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On the recordMay 14, 2009
I am very grateful that, at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, the augmentees you mentioned, the sailors, the naval personnel are being trained there to be sand sailors.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

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Wilson expresses gratitude for training naval personnel for deployment.

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