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It's truly an honor to be here in

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attendance this morning as we gather to

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celebrate the 122nd anniversary of the

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first powered flight . Standing here at

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the Wright Memorial , we're reminded of

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the remarkable achievements of Orville

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and Wilbur Wright and specifically on

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17 December 1903 when history was made

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in Kitty Hawk , North Carolina . An

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event that literally changed the course

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of history forever . They developed the

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technology here , so being able to , uh ,

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be on this site and there's a lot of uh

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research and development that goes on

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right here at Wright at Patterson Air

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Force Base with the Air Force Research

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Laboratory and being able to be here

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and be on the grounds , be on the

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sacred ground of their development ,

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they are able to just embody that

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spirit . We don't honor just the

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flight legacy that they left , but we

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honor the spirit of innovation and the

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relentless pursuit of a dream that they

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had that made all of this possible .

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The Wright brothers' legacy serves as

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an inspiration and a reminder that with

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dedication and a willingness to

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challenge the impossible , we too can

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achieve extraordinary things .