Chief Waldron's

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family , his wife Crystal Waldron .

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Their daughter Victoria and son Phillip .

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His parents , Captain Will Waldron and

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Mrs . Sandra Waldron . And joining us

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online is his sister , Ms . Faramore .

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We are honored to have several

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distinguished guests attending today's

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ceremony . Senior adviser to the

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secretary for the Coast Guard , Mr .

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Sean Piny . Admiral Kevin Lunday ,

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acting commandant , and his spouse ,

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Miss Linda Lee Lunday . Vice Admiral

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retired Peter Neffenger , the 6th

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Transportation Security Administration ,

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Minister , and the 29th Vice Commandant .

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Admiral Linda Fein , the twenty-seventh

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commandant , United States Coast Guard ,

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retired . Admiral Steve Poulin , the 33

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vice commandant , United States Coast

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Guard , retired . Vice Admiral Sally

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Bryce O'Hara , the twenty-seventh vice

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commandant , United States Coast Guard ,

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retired . Fleet Master Chief David Isom ,

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senior enlisted adviser to the chairman .

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Sergeant Major Troy Black , the 5th

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senior listed adviser to the chairman

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and the 19th Sergeant Major of the

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Marine Corps , and his spouse , Mrs .

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Stacy Black . Master Chief James

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Honey , the 16th Master Chief Petty

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office of the Navy , and his spouse ,

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Evelyn . Sergeant Major

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Carlos Ruiz , the 20th Sergeant Major

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of the Marine Corps . Sergeant Major

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retired . Michael Grinson , the 16th

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sergeant Major of the Army .

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Master Chief Jason Vander Hayden , the

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13th Master Chief Petrez of the Coast

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Guard . Master Chief Michael Levitt ,

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the 11th Master Chief Peter of the

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Coast Guard . Master Chief Charles Skip

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Bowen , the 3 , 10th Master Chief

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Petters of the Coast Guard . Master

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Chief Petty Officer Franklin Welch ,

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the 9th Master Chief Peter of the Coast

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Guard . Master Chief Vincent Patton the

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3rd , the 8th Master Chief Peter of the

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Coast Guard . Master Chief Eric Trent ,

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the 7th Master Chief Petre the Coast

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Guard . And Master Chief Robert Lloyd ,

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the 6th Master Chief of the Coast Guard .

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Chief Master Sergeant Tony Whitehead ,

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the 6th senior enlisted advisor ,

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National Guard Bureau . Recently

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retired Vice Admiral Peter Gautier ,

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the most recent acting vice commanant

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and former deputy commando operations .

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United States Coast Guard retired .

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Vice Admiral Nathan Moore , commander ,

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Atlantic area . Vice Admiral Mason

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Brown , US Coast Guard retired . Vice

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Admiral Scott Bushman , US Coast Guard ,

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retired . Vice Admiral Paul Thomas , US

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Coast Guard , retired . Master Chief

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Petty Officer Jamal Pereira , the

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Deputy Master Chief Petty Of the Coast

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Guard . Master Chief Williams , William

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Adams , the 9th . Master G . Perez ,

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the Coast Guard reserve . Chief Master

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Sergeant , Israel Nunez , senior lied

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adviser to the Chief of the Air Force

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Reserve . Master Chief retired G .

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Williamson , the 7th , Master G put the

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Coast Guard reserve . Master Chief

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retired . Eric Johnson , the 6th Master

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Chief Pet of the Coast Guard reserve .

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And Master Chief retired , Mark Allen ,

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the 5th Master Chief head of the Coast

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Guard reserve .

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Mr . John Rayfield , staff director ,

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subcommittee on the Coast Guard and

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Maritime Transportation . Doctor Alexis

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Rudd , policy director , Committee on

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Commerce , Science and Transportation .

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We are especially proud to welcome the

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friends of Master Chief Jones and

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Master Chief Waldron , active duty and

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retired flag and general officers ,

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senior enlisted leaders , federal

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senior executive service members ,

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members of the Department of Homeland

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Security , officers enlisted , and

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civil servants from throughout the

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United States Coast Guard and our

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fellow military services ,

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congressional staff and representatives

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of numerous service organizations and

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associations , welcome and thank you

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for joining us for today's change of

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watch . Already on stage this morning

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is Chaplain Jennifer Bowden , chaplain

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of the Coast Guard . We hope you enjoy

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the music of the United States Coast

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Guard Brass Quintet . And we'd also

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like to welcome our ceremonial honor

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guard . Shameless plug there .

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Ladies and gentlemen , as you're able ,

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please rise for the arrival of the

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official party and remain standing

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throughout the presentation of colors ,

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the playing of our national anthem

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performed by Mr . Christian Jones and

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the invocation . Military members cover .

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Military members .

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Now Master Chief Petty Officer , United

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States Coast Guard arriving .

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Now the 14th Master Chief Pettyev of

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the Coast Guard arriving .

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Now Coast Guard arriving .

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And salute

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Mhm

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Ready , 2

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Color guard , present the colors .

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And salute No .

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Oh Cre that .

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Come right so . Or

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Co , color turn . What ?

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Ready to .

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a round of applause for Mr . Kristen

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Jones , please .

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Military members uncover . Now ,

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Chaplain Bowden will now deliver the

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invocation . Not

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a

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Good morning , Lord . We honor your

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presence here in this place . May your

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grace overflow in our lives . As we

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witness this change of watch today , we

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are reminded , though the nature of

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life is ever-changing , your presence

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with us is a constant anchor to our

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souls . This time beckons us to reflect

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upon the past while anticipating our

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future . We do so with the sincerest

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gratitude for the 14th Master Chief

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Petty Officer of the Coast Guard ,

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Heath Jones . We thank you for his

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steadfast leadership , faithful service ,

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and unwavering commitment to duty . His

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devotion and care for his sentinels are

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just a few of the many qualities that

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will remain as his legacy . Lord ,

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please bless him , Carol , and all

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their family as preparations continue

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for the next chapter . The Coast Guard

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has been blessed by this power couple

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whose partnership reflects that two

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working side by side can achieve

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immeasurable good in the lives of those

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they touch . Carol's service as

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ombudsman at large charted new courses

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and led to stronger family connections .

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May they depart with a sense of

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satisfaction , looking back . And a

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heightened excitement for the joy ahead .

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As the watch is assumed by Master Chief

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Philip Waldron , may your wisdom guide

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him with boldness and courage ,

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seasoned by compassion . Grant him

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clarity to see the path ahead and guide

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him as he leads others . May your

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abundant blessings be poured out upon

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Master Chief Waldron , Crystal ,

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Victoria , Philip , his parents ,

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Philip and Sandra , and the family

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gathered here . And afar as they seize

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this new day together . Lord , show

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your favor to our Coast Guard family

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that this day and these events may

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bring honor to you . We pray to you ,

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our compass and guide . Amen .

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Thank you , chaplain . Ladies and

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gentlemen , please be seated .

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It is now my pleasure to introduce our

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presiding official for today , the

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acting commandant of the United States

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Coast Guard , Admiral Kevin Lunday .

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Hey , good morning , everyone . You

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know , in the , I do look out here and

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in the words of the immortal and great

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Alabama football coach Nick Saban , but

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I'm just , I'm kidding you . I'm gonna

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do that to you . I got my

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my uh the right color speech board

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right here . So in the words .

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I'm gonna have to project

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In the words of the immortal great

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football coach Jim Kelly , LSU Tigers .

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It may be hot outside , but you all

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look really cool . Thank you for being

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here today as we conduct the honored

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tradition of the Massty the Coast Guard

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change of watch park and the transfer

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of authority , responsibility and

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accountability as the Coast Guard's

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senior most enlisted leader from MPOG

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14 Heath Jones to Mick FO 15 , Phil

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Walron . The celebration of Mick Pog

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Heath Jones and his Carol Jones 30

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years of distinguished service to the

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Coast Guard and to the nation . Linda

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Lee and I are so honored to be here

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today with you all to celebrate this

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for the service and for the families .

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All of Lieutenant Commander McKinney's

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greetings remain in effect . It's great

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to see each of you , but I do want to

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do a special shout out recognition to

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our senior adviser to the Secretary of

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Homeland Security for the Coast Guard ,

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Mr . Seany . To our 27th commandant of

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the Coast Guard , Admiral Linda Fagan .

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And to our senior listed adviser to the

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chairman , Fleet Master Chief . Again ,

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welcome to all of our other special

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guests . To the Jones family Ms . Carol

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Jones , of course , Christian , who did

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a great job on the saxophone , his wife

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Catherine and granddaughter Ella Grace

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are joining us virtually online . Their

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daughter , Doctor Sydney John is

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joining virtually , but her husband is

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here . Thomas John is here with their

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other granddaughter , Katie Lynn John .

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And then Carol Carol's dad , Charlie

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Clark is here , and then he's dad and

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mom are joining in from a cruise in

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Scotland and so they're on .

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Master Chief Waldron's family , his

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wife Crystal , daughter Victoria , and

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son Philip , thank you for being here .

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And then Matthew Waldron's parents ,

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his dad , Captain Phil Waldron , US

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Coast Guard retired , his wife Sandra ,

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and then online is Farah Moore , his

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sister . I'd like to thank Ms . Carol

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Jones , Christian and Sydney . You were

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by your husband and your father's side

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at every step . Your love and support

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were vital to his ability to be ready

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and to lead our Coast Guard , the

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nation and the Coast Guard , thank you

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all for all you have done by your own

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service , even though you weren't

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wearing the uniform . Please join me in

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thanking the Jones .

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Crystal Victoria Philip , thank you for

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your continued love and support for

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Mass Chief Waldron , especially as he

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embarks on the duties and new

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responsibilities as our 15th Mas Chief

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of the Coast Guard . the Coast Guard is

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a vital member of the Coast Guard

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senior leadership team serving

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alongside the commandant in command of

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the service . The Mick Fogg is the

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direct adviser and advocate to the

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commandant on all matters impacting the

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force and families , especially

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readiness . What chiefs taught me early

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on and continue to teach me today from

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the very beginning is that readiness of

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the service starts with the readiness

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of every Coast Guard , man and woman

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and their families . On that

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cornerstone we build the readiness of

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the crew , the unit , and the force .

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In a few moments here , Master Chief

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Waldron is going to relieve Master

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Chief the Coast Guard Jones and become

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our 15th . will carry

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forward our services , heritage , and

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traditions , building on the proud

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legacy of those who came before him ,

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many of whom are joining us today .

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Along with the commandant , Mass , the

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Coast Guard Waldron will lead the

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Chief's mess and the service through

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Force Design 2028 to transform the

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Coast Guard into a more agile .

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Responsive and capable fighting force .

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Matt , thank you for taking on the

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duties of the Mipo . Together we will

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execute the president and the

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secretary's direction to renew our

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service through Force Design 2028 and

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the largest investment in our 235 year

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history . Welcome to Crystal , Philip ,

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and Victoria . The retirement of one of

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our top senior leaders , we reflect not

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only on the length of service . 30

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years is a long time . What we reflect

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on is what happened in those 30 years .

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That's the impact and that's what

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matters . Coast Guard Jones

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is an operator . First , you can tell

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that by looking at him , and that's

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before you even see what he's wearing

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on the uniform . We often say our Coast

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Guard crews conduct missions in a

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dangerous and unforgiving maritime

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environment , often against those who

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would do them harm . Jones has done

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that more than anyone I know , from

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river tenders keeping our commerce

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moving to rescuing those in peril on

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the sea , maritime law enforcement ,

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and major incident response like

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Hurricane Katrina and Deepwater Horizon ,

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two of the most significant responses

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in our history since World War II . He

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was in the middle of that . On the

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water and sometimes in it . That

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includes commanding as officer in

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charge of 2 cutters and 2 stations and

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services our Silver ancient Mariner .

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Keith Jones has been there and he has

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done it , leading our crews from the

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front in almost every kind of operation

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we do where lives are at risk and the

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missions . Getting the mission done and

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taking care of people and their

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families . He's the one you want as the

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leader on the ready boat crew that gets

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the call to launch when the weather is

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the worst . He's the one you want as

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the chief or officer in charge or

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senior listed leader when the storm is

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a different kind and it impacts

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families and individuals , particularly

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with tragedy and loss . He's always

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there and Carol is always there . As a

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senior leader , he's ensured the

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readiness of our force as command

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Master Chief at Seta Virginia . At the

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Heartland Districts , Pacific Area

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mission support and for the last 3

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years is our MPA not only in the Coast

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Guard but across the joint force ,

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reinforcing our role as a military

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service . With the other armed forces .

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And Carol Jones , as our ombudsman at

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large has been there with him every

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step , advocating for increased pay and

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benefits , especially for our junior

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enlisted personnel , championing need

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improvements in child care , access to

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quality housing , and improved access

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to health care , including mental

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health . And recruiting . This year we

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have already have people that have

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enlisted or signed up . 5200 beyond our

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4400 annual goal . That's how strong

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our recruiting is .

