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On the recordFebruary 26, 2014
Our responsibility here more than anything else is to make certain that the missions that we set America on are worthy of the willingness of our civilians who become military people to make the ultimate sacrifice.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Welch stresses the need for worthy missions for military personnel.

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