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- Hi I'm Major General John Nichols,

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Adjutant General of Texas.

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Shout out to all the National Guard members,

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all of you been mobilized to go help Texas.

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I wanna thank everyone who's already been in the field

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and those of you that are getting ready to go,

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let's all go safely.

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I want everybody back safe and sound.

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We got a big job ahead of ourselves,

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we're up to the task for it.

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Safety's a paramount concern in going and rescuing

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our fellow Texans.

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Do this for us, do it for your families,

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do it for our neighbors.

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Today we have the Chief of the National Guard with us,

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General Joe Lengyel is visiting with us

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offering the full support of all National Guard for Texas.

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- So this is a devastating event,

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and one we have not seen before, so first,

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condolences and sympathies to the families that are

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going through hardships right now,

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and the Texas National Guard and all the other

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National Guard from all the 54 states and territories

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are behind you, General Nichols, and hey, we're here

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to help Texas deal with this landmark event.

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You don't have to do it by yourself,

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it's gonna take a long time to do it. It's a team effort

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that requires all the services, active, Guard, Reserve,

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the Coast Guard, everybody's pitching in.

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Sometimes this is literally at our best,

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when we come together as Americans to deal with crises

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like this so, glad to be here,

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and everybody's standing behind you try

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and do what we can for the great state of Texas.

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- Yes sir. Glad to have you here.

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One last shout out. We have numerous Federal partners,

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joining our agency partners, they're all coming to the aid

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of Texas. We thank you all for that.

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This is gonna be a long endeavor for us,

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so let's keep our emotions low, and our efforts high.

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Once again, I want everybody back safe and sound.

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Go out to the field, help your Texans.

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Thanks for all the help we're getting

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from every source available.

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Thank you.