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Thank you for your leadership on that

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effort . It's not one big thing though .

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His leadership is in hundreds of

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moments every day that makes a

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difference . I'll give you one example .

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You all know about the historic

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investment $24.593 billion in new

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assets and capabilities for our service .

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At every step and success has a lot of

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parents , but at every step , Mick Pogg

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advocated for investment in Training

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Center Cape May . And in the Big

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Beautiful Bill Act , we will invest

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$400 million to rebuild the home of our

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enlisted workforce . Thank you .

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He and Carol have made a difference in

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a more personal way . They have had an

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impact on each of those whom they have

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served with an indelible impact . Their

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heart and our passion for the Coast

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Guard , for our force and our families .

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From a high five , a hug , a word of

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encouragement to the Jones' family

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jambalaya , soft pecan , or white

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chocolate bread pudding , and there's

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magic in that stuff . I got to tell you

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to the late night calls , the mess deck ,

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and the living room conversations they

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have , especially when times are

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toughest . And the way they take the

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very best care of others . Always

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How they inspire hope , that clear

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determination that no matter how rough

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the weather , we will navigate through

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it to a better tomorrow . For me , for

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Linda Lee , both of us , Keith and

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Carol have molded and shaped us . Keith

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has molded me as an officer and a

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leader since we first met a decade ago .

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And every day Keith Jones has inspired

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me , led me , advised me , and he has

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given me hope when I needed it .

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Especially when I needed it most .

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Thank you very much . Thank you and

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Carol from Linda Lee and me and our

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entire Coast Guard and joint family .

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Thank you for your faithful service to

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the Coast Guard and to the nation .

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Fair winds and the weather gauge as you

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and your family begin the next

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adventure together . Separatus and may

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God bless our United States .

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OK Master G .

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Jones , would you please join Admiral

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Lunday so we can formally recognize

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your accomplishments . As you're able ,

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with the guests please rise . Military

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members , attention to award . Citation

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to accompany the award of the Coast

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Guard Distinguished Service Medal to

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Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast

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Guard , Heath B . Jones , United States

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Coast Guard . Master Chief Petty

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Officer Jones is cited for

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exceptionally meritory service to the

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government of the United States in a

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position of great responsibility as the

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14th Master Chief Petty officer of the

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Coast Guard from May 2022 to July 2025 ,

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culminating 30 years of selfless

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service to the men and women of the

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Coast Guard , their families , and the

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United States of America . Throughout

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his tenure , Master Chief Petty Officer

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Jones was a tireless champion and a

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driving force for the development ,

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support , and welfare of the Coast

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Guard's total workforce . He provided

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invaluable insight to senior leadership

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and led the workforce through one of

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the most dynamic and challenging times

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in Coast Guard history . Marked by an

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unprecedented workforce shortage and

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the greatest readiness challenge since

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World War II . His strong partnership

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with Department of Defense peers and

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advocacy during congressional hearings

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and engagements enabled Master Chief

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Petty Officer Jones to generate

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unprecedented support for legislative

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change that directly improved the

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quality of life for our most junior

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members , notably , his diligent

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efforts resulted in the targeted 14.5%

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pay raise for pay grades E134 across

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all military branches , a critical

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component of strategies designed to

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improve both recruiting and retention .

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Additionally , his tireless support

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resulted in 55 million for the

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recapitalization of vital

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infrastructure and additional funding

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for multi-purpose training facility at

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Training Center Cape May . His

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expertise was vital during the

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implementation . Of force alignment

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initiatives and Force Design 2028 , the

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service's largest historic change in

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operational capabilities and tactics ,

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which allowed the Coast Guard to

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strategically allocate personnel in

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more than 1500 bullets while minimizing

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risk and preserve operational

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capabilities and capacity to support

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critical operations focused on border

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security and the integrity of US ports

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in the maritime approaches . Master

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Chief Peter Jones's leadership ,

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dedication , and devotion to duty are

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most heartily committed and are keeping

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with the highest traditions of the

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United States Coast Guard . Give this

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25th day of July 2025 signed Christie

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Noam , Secretary of Homeland Security .

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I would like to invite Master Chief

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Jones forward to read his orders .

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Attention to orders .

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We may be winging orders y'all just so

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you know . No , I , oh , I'lling it ,

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sir , if that's OK . From

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Coast Guard Personnel Service command

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to Mashe P P . Jones subject orders

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depart upon relief as Maschief Petty

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off to the Coast Guard . Wow ,

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started early . And uh Report to

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your final assignment as Mr .

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Carrollton .

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And Master Chief Waldor will now meet

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his orders .

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From commander personnel Service Center

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to Master Chief Petty Officer Phil

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Walron subject orders . Upon relief ,

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detached and depart from Personnel

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Service Center report for duties as

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15th Master Chief Petty Officer of the

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Coast Guard .

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Admiral request permission to relieve

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Master Chief Jones as the Chief Petty

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officer of the Coast Guard . Very well ,

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Master Chief , carry out your orders .

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it made to offer my relief . Shipmate ,

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I stand release . Admiral and proper

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relief the office of the Coast Guard

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request mission to carry out my

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retirement orders . Carry out your

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orders . Admiral

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assumes the duties and responsibilities

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of the 15th Master Chief Petty Officer

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of the Coast Guard . Congratulations .

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I didn't Ladies and

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gentlemen , please have a seat . We

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would now like to invite all prior Ma

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Chief Petos of the Coast Guards here

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today to join Master Chief Phil Waldron

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at the front of the stage for a

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ceremonial donning of the service dress

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blue jacket and the combination cover .

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That We just let it happen

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I didn't say it weird at all .

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Mhm like

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And some of

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the

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Go back You're gonna put a photo .

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I .

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This . I Don't

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worry y'all , we're professionals . The

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music circuses in town .

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Right , on 3123 .

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Good looking

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Excellent . Thank you all Master Chiefs .

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Ladies and gentlemen , it is now my

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privilege to introduce our 15th Master

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Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard ,

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Master Chief Petty Officer Phil Waldron .

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Hey thank you so much . Good morning ,

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ladies and gentlemen . All honors and

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greetings remain in effect . So , uh ,

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I'll just offer a salutation of my

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native dialect and say , uh , how to

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y'all . I appreciate you coming . In

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all seriousness , I'm honored and

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humbled by you all taking the time to

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be here . Looking around , I see a lot

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of folks that I'm proud to call family ,

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shipmates , some of you dating back as

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far as , uh , my first unit several

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decades ago , but if I haven't had the

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privilege of meeting you yet , please

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allow me just a second to introduce

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myself . My name is Bill Walton . And

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I'm proud to be a United States Coast

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Guard . I revere that long line of

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expert semen by their devotion to duty

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and sacrifice of self that made it

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possible for me to be a member of the

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service , honored and respected in

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peace and in war throughout the world .

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Folks That's you . You're the people

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who made it possible for me to serve

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from the bottom of my heart , I thank

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you . You're also the reason that I

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thank Admiral Lunday for his trust in

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me to serve you . Now those words

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written 87 years ago by then Todant

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Harry Hamlet have always held a special

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meaning to me , and I sincerely hope

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that you recognize that more than

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anything else , I love the US Coast

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Guard because I love the people of the

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US Coast Guard . You represent the best

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America has to offer , and I couldn't

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be prouder to represent you . And I'd

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be remiss if I didn't also mention how

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proud I am to stand beside my good

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friend Will Adams , representing the

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men and women of the Coast Guard

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reserve .

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I'd also like to take a moment and

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thank Master Chief Jones for his

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dedication to the service and

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congratulate him and Carol as they

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prepare to begin their next full-time

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job as grandparents . So I , I first

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met , he , yeah , absolutely .

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I first met he when he was the

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Heartland District's command master

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chief , and I was the engineering

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senior chief in sector in Mobile ,

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Alabama . First few times our cross our ,

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our , we crossed paths words still

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we're quite memorable . We met in

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Mobile in the morning after a mild

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hurricane had passed through there just

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a few hours before and , uh , but

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really just rearranged a few of our

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azaleas , and we dodged the bullet on

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that one . But , uh , but the second

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time that we met was at station in

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Panama City the morning after Hurricane

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Michael tried to wipe it off the map

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and . I remember telling him , you know ,

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we really ought to stop meeting like

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this , and , uh , what immediately

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stood out to me though was that in

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those moments when the Coast Guard was

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already underway and already airborne

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saving lives , Ma Chief Jones' boots

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were on the ground , making sure our

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own folks were taken care of and having

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just been selected to serve as a CMC

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myself , that left the lasting

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impression on me for what command

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senior and listed leaders exist for .

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So heath I sincerely appreciate both

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your mentorship and your friendship

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ever since . Now fortunately , since

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I'm the new guy , I get to give the

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short speech , so I promise I'm almost

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done . Looking forward , we're at a

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point in time where we've been

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presented with an opportunity like

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we've never seen before . America's

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invested more into the Coast Guard in

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the past few weeks than we've ever seen

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in 234 years because they believe in us .

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Granted , we're already good at what we

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do . Now we're presented the

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opportunity to do it better . And I'm

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excited to be a part of that

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transformational change we're

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undertaking through Force Design 28

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along with fixing some things that we

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already know need to tune up . It won't

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be easy . And it's gonna take every one

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of us . And to me , that sounds a lot

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like the environment we already thrive

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in . So thanks again , Shipmates .

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Let's get to work , except for us .

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Thank you , Mick Bogg . Ladies and

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gentlemen , this concludes the change

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of watch portion for today's ceremony .

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Please stand for the departure of the

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15th Master Chief Petty to the Coast

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Guard .

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Now , Master Chief Petres of the Coast

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Guard departing .

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Ladies and gentlemen , please be seated .

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We will now proceed with the retirement

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of Master Chief Petty Officer Heath

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Jones . Retirement ceremonies are a

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time-honored tradition that formally

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recognizes the completion of service

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for military personnel . Today we mark

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the departure of our shipmate after 30

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years of faithful and distinguished

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service in the United States Coast

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Guard . At this time , with Ms . Carol

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Jones and Ms . Linda Lee Lunday ,

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please join Admiral Lunda and Master

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Chief Jones on stage .

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Admiral Lunda and Mrs . Linda Lee

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Lunday will now present the Wilshot

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award to Ms . Carol Jones , our Coast

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Guard Ombudsman at large . A swivel

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shot allows a ship with its anchor

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properly set to swing on that anchor in

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the winds and tides without putting

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undue strain on the anchor chain or

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breaking its hold . The swivels shot

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award is given to those members of the

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Coast Guard family who truly

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distinguish themselves in support of

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the men and women of the Coast Guard

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and their families . Citation to

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accompany the award of the swivelshot

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to Ms . Carol C . Jones . The Commonant

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takes great pride in presenting the

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Swivelshot Award to Ms . Jones for her

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extraordinary support for the Coast

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Guard members , retirees , and their

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families as an exceptional advocate .

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Dedicated ombudsman at large and

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compassionate community leader from

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June 2022 to July 2025 . Since

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2022 , she has passionately advocated

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for the Coast Guard family welfare ,

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making substantial improvements to

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childcare , health care , housing , and

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retiree support services . Her

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dedication is evident through her

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commitment having undertaken over 30

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trips to ensure these essential

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services are effectively under enhanced

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and accessible to those in need .

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Strengthening operational and family

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preparedness by serving as a

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communication link from the commanant .

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Two Coast Guard units , she established

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the unit ombudsman , initiated the

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Guardian spouses program , and

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participated in the recruit company

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mentor program at Training Center Cape

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May , which has significantly advanced

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overall workforce and family readiness ,

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demonstrating exceptional leadership ,

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she played a pivotal role in the

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establishment of the Guardian spouses

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program , which provided support and

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resources to the Coast Guard spouses

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transitioning from civilian to military

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life . Her efforts have ensured that

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new spouses are well informed and

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prepared for this significant chapter

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in their lives . Her mentorship and

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dedication were essential for new

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enlistees , helping recruits develop

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skills and confidence while ensuring

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their families are supported throughout

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the training process . Through

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countless official representation

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representational events , she

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consistently advocated for the Coast

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Guard's mission and the well-being of

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its people . Leaving a lasting positive

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impact , Mrs . Jones's unwavering

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commitment , compassion , and

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exceptional volunteer service are most

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heartily committed and are keeping with

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the highest traditions of the US Coast

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Guard . Signed , Admiral Lunday ,

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acting commandant .

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Thank you , Mrs . Lunday . Will

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the audience remain standing for

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another presentation . Military members ,

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attention to award . Citation to

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accompany the Distinguished Public

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Service Award to Miss Carol Jones on

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Buds at Large , United States Coast

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Guard . The comment of the Coast Guard

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takes great pleasure in presenting the

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Coast Guard Distinguished Public

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Service Award to Ms . Carol Jones for

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her tireless support of Coast Guard

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members and their families from August

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1995 to July of 2025 . For over 29

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years , Mrs . Jones has been has been a

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dedicated advocate for Coast Guard

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families , significantly improving

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their quality of life . As a Coast

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Guard's ombudsman at large for 3 years ,

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she fostered effective communication

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between service members' families ,

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senior leadership , and work life staff .

