Thank you to Under Secretary of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, Gina Kwon. We also have several folks in the room, including our terrific General Gary Keefe of the Massachusetts National Guard, first in The Massachusetts National Guard, first in the nation. Right here in South Salem back in the 1600s. The roots of the U.S. army, home to the Air National Guard as well. And we could not be more proud of our Guard members and our veterans. (26:06–26:19)
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