1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:04,550 Thank you so much . Good morning . Um , 2 00:00:07,210 --> 00:00:09,266 let me start by thanking the men and 3 00:00:09,266 --> 00:00:12,690 women of , of armed forces for 4 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:16,460 keeping this country free . Uh , 5 00:00:16,470 --> 00:00:18,470 something that we should never ever 6 00:00:18,470 --> 00:00:20,526 ever take for granted and you know , 7 00:00:20,526 --> 00:00:22,748 most of you have heard me , some of you 8 00:00:22,748 --> 00:00:24,859 have heard me speak probably before , 9 00:00:24,859 --> 00:00:27,081 know that . I always start wherever I'm 10 00:00:27,081 --> 00:00:26,280 at , by the way , large groups , small 11 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:28,750 groups thinking and I always say 12 00:00:28,750 --> 00:00:30,861 thanking that group of folks that are 13 00:00:30,861 --> 00:00:32,861 not here that are not in the in the 14 00:00:32,861 --> 00:00:34,806 celebrations and in the meetings , 15 00:00:34,806 --> 00:00:36,806 whatever , but but it's the men and 16 00:00:36,806 --> 00:00:36,660 women that keep us free . What a 17 00:00:36,660 --> 00:00:38,827 privilege to be able today . However , 18 00:00:38,827 --> 00:00:40,882 to say thank those that are not here 19 00:00:40,882 --> 00:00:43,049 who are serving around the country and 20 00:00:43,049 --> 00:00:45,104 abroad . But also thank the ones who 21 00:00:45,104 --> 00:00:48,020 are here serving in Southern command 22 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,144 with the risk of doing something a 23 00:00:50,144 --> 00:00:53,360 little risky . General uh john 24 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:55,740 Richardson mentioned a lot of different 25 00:00:55,740 --> 00:00:58,340 individuals , we need to mention her 26 00:00:58,350 --> 00:01:01,410 because leadership matters and she 27 00:01:01,410 --> 00:01:04,580 actually brought this thing down to a 28 00:01:04,580 --> 00:01:06,610 landing and what we are witnessing 29 00:01:06,610 --> 00:01:08,721 today is what we're starting today in 30 00:01:08,721 --> 00:01:11,010 this groundbreaking has been years of 31 00:01:11,010 --> 00:01:14,350 hard work by many of the folks that are 32 00:01:14,350 --> 00:01:16,620 here today . The commissioner , former 33 00:01:16,620 --> 00:01:18,842 mayor , the mayor , former commissioner 34 00:01:18,842 --> 00:01:21,090 and school board member , the former 35 00:01:21,090 --> 00:01:23,146 county Commissioner , all of you who 36 00:01:23,146 --> 00:01:25,350 have been in working for this to make 37 00:01:25,350 --> 00:01:27,430 this a reality . General Richardson 38 00:01:27,430 --> 00:01:30,280 mentioned the f A a and that was a bit 39 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:32,502 of an issue for many , many years , but 40 00:01:32,502 --> 00:01:34,336 they came through , did they not 41 00:01:34,336 --> 00:01:36,391 general and because of their efforts 42 00:01:36,391 --> 00:01:38,613 and their willingness to cooperate , we 43 00:01:38,613 --> 00:01:40,780 are here today . General daily , thank 44 00:01:40,780 --> 00:01:42,724 you for what you do day in day out 45 00:01:42,724 --> 00:01:45,580 throughout , uh , your long and your 46 00:01:45,580 --> 00:01:48,530 wide area of responsibility and thank 47 00:01:48,530 --> 00:01:50,830 you for what you've done and continue 48 00:01:50,830 --> 00:01:53,940 to do and we'll continue to do to make 49 00:01:53,950 --> 00:01:57,100 this a reality . It is no secret , as 50 00:01:57,100 --> 00:01:59,960 you've heard that everybody is moving 51 00:01:59,960 --> 00:02:02,127 to florida . I want to , you know , to 52 00:02:02,127 --> 00:02:04,480 paraphrase a colleague of mine in the 53 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:06,758 United States House of Representatives , 54 00:02:06,758 --> 00:02:08,980 heck we're concerned so many people are 55 00:02:08,980 --> 00:02:11,460 moving here . It might tip over uh on a 56 00:02:11,460 --> 00:02:13,793 serious note though , on a serious note , 57 00:02:13,793 --> 00:02:15,849 obviously , the cost of housing is a 58 00:02:15,849 --> 00:02:19,060 challenge and this is gonna go , this 59 00:02:19,060 --> 00:02:21,116 is gonna be so important for so many 60 00:02:21,116 --> 00:02:24,150 folks who have volunteered to save to 61 00:02:24,150 --> 00:02:26,630 serve this country . And yet you have a 62 00:02:26,640 --> 00:02:28,890 very difficult time making ends meet . 63 00:02:28,900 --> 00:02:30,990 And the fact that it's right here 64 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,840 across the street from South com makes 65 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,007 it so much more convenient . So to all 66 00:02:36,007 --> 00:02:38,007 of you that have made this possible 67 00:02:38,070 --> 00:02:40,000 from the elected officials to the 68 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:43,980 previous leadership of and General 69 00:02:43,980 --> 00:02:46,147 Richardson to the current leadership . 70 00:02:46,147 --> 00:02:48,280 Thank you for your hard work for your 71 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:50,640 efforts . Thank you all of you who 72 00:02:50,640 --> 00:02:53,540 served this nation to make sure that it 73 00:02:53,550 --> 00:02:56,170 is the greatest , the freest and most 74 00:02:56,170 --> 00:02:58,900 prosperous nation in the entire world . 75 00:02:58,910 --> 00:03:01,830 And we know with your work , it will 76 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,870 always be the greatest nation on the 77 00:03:04,870 --> 00:03:06,981 planet . So thank you all a great day 78 00:03:06,981 --> 00:03:09,340 to celebrate to groundbreaking . And 79 00:03:09,340 --> 00:03:11,173 again , a lot of hard work still 80 00:03:11,173 --> 00:03:13,810 remains . But the hard stuff that's 81 00:03:13,810 --> 00:03:16,120 behind this soon enough , we're gonna 82 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:18,350 have housing for our men and women to 83 00:03:18,350 --> 00:03:20,610 be able to walk across the street and 84 00:03:20,610 --> 00:03:22,721 go to their place of work in southern 85 00:03:22,721 --> 00:03:24,943 command . It's a great privilege and an 86 00:03:24,943 --> 00:03:26,943 honor to be with you . It's a great 87 00:03:26,943 --> 00:03:29,166 privilege and honor to have had a small 88 00:03:29,166 --> 00:03:31,277 part small role to play in that . And 89 00:03:31,277 --> 00:03:33,221 I'm looking forward to those folks 90 00:03:33,221 --> 00:03:36,350 finally being here . And yes , mayor 91 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:38,470 Christie Christie Fraga and yes , 92 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:41,140 hanging out in Darryl because there's 93 00:03:41,140 --> 00:03:43,510 no better place to be . So thank you 94 00:03:43,510 --> 00:03:45,677 God bless you all and may God continue 95 00:03:45,677 --> 00:03:47,954 to bless this United States of America . 96 00:03:47,954 --> 00:03:48,410 Thank you so much .