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She often assisted ombudsmen in the

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field and program representatives in

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solving complex challenges affecting

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thousands of Coast Guard families ,

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leveraging her 30 years of experience

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as a Coast Guard spouse , she advised

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the commanant , the Office of Work Life ,

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CG1 , and Regional Ombudsman

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coordinators on issues and recommend

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innovative solutions . Additionally ,

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Mrs . Jones was instrumental in

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revising the Ombudsman program

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instruction , a key policy document

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designed to improve family . Readiness .

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Her efforts provided clear direction

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for hundreds of volunteers serving as

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communication links between commanders

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and unit families . Distinctly , she

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organized an inaugural National

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Ombudsman training . Enhancing

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professional development and

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collaboration among over 50 ombudsmen

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nationwide , for leadership and

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coordination with various stakeholders

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ensured attendees needs were met ,

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including travel logistics and events

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to build camaraderie . Mrs . Jones

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strengthened the service readiness by

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providing enhanced training on crisis

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management and mental health awareness ,

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resulting in a better equipped

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ombudsman who can offer comprehensive

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family support . Mrs . Jones'

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dedication to the public service is

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most heartily commended and in keeping

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with the highest du United States Coast

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Guard signed this 25th day of July 2025 ,

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Admiral Kevin Lunday , acting

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commandant .

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Ladies and gentlemen , please be seated .

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She stays up .

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Children's certificates . This ceremony

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is also an opportunity to recognize

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that accomplishments such as yours ,

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Master Chief , are not achieved alone .

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Family support and sacrifices are the

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key ingredient to your success .

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Already joining us on stage are Mr .

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Christian Jones and Mr . Thomas John ,

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husband of Doctor Sidney John .

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This certificate of appreciation

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awarded to Mr . Christian Jones and

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Doctor Sidney John , to all who shall

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see these presents greetings . It is my

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pleasure to express the grateful

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appreciation of the United States Coast

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Guard to you for your enduring

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separations from your father while he

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served his country . You should know

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that your father's successful career

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has been a challenging and required

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unselfish devotion to serve others .

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Your father was required to do Coast

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Guard work that prevented him from

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spending more time with you . He would

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have preferred to be at home to help

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you when you needed him . But it's

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outstanding work . In support of our

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country was also very important to your

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future . Your understanding has been

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essential to his success . The United

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States Coast Guard thanks you for your

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support , given this 25th day of July

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2025 signed Admiral Kevin Lunday ,

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acting conant US Coast Guard .

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Ms . Carroll , you can't go just yet .

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OK . Admiral Lund will now present a

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citation .

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Oh , I lied . You can't go , ma'am .

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That's what you say . It's hot . I

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can't see with all the sweat over my

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eyes . Oh , I love it . Yes sir . All

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right , Admiral Love will now present

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the citation from the commander in

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chief , President Donald Trump to

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Master Chief Jones , followed by his

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retirement certificate , certificate of

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appreciation of service for the Armed

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Forces of the United States Coast Guard .

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Dear Master Chief Jones , I offer my

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heartfelt congratulations . And the

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nation's appreciation on the occasion

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of your retirement from the United

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States Coast Guard after 30 years of

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service . You answered the call to

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serve and have ensured American

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freedoms remain steadfast and true .

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Your service in the United States Armed

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Forces . is embodied of America's

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patriotism , undaunted and resolute .

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You represent the best of who we are

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and we can never fully repay you for

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the countless sacrifices you made while

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serving . You leave a lasting legacy of

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courage and commitment to our nation ,

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inspiring future generations to follow

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your heroic footsteps . I hope you look

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back with tremendous pride on this

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significant accomplishment . It has

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been my great honor to serve as your

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commander in chief , and I thank you

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for your notable service . The first

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lady and I extend our best wishes to

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you . And your continued success in the

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coming years . May God bless you and

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may God protect our troops . Sincerely ,

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President Donald J . Trump .

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Retirement certificate . This is the

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big one . Certificate of retirement

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from the Armed Forces of the United

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States of America . To all who shall

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see these presence greetings . This is

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a certify that Master Chief Keith B .

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Jones , having been retired after

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honorable service in the United States

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Coast Guard , is awarded this testimony

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as an acknowledgment of duty faithfully

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performed during a period of 30 years

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done at Washington DC this 25th day of

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July in the year of our Lord 2025

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signed . Kevin E . Lundy , Admiral , US

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Coast Guard Acting Commanant .

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Congratulations .

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Please be seated . During most

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retirement ceremonies , we would

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present Master Chief Jones with a

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memento commemorating his service .

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According to some accounts of naval

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history and tradition , when sailors

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retires and is departing the ship for

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the last time . It is considered bad

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luck for the sailor's shadow to touch

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the shore before the sailor does . Thus ,

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the sailor's shipmates would construct .

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A sturdy box , handcrafted of the

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finest materials in which to display

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the mementos of the sailor's

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accomplishments , thereby symbiotically

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creating a shadow of the sailor . The

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box safely contains a sailor's shadow

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until he or she is safely ashore , at

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which time the shadow box can be given

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to the sailor in presentation ceremony .

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Ideally , a shadow box serves not only

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as a reminder of the achievements and

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accomplishments , but also as a

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culmination of one's career . A

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shadowbox should enable a stranger

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glancing at its contacts to gain a

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substantial understanding of the

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owner's past service and achievements .

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However , because Master Chief needed

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to be extra and wanted the shadowbox

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table , it will be on display during

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the reception underneath the picnic

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table . He is a diva . I

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try to be respectful , but yeah . Fair

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enough , congratulations .

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Ladies and gentlemen , I would like to

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introduce Senior Chief Petty Officer

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George Dagner for the presentation of

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the flag of the United States of

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America to Master Chief Jones .

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Flag detail fallen .

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Why detail forward part . Uh

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All

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Uh But

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Uh Uh But Why

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detail , hope . Cut

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outpace .

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I am the flag of the United States of

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America . My name .

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I was there in 1995 when Sean

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Apprentice Jones took 9 weeks to

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graduate from Basing treatment .

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I fly atop the world's tallest

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buildings . I stand watch in the area

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falls of justice . I fly majestically

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over great institutions of learning . I

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stand guard with the greatest military

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power . Look up and see me . I

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was there when Stephen Jones and his

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wife Carol moved to the scenic hamlet

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of Pine Bluff , Arkansas . Where he

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served aboard the Coast Guard Carakanal .

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And earned his debt watch officer er

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certification . I stand for

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peace . Uh

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True . And justice . I

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stand for freedom .

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I was there when BM3 Jones earned his

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initial Tson certification and

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stationed New Orleans . And they

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celebrated the birth of their son .

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I am confident I am row .

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I was there when BM2 Jones moved his

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family home to Louisiana . Where he

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served the station in New Orleans

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rescuing those in peril and when he and

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Carol celebrated the birth of their

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daughter Cindy . When I have flown with

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my fellow banners , my head is held a

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little higher . My colors are a little

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truer . And thought about .

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I recognize . I am worshiped

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I have saluted I have respected

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I I loved

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And I in fear . I was there

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when BM one Jones served as the

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executive petty officer Coast Guard

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Cutter Seahawk , and executive petty

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officer . Of those stations . For more

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than 200 years , I have fought in every

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battle of every war Gettysburg , Shiloh ,

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Aba Mattos , San Juan Hill , the

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trenches of France , and the Argonne

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Forest . To the beaches of Normandy ,

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the deserts of Africa , the cane fields

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of the Philippines , the rice paddies

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and jungles of Guam , Okinawa , Tarawa ,

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Korea , and Vietnam . The heart of the

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desert sands of the Persian Gulf , the

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rugged mountains of Afghanistan , the

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perilous streets of Baghdad and

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Fallujah , and a score of other places

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long forgotten by all except those who

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were there . I led my sailors ,

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soldiers , airmen , marines , guardians ,

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and sentinels . I followed them I

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watched over . They love me .

56:40.370 --> 56:42.426
I was there when Chief Petty Officer

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Jones took command of Coast Guard

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Cutter Baer , breaking ice on Long

56:46.259 --> 56:48.314
Island Sound in Connecticut's rivers

56:48.314 --> 56:50.739
and delivering Homeland Security at 7

56:50.739 --> 56:51.795
knots of freedom .

56:55.110 --> 56:58.060
I was on a small hill on Iwo Jima . I

56:58.060 --> 57:01.739
was , battle torn , and tired , but my

57:01.739 --> 57:05.270
soldiers cheered me . I was proud . I

57:05.270 --> 57:07.103
was at Ground Zero in New York ,

57:07.149 --> 57:09.360
Pennsylvania , and Washington as

57:09.360 --> 57:12.090
cowardly fanatics attacked America . I

57:12.090 --> 57:14.201
was raised from the ashes of the once

57:14.201 --> 57:16.423
proud buildings by brave firefighters ,

57:16.649 --> 57:18.760
heroes who risked their lives to save

57:18.760 --> 57:20.760
others , showing all that America ,

57:20.760 --> 57:24.219
although bloody , will never be . Those

57:24.219 --> 57:26.580
who would destroy me cannot win , for I

57:26.580 --> 57:28.747
am the symbol of freedom of one nation

57:28.747 --> 57:31.209
under God , indivisible , with liberty

57:31.209 --> 57:34.129
and justice for all . I have been

57:34.129 --> 57:37.090
soiled , burned , torn , and trampled

57:37.090 --> 57:39.312
on the streets of countries that I have

57:39.312 --> 57:41.534
helped to set free . It does not hurt ,

57:41.689 --> 57:45.139
for I am invincible . I was there when

57:45.139 --> 57:47.379
Senior Chief Jones served as officer in

57:47.379 --> 57:49.820
charge of Station Pensacola , officer

57:49.820 --> 57:51.699
in charge of Qatar Seahorse and

57:51.699 --> 57:53.810
transitioned into the role of command

57:53.810 --> 57:57.780
senior enlisted leader . I have

57:57.780 --> 58:01.139
been soiled , burned , torn , and

58:01.139 --> 58:03.028
trampled on the streets of my own

58:03.028 --> 58:05.139
country . And when it's done by those

58:05.139 --> 58:07.306
with whom I have served in battle , it

58:07.306 --> 58:10.090
hurts , but I shall overcome , for I am

58:10.090 --> 58:13.270
strong . I have slipped the surly bonds

58:13.270 --> 58:15.550
of Earth , and from my vantage point on

58:15.550 --> 58:17.669
the moon , I stand watch over the

58:17.669 --> 58:20.820
uncharted new frontiers of space . I

58:20.820 --> 58:22.987
have been the silent witness to all of

58:22.987 --> 58:25.780
America's finest hours . But my finest

58:25.780 --> 58:28.330
hour comes when I am torn into strips

58:28.330 --> 58:30.441
to be used as bandages for my wounded

58:30.441 --> 58:33.409
comrades on the field of battle . When

58:33.409 --> 58:35.820
I fly at half-mast to honor my soldiers ,

58:36.050 --> 58:39.030
my airmen , my sailors , my marines ,

58:39.169 --> 58:41.760
my guardians , and my sentinels , and

58:41.760 --> 58:43.871
when I lie in the trembling arms of a

58:43.871 --> 58:46.250
grieving mother at the gravesite of her

58:46.250 --> 58:50.239
fallen son or daughter . Yeah I

58:50.239 --> 58:52.159
was there when Master Chief Jones

58:52.600 --> 58:54.433
shared his wisdom and guidance ,

58:54.433 --> 58:56.600
providing counsel to senior leaders as

58:56.600 --> 58:58.600
a command Master Chief of Central

58:58.600 --> 59:01.239
Virginia . Command Master Chief of the

59:01.239 --> 59:03.439
Coast Guard Heartland District Command

59:03.439 --> 59:06.580
Master Chief of Pacific area . Command

59:06.580 --> 59:08.747
Master Chief for the deputy commandant

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for mission support . It served

59:11.110 --> 59:13.729
honorably As the Master Chief Petty

59:13.729 --> 59:17.570
Officer of the Coast Guard . I was

59:17.570 --> 59:19.810
there for his final days in the Coast

59:19.810 --> 59:22.129
Guard and this retirement .

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My name is Old Glory . Long may I wait ,

59:45.030 --> 59:47.080
dear God , long may I wait .

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5 detail forward part .

01:00:17.870 --> 01:00:21.709
Ladies All right ,

01:00:24.639 --> 01:00:26.417
ladies and gentlemen , it is my

01:00:26.417 --> 01:00:28.639
distinct pleasure to introduce the 14th

01:00:28.639 --> 01:00:30.861
Master Chief Peter of the Coast Guard ,

01:00:30.861 --> 01:00:32.083
retired Heath Jones .

