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This is American celebration night .

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It's something we look forward to all

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season long . We usually do this in

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August on a beautiful Saturday here at

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Day Air Ballpark to celebrate active

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duty , Wright Patterson Air Force Base ,

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and all the sacrifices that military

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men and women make for our country .

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Everyone loves coming out to the

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ballpark . We've got a lot of exhibits

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here from all over Wright Patterson ,

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not just airports , but our teammates

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on the base here to kind of show the

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community a little bit about what our

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mission looks like . We love American

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Celebration night . We love everything

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about the partnership that we have .

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This night means a lot to dragons fans ,

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but also the community at large . It's

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a great opportunity for people to

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showcase and see what the military is

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all about specific to Wright Patterson

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Air Force . Enlist a bunch of delayed

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entry program recruits , so folks ,

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right before they head out to basic

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military training , we're going to

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swear them in with the oath of

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enlistment . I think it's one of those

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moments that's very rare for people to

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get that opportunity to see the

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swearing of new recruits , and so to be

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able to share that with 8,000+ people

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here at the Dragons game is very

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special and unique . It feels great ,

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you know , to go out and represent Air

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Force . Maybe get some other people to

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do some great things . Less than 1% of

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Americans swear the oath , right ? So

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when they see those folks making that

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commitment and they stand up , they're

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respectful of it , then they cheer and

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make a big noise , it really means a

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lot . It kind of gives a lot of pride

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in the people swearing the oath . It

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gives a lot of pride in us as a

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community , as a nation , so it really

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it's something to be proud of .