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To the families of Staff Sergeant Wolf

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and Specialist Backstrom . We grieve

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with you , we pray for you , and we are

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so grateful for their willingness to

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serve our nation and our community . To

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the members of the task force . The

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mission continues . But we acknowledge

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that we've suffered a tremendous loss .

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We acknowledge That it's hard

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But we all joined not because it's easy ,

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but because it's hard , because someone

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has to do it and each and every one of

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you has taken an oath and committed

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yourselves to this country and to our

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communities . Thank you for everything

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that you do . Protect the capital ,

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defend the nation . We say those words

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not just because they're our motto ,

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but because they mean something to us .

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We know that is the nation's capital .

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Everything has great meaning . It is a

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focal point for the entire world to

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look and see what we're doing . We

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understand that people come from all

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over , wanting a little taste of the

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freedom and the opportunity that the

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nation's capital represents . To all of

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our mission partners . All of the local

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first responders , Metropolitan Police

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Department , Secret Service , Marshal

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Service , all of our federal and local

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law enforcement agencies , thank you ,

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thank you for being there in our moment

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of need . Thank you for the amazing

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relationships and partnership that

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we've developed not just over the last

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week . But over the last 100+ days ,

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as we've all come together to make

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America's future brighter and more

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secure . Protect the capital , defend

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the nation .