01:00:41.510 --> 01:00:45.199
This on Is that on , is that on ?

01:00:47.659 --> 01:00:51.020
Hang on , make it or not . OK , let's

01:00:51.020 --> 01:00:53.899
get a professional in here . I am a

01:00:53.899 --> 01:00:54.899
cyber bosa mate .

01:01:00.459 --> 01:01:02.626
How about I , I , I've never been told

01:01:02.626 --> 01:01:04.737
I needed a microphone in my life . Is

01:01:04.737 --> 01:01:07.120
that a pod today or not ? Uh , as you

01:01:07.120 --> 01:01:09.399
said , coming on , as , uh , Mickpo 15

01:01:09.399 --> 01:01:11.066
said , uh , all greetings and

01:01:11.066 --> 01:01:13.800
salutations remain in effect , uh , and

01:01:13.800 --> 01:01:15.967
kind of as Phil of my native dialect ,

01:01:15.967 --> 01:01:18.189
it's good to see all y'all here . Thank

01:01:18.189 --> 01:01:20.244
you so much for being here . Um , as

01:01:20.244 --> 01:01:22.300
far as the temperature , yes , it is

01:01:22.300 --> 01:01:24.522
hot . I'm sorry . I will try to be done

01:01:24.522 --> 01:01:26.633
quick , but the Troy and the Carlos ,

01:01:26.633 --> 01:01:28.689
we know how hot it was out of Troy's

01:01:28.689 --> 01:01:30.800
retirement , uh , about a month ago .

01:01:30.800 --> 01:01:32.578
I'm just simply trying to prove

01:01:32.578 --> 01:01:34.633
sentinels just as tough as Grant's .

01:01:34.633 --> 01:01:36.800
That's what this is right here . So we

01:01:36.800 --> 01:01:38.967
just have to take it up a notch on the

01:01:38.967 --> 01:01:41.189
heat scale there . Um , we'll see where

01:01:41.189 --> 01:01:43.300
that goes . Alright , so look , y'all

01:01:43.300 --> 01:01:45.467
know me , y'all know I am an emotional

01:01:45.467 --> 01:01:44.919
person . We already proved that when I

01:01:44.919 --> 01:01:46.919
tried to , uh , try to even read my

01:01:46.919 --> 01:01:49.719
orders . So it's not a is he gonna cry .

01:01:49.820 --> 01:01:51.931
It's a win and how many times and how

01:01:51.931 --> 01:01:54.300
ugly cry is he gonna be . Um , I do

01:01:54.300 --> 01:01:56.356
have two ways that I want to try and

01:01:56.356 --> 01:01:58.300
keep my emotions in check . Ryan ,

01:01:58.300 --> 01:02:00.879
where are you ? There you go . Seman

01:02:00.879 --> 01:02:02.990
Ryan DeLorenzo . He was part of the ,

01:02:02.990 --> 01:02:04.990
uh , the , uh , the color detail up

01:02:04.990 --> 01:02:07.212
here . So he's one of our amazing honor

01:02:07.212 --> 01:02:09.323
guard members , and he had permission

01:02:09.323 --> 01:02:11.546
to throw a shoe at my head when I cry ,

01:02:11.546 --> 01:02:13.823
and if y'all saw him , it's gonna hurt .

01:02:13.823 --> 01:02:16.046
So that's one way that I'm gonna try to

01:02:16.046 --> 01:02:15.870
avoid it . And the other is I'm gonna ,

01:02:15.949 --> 01:02:18.171
I'm gonna need audience participation .

01:02:18.171 --> 01:02:20.227
I'm gonna borrow a note from my dear

01:02:20.227 --> 01:02:22.060
friend and mentor Joe Bass , who

01:02:22.060 --> 01:02:23.949
retired last year as the chief of

01:02:23.949 --> 01:02:26.116
master Sergeant of the Air Force , and

01:02:26.116 --> 01:02:28.282
in her speech , everybody knows Joe is

01:02:28.282 --> 01:02:30.227
a diehard Kansas City Chiefs fan .

01:02:30.227 --> 01:02:32.116
You're welcome , Matt , Commander

01:02:32.116 --> 01:02:34.338
McKinney , um . And y'all know that I'm

01:02:34.338 --> 01:02:36.393
not , but y'all do know I do love my

01:02:36.393 --> 01:02:38.669
LSU Tigers . So when , not if , when

01:02:38.669 --> 01:02:40.780
you see me get emotional when you see

01:02:40.780 --> 01:02:43.113
the lip quivering and ugly tears coming ,

01:02:43.113 --> 01:02:45.336
if y'all can just support me , please ,

01:02:45.336 --> 01:02:48.080
Marty and Dario for this one time only

01:02:48.080 --> 01:02:50.399
by shouting go tiers for me , maybe

01:02:50.399 --> 01:02:53.899
that'll help , uh . Uh , Tommy in there .

01:02:54.540 --> 01:02:56.762
I told , where's Day ? I told you I was

01:02:56.762 --> 01:02:58.707
gonna do that , buddy . I told you

01:02:58.707 --> 01:03:00.929
you'd do it for him today , won't you ?

01:03:00.929 --> 01:03:03.096
OK , um , so look , the theme for my ,

01:03:03.096 --> 01:03:05.207
my comments today really and truly is

01:03:05.207 --> 01:03:07.340
gratitude and pride , uh , and , and

01:03:07.340 --> 01:03:09.451
kind of the , uh , the reason I chose

01:03:09.451 --> 01:03:12.159
gratitude and pride is , um . Y'all ,

01:03:12.239 --> 01:03:14.919
y'all know I am just a studier of the

01:03:14.919 --> 01:03:17.086
arts and I love poetry , right ? Y'all

01:03:17.086 --> 01:03:19.290
know that about me and uh and my that

01:03:19.290 --> 01:03:22.750
was a loud laugh . And in my incoming

01:03:22.750 --> 01:03:24.806
speech when I got to relieve Jason 3

01:03:24.806 --> 01:03:27.090
years ago in Cape May , uh , I quoted

01:03:27.090 --> 01:03:29.257
one of my favorite poets of all time a

01:03:29.257 --> 01:03:31.479
couple times , and , uh , and I'm gonna

01:03:31.479 --> 01:03:33.510
quote my favorite poet of all time

01:03:33.510 --> 01:03:35.288
again and probably our greatest

01:03:35.288 --> 01:03:37.399
coastguard poet Admiral Charlie Ray .

01:03:37.399 --> 01:03:39.939
um , I chose gratitude and pride

01:03:39.939 --> 01:03:42.161
because as Admiral Charlie Ray has said

01:03:42.161 --> 01:03:44.383
many times , if you , if you're driving

01:03:44.383 --> 01:03:46.606
down the road and you see a turtle on a

01:03:46.606 --> 01:03:48.828
fence post , I assure you he didn't get

01:03:48.828 --> 01:03:51.590
there on his own . And um and and and

01:03:51.590 --> 01:03:53.812
Charlie and Donna do send their regrets

01:03:53.812 --> 01:03:55.979
uh he called yesterday we talked for a

01:03:55.979 --> 01:03:55.790
while they were gonna try to come up

01:03:55.790 --> 01:03:58.070
with some family things uh kept them uh

01:03:58.070 --> 01:04:00.070
that they could , but I did , I did

01:04:00.070 --> 01:04:02.181
have his permission to , uh , to , to

01:04:02.181 --> 01:04:04.237
quote him up here on this , um , but

01:04:04.237 --> 01:04:06.459
I'm gonna kinda , I wanna break it down

01:04:06.459 --> 01:04:06.300
in some groups that I just wanna talk

01:04:06.300 --> 01:04:08.709
about that I have that , that pride and

01:04:08.709 --> 01:04:10.931
that gratitude for the number one group

01:04:10.931 --> 01:04:12.949
is our workforce , our Coast Guard

01:04:12.949 --> 01:04:15.060
workforce , and I'm sure I'll see all

01:04:15.060 --> 01:04:17.370
my DOT DOT . sitting over here , we

01:04:17.370 --> 01:04:19.592
argue about this over time all the time

01:04:19.592 --> 01:04:21.814
over who has the greatest workforce and

01:04:21.814 --> 01:04:23.926
it's a great argument to have because

01:04:23.926 --> 01:04:25.870
the bottom line is we all do , but

01:04:25.870 --> 01:04:27.870
since I've got the microphone , I'm

01:04:27.870 --> 01:04:27.780
gonna say the Coast Guard is the

01:04:27.780 --> 01:04:29.947
world's greatest workforce that I'm up

01:04:29.947 --> 01:04:31.891
here and it doesn't matter whether

01:04:31.891 --> 01:04:33.891
you're officer enlisted active duty

01:04:33.891 --> 01:04:36.113
reserve , civilian auxiliary . um , I'm

01:04:36.113 --> 01:04:38.336
a believer that if you are a citizen of

01:04:38.336 --> 01:04:40.502
the United States of America , you are

01:04:40.502 --> 01:04:42.836
the best this world has to offer if you .

01:04:43.270 --> 01:04:47.020
Uh , opt to serve our nation in any

01:04:47.020 --> 01:04:50.250
capacity . You're even a cut above , uh ,

01:04:50.260 --> 01:04:52.530
that our workforce , hopefully you had

01:04:52.530 --> 01:04:54.419
a chance to know it's hot and you

01:04:54.419 --> 01:04:56.641
probably fan in the program there's a a

01:04:56.641 --> 01:04:58.530
note in there to the workforce if

01:04:58.530 --> 01:04:58.340
you're on our road . Uh , please take

01:04:58.340 --> 01:05:00.451
the time to read that because that is

01:05:00.451 --> 01:05:02.618
truly from our hearts to our workforce

01:05:02.618 --> 01:05:04.618
talking about attitude and effort .

01:05:04.618 --> 01:05:06.618
It's two things that we demanded of

01:05:06.618 --> 01:05:08.840
them coming in and two things that we .

01:05:08.840 --> 01:05:11.020
Of ourselves what why I'm so proud of

01:05:11.020 --> 01:05:13.187
our workforce is that's what they give

01:05:13.187 --> 01:05:15.131
us every single day . They give us

01:05:15.131 --> 01:05:17.242
perfect effort and perfect attitude ,

01:05:17.242 --> 01:05:20.739
and I , along with my fellow DOD senior

01:05:20.739 --> 01:05:22.850
listed advisor will tell you when our

01:05:22.850 --> 01:05:25.072
workforces give us the perfect attitude

01:05:25.072 --> 01:05:27.128
and the perfect effort . Bring it as

01:05:27.128 --> 01:05:29.295
Jim will say , we'll blow them sons of

01:05:29.295 --> 01:05:31.295
out of the water won't we ? Sorry ,

01:05:31.295 --> 01:05:33.461
you're gonna get quoted a couple times

01:05:33.461 --> 01:05:35.517
up here too , um , there's a line in

01:05:35.517 --> 01:05:35.500
our service song that we're all gonna

01:05:35.500 --> 01:05:37.659
sing later , and it says we're always

01:05:37.659 --> 01:05:39.881
ready for the call and to our workforce

01:05:39.881 --> 01:05:43.010
you answer the call every single time ,

01:05:43.179 --> 01:05:45.235
and uh , I am so proud of , proud of

01:05:45.235 --> 01:05:47.401
you . The second group that I am truly

01:05:47.401 --> 01:05:50.030
uh proud of and and grateful for is our

01:05:50.030 --> 01:05:52.469
Coast Guard Chiefs mess . So I did math

01:05:52.469 --> 01:05:54.413
yesterday , so I didn't have to do

01:05:54.413 --> 01:05:56.358
public boats and make math . As of

01:05:56.358 --> 01:05:58.302
right now , our Chiefs mess is 105

01:05:58.302 --> 01:06:00.525
years and 68 days old . You'll go ahead

01:06:00.525 --> 01:06:02.691
and check me . I did it yesterday with

01:06:02.691 --> 01:06:04.747
a calculator . What I am so grateful

01:06:04.747 --> 01:06:06.747
for and proud of our chiefs mess is

01:06:06.747 --> 01:06:08.969
these gentlemen sitting over here built

01:06:08.969 --> 01:06:11.025
our Chiefs mess to where it is , and

01:06:11.025 --> 01:06:13.080
you have done nothing to tarnish the

01:06:13.080 --> 01:06:15.136
legacy of that anger . Um , my mouth

01:06:15.136 --> 01:06:16.909
wrote checks that I asked your

01:06:16.909 --> 01:06:19.629
leadership to cash , and you did , you

01:06:19.629 --> 01:06:22.149
did every single day for the last 3

01:06:22.149 --> 01:06:24.429
years . I told you every time I visit

01:06:24.429 --> 01:06:27.310
the cheese mess , I signed us up for

01:06:27.310 --> 01:06:29.532
everything , and you never made me look

01:06:29.532 --> 01:06:31.810
bad . You were always there to do that .

