Gilbert Gutknecht: “I mentioned earlier, we also need to say thank you and kudos to the…”

On the recordJuly 20, 2006

I mentioned earlier, we also need to say thank you and kudos to the families. You cannot help but think about what the families in North Dakota must feel every day. I am sure they do not know all that that group does in terms of going out and looking for these IEDs. But not only do the folks in uniform, they pay quite a price for us, but their families, just worrying about what is going to happen today, what is going to happen tomorrow. You just really have to admire the families. And we need to say a special thank you to them. Because, you know, the guys that are over there, they are working hard all of the time. In fact, one of the things they said was we do not mind working long days and long hours because it helps the time go faster.

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