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good evening

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i'm karen pence 
my husband is vice

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president mike pence

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100 years ago today 
the 19th amendment

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was adopted into 
the united states

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constitution

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guaranteeing women 
the right to vote

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because of heroes 
like susan b anthony

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and lucy stone

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women today like 
our daughters audrey

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and charlotte

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and future generations 
will have their

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voices heard

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and their votes 
count the women's

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suffrage movement

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was the gateway that 
led to women having

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the opportunities

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to achieve monumental 
milestones and

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accomplish significant

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achievements in both civic and

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governmental roles

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this evening we look at heroes

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in our land as second 
lady of the united

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states for the past 
three and a half

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years

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i have had the honor 
of meeting many

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heroes

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across this great 
country the pence's

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are a military family 
our son michael

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serves in the united 
states marines and

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our son-in-law henry

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serves in the u.s 
navy and one of my key

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initiatives

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is to elevate and 
encourage military

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spouses

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these men and women 
like our daughter

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charlotte and our 
daughter-in-law

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sarah are the home front heroes

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i have been privileged 
to hear so many

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stories

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of selfless support 
volunteer spirit

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and great contributions 
to the armed

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forces

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and our communities 
you know military

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spouses may experience

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frequent moves and 
job changes periods

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of being a single 
parent while their

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loved one is deployed

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all while exhibiting 
pride strength

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and determination 
and being a part of

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something bigger than themselves

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to all of the military 
spouses thank you

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president trump and 
vice president pence

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have been supporting

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our united states 
armed forces including

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our military families 
on a significant

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scale

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while traveling 
throughout our nation to

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educate military spouses

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about policy solutions 
that president

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trump has promoted

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involving real tangible progress

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in military spouse 
employment i have

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been inspired

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to meet heroes like lisa bradley

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and cameron cruz 
these military spouses

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decided to start 
their own business are

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riveter

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named after the 
rosie the riveter

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campaign used to 
recruit women workers

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during world war

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ii our riveter makes 
beautiful handbags

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designed and 
manufactured exclusively

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by military spouses 
and many of those

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spouses live all 
over the country

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they prepare and 
send their section of

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the bags

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to the company located 
in north carolina

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where the final 
product is assembled

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military spouse hero 
jalon hal johnson

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in billings montana 
is a culinary artist

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who had dreamed of 
starting her own

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restaurant

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working with the small business

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administration's 
development center

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jalon started her 
restaurant the sassy

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biscuit

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and she just opened 
a second restaurant

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in dover new hampshire

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and as the second 
lady i've also been

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able to bring 
awareness to a form of

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therapy

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for our heroic 
veterans suffering from

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ptsd

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art therapy facilitated by a

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professional art therapist

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is especially 
effective with post

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traumatic stress disorder

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master gunnery sergeant 
christo a marine

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veteran i met in tampa

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who deployed for 
combat in iraq and

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afghanistan

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said nothing had 
helped him deal with

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the trauma from 
his service in the

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marines

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until he finally 
agreed to meet with the

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art therapist

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at walter reed medical center

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chris credits art 
therapy with saving

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his marriage and his life

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and chris went on to establish a

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glassblowing workshop 
to help other vets

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many of our veteran 
heroes struggle as

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they transition back 
into civilian life

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and sometimes the stress is too

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difficult to manage alone

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a few weeks ago i 
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speaking with some 
amazing americans who

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answer

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the veterans crisis line one in

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particular

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sydney morgan 
especially impacted me

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a veteran herself 
sydney said it is the

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highest

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honor of her life 
until they physically

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walk into a clinic 
to receive help they

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deserve

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and she can pass 
their hand to someone

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ready to help

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in these difficult 
times we've all seen

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so many examples of 
everyday americans

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reaching out a hand 
to those in need

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those who

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in humility have 
considered others more

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important than themselves

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we've seen health 
care workers teachers

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first responders 
mental health providers

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law enforcement 
officers grocery and

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delivery workers

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and farmers and so many others

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heroes all

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one hundred years 
ago women secured the

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right to vote

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so let's vote america 
let's honor our

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heroes

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let's reelect president 
trump and vice

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president pence

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for four more years 
god bless our heroes

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and god bless the united states

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of america

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