01:06:31.810 --> 01:06:33.977
The future , the last 3 years have not

01:06:33.977 --> 01:06:36.143
been easy . The future is not gonna be

01:06:36.143 --> 01:06:38.199
easy . It's bright , it's exciting ,

01:06:38.199 --> 01:06:40.254
but it's gonna be full of growth and

01:06:40.254 --> 01:06:42.421
it's gonna be full of massive change .

01:06:42.421 --> 01:06:44.477
And the reason that I know . We will

01:06:44.477 --> 01:06:43.949
succeed and I've been able to tell our

01:06:43.949 --> 01:06:46.469
Mundy , I know we will succeed because

01:06:46.469 --> 01:06:49.239
your chiefs are ready for this . The

01:06:49.239 --> 01:06:51.239
third group that I'm just extremely

01:06:51.239 --> 01:06:53.072
grateful for and proud of is our

01:06:53.072 --> 01:06:55.239
command senior enlisted leaders in the

01:06:55.239 --> 01:06:57.295
Coast Guard , our Gold Badge Command

01:06:57.295 --> 01:06:59.128
Master Chiefs , our silver Badge

01:06:59.128 --> 01:07:01.350
Command Mas Chiefs , and our blue badge

01:07:01.350 --> 01:07:03.628
Raiding Force Master Chiefs . You , uh ,

01:07:03.628 --> 01:07:03.379
we had a chance to get all the gold

01:07:03.379 --> 01:07:05.546
badges together yesterday so that Phil

01:07:05.546 --> 01:07:07.657
could have your first conclave , that

01:07:07.657 --> 01:07:09.712
we we wanna call it . There you go .

01:07:09.712 --> 01:07:11.935
The first conclave we needed to hit the

01:07:11.935 --> 01:07:14.101
fed fellers on top , didn't we ? We're

01:07:14.101 --> 01:07:16.101
gonna get Henry to model one for us

01:07:16.101 --> 01:07:18.212
next time , OK , um , but what , what

01:07:18.212 --> 01:07:20.435
you have shown me , what you have shown

01:07:20.435 --> 01:07:22.490
our Coast Guard and what you shown ,

01:07:22.490 --> 01:07:24.712
have shown to your , your new McPpod is

01:07:24.712 --> 01:07:26.768
that you are servant leaders who are

01:07:26.768 --> 01:07:28.935
not afraid of a challenge . We spent a

01:07:28.935 --> 01:07:31.157
lot of time yesterday talking about and

01:07:31.157 --> 01:07:33.157
um Chris Mullin summed it up better

01:07:33.157 --> 01:07:32.764
than anybody I should just have you

01:07:32.764 --> 01:07:34.931
come up here and give a speech when he

01:07:34.931 --> 01:07:36.986
talked about it does not matter what

01:07:36.986 --> 01:07:39.208
color badges on our shirt , it does not

01:07:39.208 --> 01:07:41.097
matter how large or how small our

01:07:41.097 --> 01:07:43.208
enterprise is . We are there to serve

01:07:43.208 --> 01:07:45.264
the people of our enterprise because

01:07:45.264 --> 01:07:47.375
when we do that , and everyone in the

01:07:47.375 --> 01:07:47.364
Coast Guard is taking care of their

01:07:47.364 --> 01:07:49.475
enterprises , there's nothing that we

01:07:49.475 --> 01:07:51.697
can't accomplish , and I am so proud of

01:07:51.697 --> 01:07:53.699
y'all each and every day . The 4th

01:07:53.699 --> 01:07:55.921
group that I am grateful for is kind of

01:07:55.921 --> 01:07:58.032
sitting more on this side and that is

01:07:58.032 --> 01:07:59.977
our retired Mcpods and our retired

01:07:59.977 --> 01:08:02.255
Massachuses of the Coast Guard reserve .

01:08:02.260 --> 01:08:04.427
You are the you know always talk about

01:08:04.427 --> 01:08:06.704
we stand up on the shoulders of giants .

01:08:06.704 --> 01:08:08.871
You are the , you are the giants whose

01:08:08.871 --> 01:08:11.038
shoulders I've been able to stand on .

01:08:11.038 --> 01:08:13.260
You are just , uh , your friends , your

01:08:13.260 --> 01:08:15.316
mentors , Bill . They said at dinner

01:08:15.316 --> 01:08:17.316
last night I think Vince was saying

01:08:17.316 --> 01:08:17.009
this is the group that you can rely

01:08:17.009 --> 01:08:19.009
upon . You can't . He even made the

01:08:19.009 --> 01:08:21.065
comment he's relied upon us a little

01:08:21.065 --> 01:08:23.287
bit too much . Sorry guys , we got some

01:08:23.287 --> 01:08:25.342
stuff we had to deal with , so I did

01:08:25.342 --> 01:08:27.509
need , need your wise counsel , but um

01:08:27.770 --> 01:08:29.937
my goal every day was , was to not let

01:08:29.937 --> 01:08:33.379
y'all down . And I y'all said I have Uh ,

01:08:33.419 --> 01:08:35.859
the next group , our DOD partners , my

01:08:35.859 --> 01:08:38.089
senior list of partners in in the DOD

01:08:38.459 --> 01:08:40.580
were represented here today by two ,

01:08:40.899 --> 01:08:43.232
the , the previous and the current CIAC .

01:08:43.232 --> 01:08:45.455
Troy was the previous CIA . Dave Ison ,

01:08:45.455 --> 01:08:47.566
so good to see you sitting right here

01:08:47.566 --> 01:08:49.732
in the front row , uh , buddy . Troy ,

01:08:49.732 --> 01:08:51.843
get called out twice because you were

01:08:51.843 --> 01:08:51.220
also Sergeant Majors of the Marine

01:08:51.220 --> 01:08:53.649
Corps when I came into this role . Um ,

01:08:53.979 --> 01:08:56.201
all of you , I , I , I gotta tell you .

01:08:56.640 --> 01:08:58.970
Uh , and this is no secret . The United

01:08:58.970 --> 01:09:00.859
States military is absolutely the

01:09:00.859 --> 01:09:03.026
greatest fighting force in the world ,

01:09:03.026 --> 01:09:05.359
and we work together as a joint service .

01:09:05.359 --> 01:09:07.581
There is nobody in our world that can .

01:09:07.581 --> 01:09:09.859
Mess with the United States of America .

01:09:09.859 --> 01:09:13.819
I'm sorry , almost . Nobody can

01:09:13.819 --> 01:09:17.609
mess the United States of America when

01:09:17.609 --> 01:09:19.649
you combine the joint force of the

01:09:19.649 --> 01:09:21.649
United States military , and these

01:09:21.649 --> 01:09:23.760
folks sitting over here , and some of

01:09:23.760 --> 01:09:25.927
them aren't able to be here , some are

01:09:25.927 --> 01:09:28.038
represented by their much better like

01:09:28.038 --> 01:09:30.149
Sergeant Major the army is in where's

01:09:30.149 --> 01:09:32.205
Mike in Germany or somewhere . Don't

01:09:32.205 --> 01:09:31.899
worry , Kim's here , so we're good ,

01:09:32.379 --> 01:09:34.435
you know she's a much better half of

01:09:34.435 --> 01:09:36.490
that , but . These , these folks and

01:09:36.490 --> 01:09:38.580
their spouses , uh , I want our

01:09:38.580 --> 01:09:40.691
workforce to know every branch of the

01:09:40.691 --> 01:09:42.950
military , these people care deeply .

01:09:43.540 --> 01:09:46.740
They spend 24 hours a day , 7 days a

01:09:46.740 --> 01:09:49.049
week advocating for the things you need

01:09:49.629 --> 01:09:52.259
to do your job . I'm particularly , I'm

01:09:52.259 --> 01:09:54.259
going to do this because Bill and I

01:09:54.259 --> 01:09:56.720
were talking this week . Um , I'm gonna

01:09:56.720 --> 01:09:58.887
do this because I don't think we often

01:09:58.887 --> 01:10:00.942
take time to sit back and go , wow ,

01:10:00.942 --> 01:10:02.887
because we're always so focused on

01:10:02.887 --> 01:10:04.998
what's next . What do we need next to

01:10:04.998 --> 01:10:07.109
sit back and focus on what this group

01:10:07.109 --> 01:10:09.331
of folks here has accomplished over the

01:10:09.331 --> 01:10:09.000
last 3 weeks , or excuse me , the last

01:10:09.000 --> 01:10:11.520
3 years , um , and then we're talking

01:10:11.520 --> 01:10:13.631
about the quality of life stuff , the

01:10:13.631 --> 01:10:15.687
stuff that our own buzzing and large

01:10:15.687 --> 01:10:17.798
named as the cash , the childcare and

01:10:17.798 --> 01:10:20.020
the schooling , the access to quality ,

01:10:20.020 --> 01:10:23.729
quality . Healthcare , quality housing ,

01:10:23.939 --> 01:10:25.939
spousal employment , those types of

01:10:25.939 --> 01:10:29.240
things , um , sitting here today , E4

01:10:29.240 --> 01:10:31.939
and below make 29% more than they did 3

01:10:31.939 --> 01:10:32.939
years ago .

01:10:40.450 --> 01:10:42.339
Every single one of us across the

01:10:42.339 --> 01:10:44.930
military , the average basic allowance

01:10:44.930 --> 01:10:48.609
for housing is 28% more than it

01:10:48.609 --> 01:10:51.279
was 3 years ago . That deserves a round

01:10:51.279 --> 01:10:52.279
of applause

01:10:56.189 --> 01:10:58.979
To uh to my partners over here , you

01:10:58.979 --> 01:11:01.090
did this . Thank you very much . It's

01:11:01.090 --> 01:11:03.419
your ad advocacy . It's your

01:11:03.419 --> 01:11:05.419
willingness to step up and say the

01:11:05.419 --> 01:11:07.697
things that need to be said , not that ,

01:11:07.729 --> 01:11:10.060
not that uh should be said or could be

01:11:10.060 --> 01:11:11.979
said . You never shy away from a

01:11:11.979 --> 01:11:13.979
challenge , and I thank you so , so

01:11:13.979 --> 01:11:15.923
very much . Uh , I , I used to get

01:11:15.923 --> 01:11:17.979
asked a lot , why aren't you over on

01:11:17.979 --> 01:11:17.819
the hill when , when the , uh ,

01:11:17.910 --> 01:11:20.259
seniorvi and DOD are testifying ,

01:11:20.549 --> 01:11:22.549
what's a different committee . Uh ,

01:11:22.549 --> 01:11:24.716
first of all , but every single one of

01:11:24.716 --> 01:11:26.660
them always threw in and the Coast

01:11:26.660 --> 01:11:28.438
Guard because even though those

01:11:28.438 --> 01:11:30.605
committees are different than what fun

01:11:30.605 --> 01:11:32.549
does , they always had our backs ,

01:11:32.549 --> 01:11:32.290
always took care of our Coast Guard .

01:11:32.939 --> 01:11:35.161
The next group that I am truly grateful

01:11:35.161 --> 01:11:37.509
to is , is our Congress , our elected

01:11:37.509 --> 01:11:39.176
leaders in Congress and their

01:11:39.176 --> 01:11:41.176
hardworking staff . I see Mr . John

01:11:41.176 --> 01:11:43.509
Rayfield sitting right here . Um , John ,

01:11:43.509 --> 01:11:45.731
thank you for allowing me just to be me

01:11:45.731 --> 01:11:47.953
and just to tell you what's on my brain

01:11:47.953 --> 01:11:51.100
on . Unfiltered , um , a lot of people

01:11:51.100 --> 01:11:53.211
would not allow that . So if anything

01:11:53.211 --> 01:11:55.433
they translate what it is actually into

01:11:55.433 --> 01:11:57.656
something uh that means something , but

01:11:57.656 --> 01:11:59.878
everything I just thank these folks for

01:11:59.878 --> 01:12:01.989
y'all made happen . I , I , I , I , I

01:12:01.989 --> 01:12:04.044
see , I see Alexis out there . I see

01:12:04.044 --> 01:12:06.211
Fern out there . Thank you all so very

01:12:06.211 --> 01:12:08.211
much . All we did was bring you the

01:12:08.211 --> 01:12:10.156
problem . You went , you found the

01:12:10.156 --> 01:12:12.267
money , you put the money to it , you

01:12:12.267 --> 01:12:14.267
took care of our workforce . Please

01:12:14.267 --> 01:12:13.979
keep going . So thank you so much for

01:12:13.979 --> 01:12:14.979
y'all .

