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- On January 8th, 1815,

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a ragtag group of 4,500 Americans,

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squared off against 8,000 soldiers

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from the greatest super power in the world

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in a pitched battle.

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The British squared off
with an American force

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led by future president Andrew
Jackson, composed of pirates,

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Choctaw tribesmen, free African-Americans,

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New Orleans businessmen,
Kentucky, Tennessee,

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and Louisiana malicious,
U.S. Navy sailors,

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U.S. army seventh infantry
and 58 United States Marines.

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These early Americans have faced trials

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and tragedies in their lives.

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Moving on what was then
the American frontier.

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From the threat of wild animals

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to surviving the elements
and disease struggle was part

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of their daily lives.

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But those hardships are
also what prepared them,

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for the most powerful
pose they had ever faced.

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And when the time came,
they dealt the British,

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what may have been their most
lopsided defeat in history.

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In 30 minutes, 2000
British soldiers were dead

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with less than a hundred
American casualties.

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Despite having a
numerically superior force,

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better weapons and equipment,

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and a core of seasoned combat veterans.

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The British had been defeated

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by the most unlikely of armies,

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composed of the least likely of soldiers.

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(bomb blasts)

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These brave Patriot defenders,

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drew courage from the challenges
of their everyday lives

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to overcome the greatest
challenge of their lifetime.

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Since the battle of New
Orleans, Americans and Marines

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from every walk of life and
every community in our nation

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have faced challenges, not unlike those

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that you're facing today.

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From the halls of Montezuma
to the shores of Tripoli,

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from Iwo Jima to Way City,
from Iraq to Afghanistan.

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(gun shots)

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Marine, Americans have
risen to the occasion

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in every climate place to stare death

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and adversity in the face and overcome.

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And while the Marines tough training

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has something to do with that,
the heart and the courage,

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the determination and teamwork

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is derived from their
families, their friends,

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their teachers, their
coaches, and their teammates.

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It wasn't the easy days
or the easy practices

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or the easy games that
prepared them to be Marines

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and fight for their country.

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There was a terrible time,

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the grueling practices and
the heartbreaking games

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that ingrained in them that
American spirit to always fight

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and always win.

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Are you going to let COVID-19 beat you?

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Are you going to let this
virus break your spirit?

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Or are you going to use this
prepare for the next battle,

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the next challenge, the next battle?

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Now is the time to prepare,
to train, to overcome.

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Use this, don't let it use you,

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get to Creative Marines and get training.

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Semper Fidelis.