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00:29:12.000 align:start position:0% it's not a busy time for me so um 00:29:12.000 --> 00:29:14.710 align:start position:0% it's not a busy time for me so um i<00:29:12.159> don't<00:29:12.320> mind<00:29:12.640> at<00:29:12.799> all<00:29:13.039> actually<00:29:13.679> i<00:29:14.000> am<00:29:14.559> i'm 00:29:14.710 --> 00:29:14.720 align:start position:0% i don't mind at all actually i am i'm 00:29:14.720 --> 00:29:16.310 align:start position:0% i don't mind at all actually i am i'm gonna<00:29:14.880> move<00:29:15.120> this<00:29:15.279> a<00:29:15.360> bit 00:29:16.310 --> 00:29:16.320 align:start position:0% gonna move this a bit 00:29:16.320 --> 00:29:19.669 align:start position:0% gonna move this a bit i'm<00:29:16.720> so<00:29:17.200> honored<00:29:17.840> and<00:29:18.000> delighted<00:29:19.120> to<00:29:19.279> be<00:29:19.520> here 00:29:19.669 --> 00:29:19.679 align:start position:0% i'm so honored and delighted to be here 00:29:19.679 --> 00:29:21.350 align:start position:0% i'm so honored and delighted to be here with<00:29:19.919> all<00:29:20.080> of<00:29:20.159> you<00:29:20.399> today 00:29:21.350 --> 00:29:21.360 align:start position:0% with all of you today 00:29:21.360 --> 00:29:24.549 align:start position:0% with all of you today you<00:29:21.520> know<00:29:21.679> brian<00:29:22.080> meyer<00:29:22.559> you<00:29:22.960> had<00:29:23.200> a<00:29:23.360> vision 00:29:24.549 --> 00:29:24.559 align:start position:0% you know brian meyer you had a vision 00:29:24.559 --> 00:29:27.669 align:start position:0% you know brian meyer you had a vision and<00:29:24.880> look<00:29:25.360> what<00:29:25.600> you're<00:29:25.840> building<00:29:27.039> and<00:29:27.440> look 00:29:27.669 --> 00:29:27.679 align:start position:0% and look what you're building and look 00:29:27.679 --> 00:29:29.830 align:start position:0% and look what you're building and look at<00:29:27.840> all<00:29:28.080> the<00:29:28.240> people<00:29:28.559> 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nasheed 00:29:38.720 --> 00:29:42.389 align:start position:0% governor parson senator nasheed mayor<00:29:39.039> crewson<00:29:40.720> dr<00:29:41.200> andretti 00:29:42.389 --> 00:29:42.399 align:start position:0% mayor crewson dr andretti 00:29:42.399 --> 00:29:45.990 align:start position:0% mayor crewson dr andretti i<00:29:42.480> hope<00:29:42.799> i<00:29:42.880> said<00:29:43.039> that<00:29:43.279> correctly<00:29:45.120> jason 00:29:45.990 --> 00:29:46.000 align:start position:0% i hope i said that correctly jason 00:29:46.000 --> 00:29:49.510 align:start position:0% i hope i said that correctly jason brian<00:29:48.000> uh<00:29:48.320> mayor<00:29:48.640> lucas 00:29:49.510 --> 00:29:49.520 align:start position:0% brian uh mayor lucas 00:29:49.520 --> 00:29:52.950 align:start position:0% brian uh mayor lucas for<00:29:49.679> traveling<00:29:50.159> here<00:29:50.480> and<00:29:50.799> honored<00:29:51.440> veterans 00:29:52.950 --> 00:29:52.960 align:start position:0% for 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position:0% and so with that i would like to say our<00:39:21.760> veterans<00:39:22.240> united<00:39:22.720> foundation<00:39:23.839> our 00:39:24.069 --> 00:39:24.079 align:start position:0% our veterans united foundation our 00:39:24.079 --> 00:39:26.470 align:start position:0% our veterans united foundation our collective<00:39:24.800> 4<00:39:25.119> 000<00:39:25.520> employees 00:39:26.470 --> 00:39:26.480 align:start position:0% collective 4 000 employees 00:39:26.480 --> 00:39:29.030 align:start position:0% collective 4 000 employees have<00:39:26.720> pulled<00:39:27.040> together<00:39:27.599> to<00:39:27.920> donate<00:39:28.560> a<00:39:28.720> five 00:39:29.030 --> 00:39:29.040 align:start position:0% have pulled together to donate a five 00:39:29.040 --> 00:39:31.349 align:start position:0% have pulled together to donate a five hundred<00:39:29.359> thousand<00:39:29.839> dollar<00:39:30.320> grant 00:39:31.349 --> 00:39:31.359 align:start position:0% hundred thousand 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align:start position:0% [Applause] it 00:40:10.470 --> 00:40:10.480 align:start position:0% it 00:40:10.480 --> 00:40:12.870 align:start position:0% it all<00:40:10.640> right<00:40:11.200> well<00:40:11.680> that<00:40:11.839> was<00:40:12.000> a<00:40:12.079> good<00:40:12.160> way<00:40:12.400> i<00:40:12.640> i 00:40:12.870 --> 00:40:12.880 align:start position:0% all right well that was a good way i i 00:40:12.880 --> 00:40:14.630 align:start position:0% all right well that was a good way i i all<00:40:13.119> ceremony<00:40:13.680> should<00:40:13.920> end<00:40:14.079> that<00:40:14.240> way 00:40:14.630 --> 00:40:14.640 align:start position:0% all ceremony should end that way 00:40:14.640 --> 00:40:17.829 align:start position:0% all ceremony should end that way personally<00:40:15.200> in<00:40:15.280> my<00:40:15.440> view<00:40:16.160> um<00:40:17.040> i<00:40:17.200> want<00:40:17.359> to<00:40:17.440> thank 00:40:17.829 --> 00:40:17.839 align:start position:0% personally in my view um i want to thank 00:40:17.839 --> 00:40:20.390 align:start position:0% personally in my view um i want to thank everybody<00:40:18.400> for<00:40:18.640> being<00:40:18.960> here<00:40:19.119> today<00:40:19.520> but<00:40:20.000> as<00:40:20.240> i 00:40:20.390 --> 00:40:20.400 align:start position:0% everybody for being here today but as i 00:40:20.400 --> 00:40:21.750 align:start position:0% everybody for being here today but as i well<00:40:20.560> first<00:40:20.880> actually<00:40:21.119> i'd<00:40:21.200> like<00:40:21.359> to<00:40:21.520> point 00:40:21.750 --> 00:40:21.760 align:start position:0% well first actually i'd like to point 00:40:21.760 --> 00:40:22.470 align:start position:0% well first actually i'd like to point out<00:40:21.920> that 00:40:22.470 --> 00:40:22.480 align:start position:0% out that 00:40:22.480 --> 00:40:24.870 align:start position:0% out that i<00:40:22.640> think<00:40:22.800> it<00:40:22.960> is<00:40:23.040> a<00:40:23.119> 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