01:12:20.540 --> 01:12:22.651
I'm getting there , y'all . I promise

01:12:22.651 --> 01:12:24.596
I'm getting there . I'm gonna talk

01:12:24.596 --> 01:12:26.762
about a few teams here . One team that

01:12:26.762 --> 01:12:28.762
doesn't get talked about a lot is a

01:12:28.762 --> 01:12:30.873
team that includes the , uh , and I'm

01:12:30.873 --> 01:12:30.859
really talking about the teams of the

01:12:30.859 --> 01:12:32.803
principals that I served as a gold

01:12:32.803 --> 01:12:35.026
badge we're gonna get to them here in a

01:12:35.026 --> 01:12:36.970
few minutes , but , um , the teams

01:12:36.970 --> 01:12:39.026
being the executive assistants , the

01:12:39.026 --> 01:12:41.192
chiefs of staff , the military aides ,

01:12:41.192 --> 01:12:43.359
oh God , the stories with the military

01:12:43.359 --> 01:12:45.526
aides , um , I , I'm not gonna look at

01:12:45.526 --> 01:12:47.803
you , Kelsey . I know you're out there ,

01:12:47.803 --> 01:12:49.915
um . You know this is where the magic

01:12:49.915 --> 01:12:52.081
happens , absolutely where the magic ,

01:12:52.081 --> 01:12:52.000
and I am gonna read off a few names

01:12:52.000 --> 01:12:54.359
here . uh , Andy Sukimoto , Leslie Hunt ,

01:12:54.399 --> 01:12:56.566
Kelsey Freeman , Shannon Ladett , Tony

01:12:56.566 --> 01:12:58.899
Hahn , Jim Estromanti , Reggie Reynolds ,

01:12:58.899 --> 01:13:00.955
Dan Lagon , Sarah Ross , Matt Lake ,

01:13:00.955 --> 01:13:02.930
Elena Agamano , Bob Little , the

01:13:03.479 --> 01:13:05.970
Christopher J . Halzer , Tory Jacobson .

01:13:07.069 --> 01:13:09.209
I'm gonna call you out to Matthew J .

01:13:09.270 --> 01:13:11.810
McKinney and Tim Nicola and to include

01:13:11.810 --> 01:13:14.032
also one personal aid in there that I'm

01:13:14.032 --> 01:13:16.088
not gonna , not gonna call out but I

01:13:16.088 --> 01:13:18.199
can see over the corner of my eye out

01:13:18.199 --> 01:13:20.366
here , you know , um , your job trying

01:13:20.366 --> 01:13:22.532
to keep the bosses rolling to keep the

01:13:22.532 --> 01:13:24.699
trains on the track , and I'll talk in

01:13:24.699 --> 01:13:24.250
a second about how hard that is for

01:13:24.250 --> 01:13:26.417
these bosses that I served as a , uh ,

01:13:26.417 --> 01:13:29.370
as a gold badge . Um , but , uh , I , I

01:13:29.370 --> 01:13:32.250
gotta tell you , uh , thank you for

01:13:32.250 --> 01:13:34.709
making all the time . Away from home

01:13:34.709 --> 01:13:36.931
all the time away from family , all the

01:13:36.931 --> 01:13:38.820
hours on the road . Thank you for

01:13:38.820 --> 01:13:40.987
making it fun . Thank you for allowing

01:13:40.987 --> 01:13:43.209
us to have a , to , to actually enjoy ,

01:13:43.209 --> 01:13:45.376
uh , doing what , what we get to do to

01:13:45.376 --> 01:13:47.629
our CIS team , our PSD , and there's a

01:13:47.629 --> 01:13:49.851
lot on back there . I saw Chris I see .

01:13:49.851 --> 01:13:52.018
I know they're , he's here , so I know

01:13:52.018 --> 01:13:54.351
they're around . You just can't see him .

01:13:54.351 --> 01:13:53.580
They all got face paint on their house ,

01:13:54.069 --> 01:13:57.089
but um . Number one , I had a chance .

01:13:57.209 --> 01:13:59.431
Dre , thank you for letting me speak to

01:13:59.431 --> 01:14:01.653
the to the PSD team the other day , and

01:14:01.653 --> 01:14:03.709
I say this every time we travel . We

01:14:03.709 --> 01:14:06.450
get to see the plane lands , we hop in

01:14:06.450 --> 01:14:08.649
a car , we go , we get to the hotel .

01:14:08.729 --> 01:14:10.910
We get to see , we know there are

01:14:11.149 --> 01:14:13.649
hundreds and hundreds of hours behind

01:14:13.649 --> 01:14:16.089
the scenes that go into all that . Um ,

01:14:16.410 --> 01:14:18.560
thank you for your professionalism .

01:14:19.009 --> 01:14:21.649
Thank you , especially to uh Dre and to

01:14:21.649 --> 01:14:23.760
Laura and to Chrissy . For letting me

01:14:23.760 --> 01:14:25.927
be me , I'm a little mad . I'm retired

01:14:25.927 --> 01:14:28.093
and I still don't have an earpiece and

01:14:28.093 --> 01:14:30.260
a badge . Uh , that's kind of uncool ,

01:14:30.260 --> 01:14:32.482
um , but , uh , and I guess also too my

01:14:32.482 --> 01:14:34.371
bad for some of the things that I

01:14:34.371 --> 01:14:36.538
pulled on y'all , and I still say it's

01:14:36.538 --> 01:14:38.538
your fault when you let a couple of

01:14:38.538 --> 01:14:40.705
people go rogue unsupervised . I'm not

01:14:40.705 --> 01:14:40.060
taking the blame for that . That's

01:14:40.060 --> 01:14:42.029
y'all's fault . Um , and to the

01:14:42.029 --> 01:14:43.918
retirement team that put all this

01:14:43.918 --> 01:14:46.180
together , uh , Nicolai , thank you ,

01:14:46.189 --> 01:14:48.709
good sir , entire team 14 . I'm getting

01:14:48.709 --> 01:14:50.987
y'all , uh , where's Lieutenant Carson ?

01:14:50.987 --> 01:14:53.098
She's probably running her 10,000 lap

01:14:53.098 --> 01:14:54.876
around here this morning . Uh ,

01:14:54.876 --> 01:14:56.876
Commander McKinney , Chris George ,

01:14:56.876 --> 01:14:59.098
Jeff Moroyo , Chief Decker , the entire

01:14:59.098 --> 01:15:01.153
SEA team , uh , that put us together

01:15:01.153 --> 01:15:03.209
our Coast Guard band , every part of

01:15:03.209 --> 01:15:05.487
our Coast Guard ceremonial honor guard .

01:15:05.487 --> 01:15:07.542
Thank you so much for honoring Carol

01:15:07.542 --> 01:15:09.709
and I , um , for putting together this

01:15:09.709 --> 01:15:11.820
wonderful , wonderful ceremony . Uh ,

01:15:11.820 --> 01:15:11.759
and I promise y'all we're getting there

01:15:11.759 --> 01:15:15.640
team 14 , Charlie Sauls , Jamal Pereira .

01:15:16.689 --> 01:15:20.149
Will Adams , the modern day GI Joe .

01:15:22.759 --> 01:15:25.129
I'm gonna say it right , Steven Sirocco ,

01:15:25.459 --> 01:15:27.626
Ms . Jetta Disco , Ms . Carol Carden ,

01:15:27.626 --> 01:15:30.009
senior Chief George Dagner , uh , Tim

01:15:30.009 --> 01:15:32.540
Mason , uh , Dave Johnson , Julius

01:15:32.540 --> 01:15:35.319
Joseph , uh , Matthew Hillary , Myron ,

01:15:35.500 --> 01:15:37.910
Miami Myron Dessa , and , uh , Miss

01:15:37.910 --> 01:15:41.140
Ellie Liptak , uh , well , I owe y'all

01:15:41.140 --> 01:15:43.084
the biggest thanks . Y'all had the

01:15:43.084 --> 01:15:45.307
toughest job in the Coast Guard . Y'all

01:15:45.307 --> 01:15:47.418
had to wrangle this show every single

01:15:47.418 --> 01:15:49.879
day , um . Our job to think , well ,

01:15:50.009 --> 01:15:52.009
I'm looking at two people down here

01:15:52.009 --> 01:15:53.898
stan me oh yeah , that , that's ,

01:15:53.898 --> 01:15:56.009
that's stuff , uh , but I could not ,

01:15:56.009 --> 01:15:58.231
would not , and would never think about

01:15:58.231 --> 01:16:00.398
have done this job , uh , without each

01:16:00.398 --> 01:15:59.839
and every one of you . You're just ,

01:16:00.009 --> 01:16:01.898
you're , you're special , special

01:16:01.898 --> 01:16:04.009
people , and I probably owe y'all the

01:16:04.009 --> 01:16:06.176
most , my bad . Uh , I do have sorry I

01:16:06.176 --> 01:16:08.342
have one quick story so on George . So

01:16:08.342 --> 01:16:10.342
senior Chief George Dagner , he , I

01:16:10.342 --> 01:16:12.509
heard him read Old Glory . His name is

01:16:12.509 --> 01:16:14.398
George Ludwig Dagner , GLD or his

01:16:14.398 --> 01:16:17.520
initials . And uh he loves what used to

01:16:17.520 --> 01:16:19.742
be the 9th Coast Guard District . He is

01:16:19.742 --> 01:16:21.964
a Great Lakes guy . It's in his blood ,

01:16:21.964 --> 01:16:23.964
so he did want to say thank you for

01:16:23.964 --> 01:16:26.131
renaming it the Great Lakes District ,

01:16:26.131 --> 01:16:28.479
the GLD after him . So thank you very

01:16:28.479 --> 01:16:30.600
much , sir . Uh , he feels , he feels

01:16:30.600 --> 01:16:32.544
honored , uh , that you think that

01:16:32.544 --> 01:16:34.544
highly of him to name a Coast Guard

01:16:34.544 --> 01:16:36.959
district down here . Um , so as I said ,

01:16:37.040 --> 01:16:39.096
I'm kind of focusing on my jobs as a

01:16:39.096 --> 01:16:40.929
gold badge . I had the honor and

01:16:40.929 --> 01:16:43.040
privilege of serving in , uh , 4 gold

01:16:43.040 --> 01:16:45.318
badge roles including this current one .

01:16:45.318 --> 01:16:47.569
Um , which means I was hired , uh , 4

01:16:47.569 --> 01:16:51.359
times by 2 people . Uh , a

01:16:51.359 --> 01:16:53.303
couple things I want to talk about

01:16:53.303 --> 01:16:55.526
these people and number one , I guess I

01:16:55.526 --> 01:16:57.748
should say that I am extremely grateful

01:16:57.748 --> 01:16:59.970
that they believe in second chances and

01:16:59.970 --> 01:17:02.081
were each willing to hire me again to

01:17:02.081 --> 01:17:04.303
let me unask the things I did wrong the

01:17:04.303 --> 01:17:06.303
first time . Um , I'm a of that and

01:17:06.303 --> 01:17:08.770
that's Admiral Paul Thomas and I . Um ,

01:17:09.640 --> 01:17:11.751
Two of the greatest human beings I've

01:17:11.751 --> 01:17:15.140
ever known . You , uh ,

01:17:16.310 --> 01:17:19.439
thank you , thank you . Hey , and I

01:17:19.439 --> 01:17:21.606
haven't gotten to the family's neck to

01:17:21.606 --> 01:17:23.772
stand by and just keep yelling at it .

01:17:23.772 --> 01:17:25.939
There , you might as well come park up

01:17:25.939 --> 01:17:28.050
here , buddy . You got yelling . Um ,

01:17:28.050 --> 01:17:29.995
y'all taught this what I would say

01:17:29.995 --> 01:17:31.995
typical Master Chief boatsam mate ,

01:17:31.995 --> 01:17:34.161
knuckle dragon boatsam Ma . You taught

01:17:34.161 --> 01:17:36.272
me how to listen more than to speak .

