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Thank you . Good morning , 

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distinguished and honored guests . 

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General Laura Richardson . Ladies and 

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gentlemen and most importantly our men 

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and women of the armed forces . I am 

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honored to be joining you today along 

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with my colleagues . Vice Mayor , 

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Rafael Pinedo , Councilwoman Maureen 

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Porras , councilman Oscar Puig , 

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corvette and Councilwoman digna Cabral 

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as well as our city manager , Barbie 

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Hernandez and our new Chief of Police . 

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Mr Edwin Lopez along with the Darrell 

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family who's here to support you all 

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today . I am so grateful to be here for 

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what seems like a very long awaited 

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groundbreaking as has been stated by 

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many including our former mayor and 

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commissioner . This has been a project 

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that has been in the works for quite a 

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while and something that our city has 

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desired to see for the many men and 

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women that serve at south . Com . Today 

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we honor the brave men and women and 

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the families who sacrifice it all for 

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the sake of freedom and liberty . These 

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incredible service members who give up 

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their comfort , their lives , their 

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homes and their time with family in 

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order to uphold and defend that freedom 

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we cherish as a city , as a state and 

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as a nation . As we gather here this 

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morning to break ground on this site 

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for the future homes , we gather to 

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humbly serve these brave military 

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personnel as well as the sacrifices 

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their families make which represent a 

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major blessing to us all and especially 

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to the city of Darryl . See the U . S . 

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Southern Command . The location just 

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behind us to me represents much more 

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than just a building a military 

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installation or let alone a command 

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post . This Southern Command represents 

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the defense of our families from harm's 

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way the safeguarding of our citizens , 

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the upholding of our values and our 

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traditional traditions as well as the 

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radiant and prosperous city of Doral . 

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Southern Command has a long has long 

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served the caribbean , central and 

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southern Southern american regions of 

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the globe . It has exemplified great 

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strength and great resolve in the city . 

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In the face of intimate , intimate 

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danger from its early days during the 

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Second World War two , the defense to 

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defining moments of the Cold War . This 

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command post serves as a beacon of hope , 

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a defender of freedom . A shining light 

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set upon a hill and a deterrence in the 

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face of aggression . As the fight 

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against the threatening ideology of 

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communism and countries the U . S . 

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Southern Command has stood strong 

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against the dangers found within the 

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radical political ideology . In 1963 

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this command post was baptized with the 

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name the U . S . Southern command post . 

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After serving the Caribbean and latin 

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America . For many years in 1997 the 

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military facilities were moved to Miami , 

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now known as the beautiful city of 

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Darryl . This site was fitting for the 

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strategic value within the region . 

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With 31 countries under its 

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responsibility . It is imperative that 

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the service members assigned here 

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receive the recognition care and 

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necessary facilities in which they , 

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along with their Children and spouses 

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are able to grow rest and enjoy as a 

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home which they so deserve . They give 

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their all in the name of Liberty and 

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Justice for all . Therefore we must 

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highly resolve to serve our military 

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personnel with great vigor and passion 

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this momentous occasion . The breaking 

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ground of these future homes represents 

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a new beginning for the many military 

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families we currently welcome to our 

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city every day . These homes once 

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finalized will represent so much more 

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than just a home to these families . 

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They will represent a place to build 

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memories . I could not think of a 

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better use of this site , although I 

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have to say we will we will miss the 

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cows while I do believe our new 

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neighbors will be slightly and less 

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slightly welcoming and and much less 

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smelly . This new community community 

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will represent a great addition to our 

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city of Darryl as a public servant of 

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this city . I recognize our servicemen 

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and women deserve proper care , safety , 

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good schools and a beautiful community 

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to call home . Therefore it is my 

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pledge that Darrell will be a city in 

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which our Southern command families 

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feel welcomed , valued , heard and 

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served . We will strive to ensure that 

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every military personnel along with 

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their families , feel the warmth from 

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our residents and the embrace from our 

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local businesses . I have no doubt the 

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families that will reside in these 

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future homes will enjoy our beautiful 

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parks learn from our rich diversity and 

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share in the immersion of our cities 

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many diverse cultures through the array 

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of delicious and traditional latin 

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foods , music , art and lots and lots 

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of spanish . There truly is a never 

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ending list of wonderful explorations 

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that our beautiful city has to offer 

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for these reasons . I am honored and 

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truly excited for these families to 

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have the opportunity to call Daryl home . 

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I haven't had many groundbreaking 

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ceremonies yet as your new mayor 

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Darrell . This is actually my first , 

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but I can tell you without a doubt , I 

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already know that this one in 

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particular will hold a very special 

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place in my heart . It is with great 

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honor and indeed a great privilege to 

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participate in this ceremony which 

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breaks ground to these future homes in 

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this future community for the many 

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military families and personnel and 

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service members which will now call the 

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city of Darryl their home to our 

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servicemen and women . It is with great 

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privilege that I serve you all and that 

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I serve the city of Doral . We thank 

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you each and every one of you for your 

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service to this great nation . Thank 

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you Thank you to all who have been 

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involved in this project . From General 

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Richardson to General daily to the many 

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men and women that have provided many 

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hours to this moment . May God bless 

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you . Your families May God bless the 

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United States of America and May God 

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bless the great city of Darryl