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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
had the honor of

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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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