01:17:36.649 --> 01:17:40.000
Mostly . You taught me the , I don't

01:17:40.000 --> 01:17:41.722
say you taught me , you uh you

01:17:41.722 --> 01:17:44.589
reinstilled in me . The importance of

01:17:44.589 --> 01:17:47.229
instilling confidence in a team and how

01:17:47.229 --> 01:17:50.109
in every member of the team . Knows

01:17:50.200 --> 01:17:52.367
that they are part of that team . They

01:17:52.367 --> 01:17:54.589
have everything they need to do on that

01:17:54.589 --> 01:17:56.644
team . They have all the equipment ,

01:17:56.644 --> 01:17:58.811
the training , and they feel trusted ,

01:17:58.811 --> 01:18:01.033
valued and empowered to be on that team

01:18:01.033 --> 01:18:03.144
that that team was simply going to be

01:18:03.144 --> 01:18:05.144
better . You , you reminded me that

01:18:05.144 --> 01:18:07.367
every single day . You taught me how to

01:18:07.367 --> 01:18:09.609
lead . During ambiguity , I'm gonna

01:18:09.609 --> 01:18:11.831
tell a quick story on Amaein uh , early

01:18:11.831 --> 01:18:14.509
on in packed area we uh had this thing

01:18:14.509 --> 01:18:17.470
called COVID and if you were not in

01:18:17.470 --> 01:18:19.526
California or on the west coast when

01:18:19.526 --> 01:18:21.692
COVID started , don't talk to us . You

01:18:21.692 --> 01:18:23.637
are not a member of the COVID club

01:18:23.637 --> 01:18:25.692
because it was a different world out

01:18:25.692 --> 01:18:27.637
there and I remember very early on

01:18:27.637 --> 01:18:27.390
we're still , we're still trying to

01:18:27.390 --> 01:18:29.830
figure out what COVID is . We're still

01:18:29.830 --> 01:18:31.997
trying to figure out what does it mean

01:18:31.997 --> 01:18:34.250
they're gonna lock down the city , uh ,

01:18:34.279 --> 01:18:36.335
what is corn . We're still trying to

01:18:36.335 --> 01:18:38.557
figure out all these things and we come

01:18:38.557 --> 01:18:40.668
in early to a call . I have the whole

01:18:40.668 --> 01:18:42.779
pack area staff in there . We had all

01:18:42.779 --> 01:18:42.080
the district commanders served . You

01:18:42.080 --> 01:18:44.390
were on there when you were at uh D14

01:18:44.879 --> 01:18:47.479
and I'ma Fagan gave us our guidance and

01:18:47.479 --> 01:18:50.109
then she said , what sounds so simple

01:18:50.520 --> 01:18:52.631
but was so empowering to every one of

01:18:52.631 --> 01:18:54.687
us , she said , folks , this is what

01:18:54.687 --> 01:18:56.909
we're doing today . I reserve the right

01:18:56.909 --> 01:18:59.076
to change my mind every 24 hours as we

01:18:59.076 --> 01:19:01.080
learn more information . That's

01:19:01.080 --> 01:19:03.520
leadership during ambiguity and uh that

01:19:03.520 --> 01:19:06.830
was so free to uh to each of us to go

01:19:06.830 --> 01:19:08.959
out and to do their jobs . When you

01:19:08.959 --> 01:19:10.903
coined the phrase , I have all the

01:19:10.903 --> 01:19:13.520
guidance I need , ma'am , to uh to , to

01:19:13.520 --> 01:19:16.439
go forth and leave . Um , thank you for

01:19:16.439 --> 01:19:18.661
that . Thank you , uh , both of you for

01:19:18.661 --> 01:19:20.717
teaching me how to ensure we empower

01:19:20.717 --> 01:19:22.883
people . Thank you for empowering me .

01:19:22.883 --> 01:19:24.717
Uh , I am grateful for you . I'm

01:19:24.717 --> 01:19:26.439
grateful for your trust , your

01:19:26.439 --> 01:19:30.299
mentorship . And uh Your

01:19:30.299 --> 01:19:32.799
friendship . Thank you . Give them a

01:19:32.799 --> 01:19:34.410
round of applause , please .

01:19:42.660 --> 01:19:45.379
2 more , 2 more to the one big DC

01:19:45.379 --> 01:19:48.459
family you know who you are . Uh , I am

01:19:48.459 --> 01:19:50.570
gonna say that probably in the next 2

01:19:50.570 --> 01:19:52.792
weeks in the tech string , next 2 weeks

01:19:52.792 --> 01:19:54.737
to 2 months , I am gonna propose a

01:19:54.737 --> 01:19:56.903
change amendment to change the name of

01:19:56.903 --> 01:19:56.660
the family because , uh , not a lot of

01:19:56.660 --> 01:19:58.660
us are in DC , so you just be ready

01:19:58.660 --> 01:20:00.549
when I , when I put that up for a

01:20:00.549 --> 01:20:02.600
family vote , um , but I just need

01:20:02.600 --> 01:20:04.859
y'all to know , uh , how much we love

01:20:04.859 --> 01:20:07.540
y'all and that the , uh , the NOLA wing

01:20:07.540 --> 01:20:09.379
of our family house is open for

01:20:09.379 --> 01:20:11.379
visitors . We're ready for y'all to

01:20:11.379 --> 01:20:14.770
come down . Uh , OK , to the family .

01:20:16.770 --> 01:20:20.450
Just start screaming . Uh , my mom and

01:20:20.450 --> 01:20:22.506
dad , uh , I think I'm on you , uh ,

01:20:22.506 --> 01:20:24.728
you said they , they were on a , uh , a

01:20:24.728 --> 01:20:26.839
cruise that was paid and , and , uh ,

01:20:26.839 --> 01:20:29.061
bought for and paid like a year ago and

01:20:29.061 --> 01:20:31.283
they were gonna cancel the cruise and I

01:20:31.283 --> 01:20:33.394
said no , you're not . I checked this

01:20:33.394 --> 01:20:35.561
morning they're actually 25 , 25 miles

01:20:35.561 --> 01:20:37.561
northwest of Norman , uh , on their

01:20:37.561 --> 01:20:39.561
cruise , and my mom was complaining

01:20:39.561 --> 01:20:41.672
yesterday in the family texting about

01:20:41.672 --> 01:20:43.561
how cold and windy it was , and I

01:20:43.561 --> 01:20:45.799
avoided saying shut up mom . Um , but

01:20:45.799 --> 01:20:48.660
to mom , dad , to pop , and the KK , uh ,

01:20:48.799 --> 01:20:51.600
thank you for always modeling .

01:20:53.569 --> 01:20:57.509
Well , and family . There you go ,

01:20:58.049 --> 01:21:00.216
uh , to the brothers and sisters , I'm

01:21:00.216 --> 01:21:02.549
gonna call them out . Heather , Michael ,

01:21:02.549 --> 01:21:04.716
Joe , Sarah , Beth , Matthew Richard ,

01:21:04.716 --> 01:21:06.993
Nene , Brody , CC , Karen Will , Mikey ,

01:21:06.993 --> 01:21:09.049
Thornton , Emmagoose , CA , Lauren ,

01:21:09.049 --> 01:21:11.271
Piper , Brooke , and Calvin . Did I get

01:21:11.271 --> 01:21:13.382
everybody ? I got everybody . We love

01:21:13.382 --> 01:21:15.438
y'all . Thank y'all for , uh , being

01:21:15.438 --> 01:21:17.549
our home , our anchor on this journey

01:21:17.549 --> 01:21:19.493
and uh letting us get there . It's

01:21:19.493 --> 01:21:22.810
getting harder . Gators .

01:21:29.620 --> 01:21:31.787
Just don't throw a shoe at me , Phil .

01:21:31.787 --> 01:21:34.009
I know you like to throw shoes and then

01:21:34.009 --> 01:21:36.120
look , now , now I'm not recovering .

01:21:36.120 --> 01:21:38.231
Now I'm just mad . Thank you , Phil .

01:21:38.231 --> 01:21:40.287
uh , Christian and Sydney , you have

01:21:40.287 --> 01:21:42.231
exceeded everything mom and I ever

01:21:42.231 --> 01:21:46.189
thought you , you would be , um . When

01:21:46.189 --> 01:21:48.189
you have kids and , and most of you

01:21:48.189 --> 01:21:50.009
know , by the way . If you have

01:21:50.009 --> 01:21:52.120
teenagers , you haven't had grandkids

01:21:52.120 --> 01:21:54.176
yet , don't kill your teenagers . My

01:21:54.176 --> 01:21:57.169
God , grandbabs . Oh my God , it was

01:21:57.169 --> 01:21:59.336
close a few times , right , buddy ? It

01:21:59.336 --> 01:22:02.209
was , it was close , but , uh , mom and

01:22:02.209 --> 01:22:05.140
I , when y'all were born . We thought ,

01:22:05.209 --> 01:22:07.265
what does it look like ? What , what

01:22:07.265 --> 01:22:09.376
are you gonna be when you grow up and

01:22:09.376 --> 01:22:11.376
we couldn't even imagine what y'all

01:22:11.376 --> 01:22:13.431
become . So thank you so much uh for

01:22:13.431 --> 01:22:15.653
Katherine and Thomas , if we could have

01:22:15.653 --> 01:22:17.979
scoured the world . To find a husband

01:22:17.979 --> 01:22:21.009
and wife for our son and daughter . We

01:22:21.009 --> 01:22:23.342
would have never dreamed of finding you .

01:22:23.342 --> 01:22:25.453
Thank you so very much for loving our

01:22:25.453 --> 01:22:26.453
kids . Uh ,

01:22:33.390 --> 01:22:35.612
So I'm not gonna give you this back . I

01:22:35.612 --> 01:22:38.779
don't think you want them . Oh , any

01:22:38.779 --> 01:22:42.100
bit one and any bit2 . Katie Lynn and

01:22:42.100 --> 01:22:44.459
Miss Ella Grace , uh , you know ,

01:22:44.850 --> 01:22:46.794
couple we were down there a couple

01:22:46.794 --> 01:22:48.906
weeks ago and I was holding them both

01:22:48.906 --> 01:22:48.660
had Katlyn in this arm and Ella Grace

01:22:48.660 --> 01:22:50.771
in this one . I'm gonna behave when I

01:22:50.771 --> 01:22:52.827
say this , Carol . They're both just

01:22:52.827 --> 01:22:54.882
looking up at me and they're smiling

01:22:54.882 --> 01:22:56.993
and the look on their face was like ,

01:22:56.993 --> 01:23:00.729
dude , we own you . My

01:23:00.729 --> 01:23:03.290
answer was yes ladies you do and until

01:23:03.290 --> 01:23:05.629
the day I die , my job is just to say

01:23:05.629 --> 01:23:07.685
whatever you want babies , you , you

01:23:07.685 --> 01:23:09.907
have it and they know it , they know it

01:23:09.907 --> 01:23:11.962
they just look at me and they , they

01:23:11.962 --> 01:23:15.950
know uh that it's theirs , um . Yeah ,

01:23:16.259 --> 01:23:19.979
uh , All right . Carol ,

01:23:20.540 --> 01:23:22.930
my heart , my brown eye , Carol . The

01:23:22.930 --> 01:23:24.930
greatest decision I ever made in my

01:23:24.930 --> 01:23:27.152
life will question your decision to say

01:23:27.152 --> 01:23:30.750
yes , but I ask you to marry . Uh , you

01:23:30.750 --> 01:23:33.250
have been the rock of our family . For

01:23:33.250 --> 01:23:36.700
so long Um , I'm just so grateful that

01:23:36.700 --> 01:23:38.978
the Coast Guard got to see how amazing .

01:23:40.100 --> 01:23:42.520
You know you're you're long . Um

01:23:44.080 --> 01:23:46.136
We've had this motto all the way and

01:23:46.136 --> 01:23:48.302
here it is still , you and me , babe ,

01:23:48.302 --> 01:23:50.600
you and me , babe , um , y'all do me a

01:23:50.600 --> 01:23:52.767
favor here in a few weeks to a month .

01:23:52.767 --> 01:23:55.390
Check in on me to make sure I'm still

01:23:55.390 --> 01:23:57.557
alive because the clock on how long it

01:23:57.557 --> 01:23:59.668
takes me to drive her a batshit crazy

01:23:59.668 --> 01:24:01.723
being home every day . We're , we're

01:24:01.723 --> 01:24:03.834
not sure . So sure , check on Carol ,

01:24:03.834 --> 01:24:05.890
but just make sure I'm alive first .

01:24:05.890 --> 01:24:07.946
Troy . I know you , I know you would

01:24:07.946 --> 01:24:10.112
say we got this right , gentleman Evan

01:24:10.112 --> 01:24:12.390
we'll be there for y'all soon , OK ? I ,

01:24:12.390 --> 01:24:14.334
I promise on that . But , uh , but

01:24:14.334 --> 01:24:16.446
please , um , please do that . Just ,

01:24:16.446 --> 01:24:18.668
uh , baby , thank you for letting me do

01:24:18.668 --> 01:24:18.120
this all these years . Thank you so

01:24:18.120 --> 01:24:21.040
much . Uh , I , I am closing . I'll

01:24:21.040 --> 01:24:24.359
pause . To , uh , Admimo Lundy , to ,

01:24:24.390 --> 01:24:26.612
uh , Admiral Allen , who we know is not

01:24:26.612 --> 01:24:28.946
here , he's doing the unfun stuff today ,

01:24:28.946 --> 01:24:31.112
so you can do the fun stuff , uh , and

01:24:31.112 --> 01:24:33.279
to M 515 . Uh , I remember when I said

01:24:33.279 --> 01:24:35.501
the future is very bright for our Coast

01:24:35.501 --> 01:24:37.557
Guard , and I just want to thank you

01:24:37.557 --> 01:24:39.723
all for continuing to step up and lead

01:24:39.723 --> 01:24:41.890
our organization forward . Um , I told

01:24:41.890 --> 01:24:44.057
you this before multiple times , sir ,

01:24:44.057 --> 01:24:46.279
your two biggest cheerleaders for you ,

01:24:46.279 --> 01:24:48.689
Phil , will be down in the world . The

01:24:48.689 --> 01:24:50.911
biggest cheerleader , you won't hear me

01:24:50.911 --> 01:24:52.689
clapping my hands to be holding

01:24:52.689 --> 01:24:54.800
grandbabies , but we will be cheering

01:24:54.800 --> 01:24:56.970
at you every step of the way , um , to

01:24:56.970 --> 01:24:59.248
see the greatness that we know is , is ,

01:24:59.248 --> 01:25:01.470
is coming forward . Uh , Emma Lundy and

01:25:01.470 --> 01:25:03.359
I were sitting down in his office

01:25:03.359 --> 01:25:05.414
Tuesday chatting for a few minutes ,

01:25:05.414 --> 01:25:05.370
and he called me on Tuesday . He goes ,

01:25:05.410 --> 01:25:07.521
I just wanna see how you're doing . I

01:25:07.521 --> 01:25:09.854
said , Oh sorry , I'm a chocolatey mess .

01:25:09.854 --> 01:25:12.021
I said it's all for goodness , but I'm

01:25:12.021 --> 01:25:14.188
just a chocolatey mess right now . But

01:25:14.188 --> 01:25:13.680
thank you for giving me that 5 minute

01:25:13.680 --> 01:25:15.458
break to , to , uh , be able to

01:25:15.458 --> 01:25:17.736
acknowledge that . Uh , and I told him ,

01:25:17.736 --> 01:25:19.847
you know , over the last , since I've

01:25:19.847 --> 01:25:21.847
announced my retirement , I've been

01:25:21.847 --> 01:25:23.791
blown up with text , phone calls ,

01:25:23.791 --> 01:25:23.200
emails , people saying , what do you

01:25:23.200 --> 01:25:25.200
want your legacy to be ? Well , the

01:25:25.200 --> 01:25:27.256
first answer I'll give to that is if

01:25:27.256 --> 01:25:29.256
you do any of what we do , thinking

01:25:29.256 --> 01:25:31.367
about a legacy , retire now . Get out

01:25:31.367 --> 01:25:33.870
of it . It is not about that at all .

01:25:34.200 --> 01:25:36.533
That's not like any of us do what we do .

01:25:36.533 --> 01:25:38.700
We're too busy to think about legacy .

01:25:38.910 --> 01:25:41.589
Um , but what I would say if , if I

01:25:41.589 --> 01:25:43.811
have to give the answer and if down the

01:25:43.811 --> 01:25:46.089
road somebody does want to think about ,

01:25:46.149 --> 01:25:48.260
you know , what , what when Heath was

01:25:48.260 --> 01:25:50.450
Mickie and Carroll's OEL , they did X

01:25:50.450 --> 01:25:52.830
for the Coast Guard , it will warm my

01:25:52.830 --> 01:25:54.997
heart if they simply say they gave a .

01:25:55.390 --> 01:25:57.390
That's it , they gave a is the only

01:25:57.390 --> 01:25:59.668
thing I want to be remembered for . So ,

01:25:59.890 --> 01:26:02.250
uh , Vince , you have told me for , you

01:26:02.250 --> 01:26:04.361
actually told me when I was relieving

01:26:04.361 --> 01:26:06.528
Jason , hey buddy , you got a long run

01:26:06.528 --> 01:26:08.583
in front of you , but the only thing

01:26:08.583 --> 01:26:10.528
better than being a mass she petty

01:26:10.528 --> 01:26:12.472
officer the Coast Guard is being a

01:26:12.472 --> 01:26:14.850
retired mashe petty office . I have not

01:26:14.850 --> 01:26:17.290
forgotten that , my friend . Um , I'm

01:26:17.290 --> 01:26:20.689
about to test that out . So for the

01:26:20.689 --> 01:26:22.911
final time in uniform , I would like to

01:26:22.911 --> 01:26:24.520
say to y'all , thank you ,

01:26:24.850 --> 01:26:27.149
Semperparatus , God bless and go to .

01:26:56.529 --> 01:26:58.473
You all remain standing , please .

01:26:58.569 --> 01:27:00.736
Ladies and gentlemen , the Coast Guard

01:27:00.736 --> 01:27:02.791
band will now perform separatus . We

01:27:02.791 --> 01:27:04.847
encourage the audience to join us in

01:27:04.847 --> 01:27:06.902
singing the first verse and chorus ,

01:27:06.902 --> 01:27:09.013
even our DOD partners . For those who

01:27:09.013 --> 01:27:11.125
need it , lyrics may be found in your

01:27:11.125 --> 01:27:13.859
program . No

01:27:18.470 --> 01:27:21.319
Arctic zones in Europe and for East ,

01:27:21.589 --> 01:27:24.109
the flag is carried by ourselves in

01:27:24.109 --> 01:27:27.310
times of war and peace , and never can

01:27:27.310 --> 01:27:30.899
be struck again in spite of for men's

01:27:30.899 --> 01:27:33.509
might who cheer and cheered again for

01:27:33.509 --> 01:27:37.479
showing how to fight . Are we ready

01:27:37.479 --> 01:27:40.500
for the call . We

01:27:40.500 --> 01:27:43.140
place our trust in me .

01:27:49.020 --> 01:27:52.450
and so I , I shall . Yeah

01:27:54.790 --> 01:27:55.790
Sam is .

01:27:58.979 --> 01:28:02.359
Our Glory to .

01:28:05.370 --> 01:28:09.040
to save or fight and die . I

01:28:09.040 --> 01:28:11.600
coastguard , we are for you .

01:28:15.850 --> 01:28:17.350
Give a round of applause .

01:28:23.620 --> 01:28:25.787
With the audience , please be seated .

01:28:28.089 --> 01:28:30.790
The Watch . Why one Carol Cardenas ,

01:28:30.970 --> 01:28:33.081
will you please join me on the podium

01:28:33.081 --> 01:28:34.379
to recite the watch .

01:28:50.339 --> 01:28:52.490
For many years , this Coast Guardsman

01:28:52.490 --> 01:28:56.350
stood the watch . Well , some of us

01:28:56.350 --> 01:28:59.089
lay up by our bus at night , this Coast

01:28:59.089 --> 01:29:02.930
Guard's meant to watch . While others

01:29:02.930 --> 01:29:05.839
of us were attending schools . This

01:29:05.839 --> 01:29:07.617
coastguardsman stood the wall .

01:29:09.839 --> 01:29:11.728
As our families watched the storm

01:29:11.728 --> 01:29:14.200
clouds of war brewing on the horizons

01:29:14.200 --> 01:29:17.240
of history . This coast guardsman stood

01:29:17.240 --> 01:29:20.500
to watch . This coast

01:29:20.500 --> 01:29:22.939
guardsman looked ashore and saw his

01:29:22.939 --> 01:29:25.660
family often needed his guidance , but

01:29:25.660 --> 01:29:28.020
knew he must stay because he had .

01:29:30.850 --> 01:29:33.649
For many years he stood to watch so

01:29:33.649 --> 01:29:35.930
that our countrymen and we could sleep

01:29:35.930 --> 01:29:38.600
soundly in safety , knowing that a

01:29:38.600 --> 01:29:40.839
Coast Guardsman would stand to watch .

01:29:42.680 --> 01:29:45.970
Today , we are here to say the watch

01:29:45.970 --> 01:29:49.759
stands relieved . Relieved by

01:29:49.759 --> 01:29:53.080
those he has led , guided , and trained .

01:29:54.279 --> 01:29:57.160
Master Chief Jones , you said relieved .

01:29:58.040 --> 01:29:59.149
We have to watch .

01:30:08.229 --> 01:30:09.229
Mm

01:30:12.049 --> 01:30:14.709
Thank you , Wayne one . Ladies and

01:30:14.709 --> 01:30:16.487
gentlemen , please rise for the

01:30:16.487 --> 01:30:18.709
benediction and remain standing for the

01:30:18.709 --> 01:30:20.598
departure of the official party .

01:30:23.720 --> 01:30:26.669
Let us pray Lord , thank you for

01:30:26.669 --> 01:30:29.069
meeting us here today . We counted a

01:30:29.069 --> 01:30:31.609
privilege to serve this great nation .

01:30:32.029 --> 01:30:33.918
As we do , we lift our leaders in

01:30:33.918 --> 01:30:35.973
prayer , asking your wisdom to guide

01:30:35.973 --> 01:30:38.029
their decisions , grant strength and

01:30:38.029 --> 01:30:40.085
protection to all those standing the

01:30:40.085 --> 01:30:42.669
watch this day around our coasts and

01:30:42.669 --> 01:30:45.790
the world . As we bid farewell to Heath

01:30:45.790 --> 01:30:48.049
and Carol , our hearts are overflowing

01:30:48.049 --> 01:30:51.080
with gratitude and admiration . And we

01:30:51.080 --> 01:30:54.200
hear your words . Well done , good and

01:30:54.200 --> 01:30:57.200
faithful servant . May the bonds forged

01:30:57.200 --> 01:30:59.890
in 3 decades of service remain unbroken

01:30:59.890 --> 01:31:01.890
and may the memories of those years

01:31:01.890 --> 01:31:04.279
sustainable . We ask that you extend

01:31:04.279 --> 01:31:06.390
your sovereign grace over their whole

01:31:06.390 --> 01:31:08.446
beautiful family , filling them with

01:31:08.446 --> 01:31:11.200
unending blessings . Allow for time and

01:31:11.200 --> 01:31:13.311
seasons to be spent enjoying the next

01:31:13.311 --> 01:31:16.160
chapter with grandbabies and family and

01:31:16.160 --> 01:31:18.870
friends to afford joyful experiences

01:31:19.120 --> 01:31:21.390
and memories . May they continue to

01:31:21.390 --> 01:31:23.279
trust you with all their hearts ,

01:31:23.279 --> 01:31:25.334
finding direction from your infinite

01:31:25.334 --> 01:31:27.668
wisdom and fulfillment in your guidance .

01:31:27.668 --> 01:31:30.149
And Lord , may they walk hand in hand

01:31:30.319 --> 01:31:32.375
in the peace and joy that comes from

01:31:32.375 --> 01:31:35.040
you . May we all be emboldened to serve

01:31:35.040 --> 01:31:37.207
with honor , respect , and devotion to

01:31:37.207 --> 01:31:40.180
duty in light of their service . And

01:31:40.180 --> 01:31:43.509
now , O Lord , laissez les Bonan Boule

01:31:43.509 --> 01:31:46.299
in your matchless name we pray . Amen .

01:31:48.890 --> 01:31:52.270
Thank you , Chaplain . Military members

01:31:52.270 --> 01:31:55.790
cover . Military

01:31:55.790 --> 01:31:57.810
members I turn .

01:31:59.990 --> 01:32:03.870
Now Coast Guard departing . And

01:32:03.870 --> 01:32:04.419
salute

01:32:20.520 --> 01:32:24.290
Ready , 2 Now , Master

01:32:24.290 --> 01:32:26.234
Chief Andrea Martinowski will pipe

01:32:26.234 --> 01:32:29.160
Master Chief Jones ashore . Hi boys .

01:32:47.169 --> 01:32:49.391
Now , Master Chief Petty Officer of the

01:32:49.391 --> 01:32:51.330
Coast Guard retired , departing .

01:32:59.529 --> 01:33:00.529
Forward .

01:33:20.919 --> 01:33:21.229
I

01:33:29.770 --> 01:33:31.881
Ladies and gentlemen , this concludes

01:33:31.881 --> 01:33:33.992
today's ceremony on behalf of Admiral

01:33:33.992 --> 01:33:36.103
Lunday , Master Chief Jones , and the

01:33:36.103 --> 01:33:38.326
Jones family . Thank you for being with

01:33:38.326 --> 01:33:40.326
us today . The reception will begin

01:33:40.326 --> 01:33:39.640
immediately across the street in the

01:33:39.640 --> 01:33:41.751
picnic area adjacent to the Anchorage

01:33:41.751 --> 01:33:43.973
Club . Please follow the ushers . Enjoy

01:33:43.973 --> 01:33:44.973
your reception .

01:33:49.120 --> 01:33:52.850
Yes . Yeah .

01:33:54.810 --> 01:33:58.009
It's always a pleasure . Oh , thank you ,

01:33:58.060 --> 01:34:00.290
Admiral , sir . Thank you .

01:34:05.970 --> 01:34:09.959
Yeah . Yeah .

01:34:11.890 --> 01:34:12.890
You too , man .

01:34:22.080 --> 01:34:24.640
I'm pretty gross right now . How bad is

01:34:24.640 --> 01:34:25.807
it ? How bad is it ?

01:34:29.040 --> 01:34:31.049
Oh really ? Oh , it's like , no , I

01:34:31.049 --> 01:34:33.160
don't have it on today . I was like I

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can't trap . I can't trap the heat .

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It's too hot .

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Yeah .

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I'm gonna pick the you have the

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the . I

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Oh .

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Health health .