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My name is Captain Coughlin . I am from 

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Tocowa , Oklahoma , and I was the 

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acting commander of the 100 Guard 

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soldiers that the Oklahoma National 

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Guard sent to Washington DC . Our 

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mission was to assist the local 

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authorities by enabling safe passage 

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and flow of pedestrian traffic in and 

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around the National Capital Region for 

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the 60th presidential inauguration . We 

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had two missions while we were in 

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Washington DC , the first of which was 

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to assist in the flow of traffic in and 

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out of a political demonstration that 

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occurred in the Capital One arena . And 

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during our second mission , we assisted 

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local law enforcement with providing 

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security on the south side of 

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Pennsylvania Avenue during the 

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presidential motorcade . For the 

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soldiers out there that are hesitant to 

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join the next time we call for 

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volunteers to go on a state active duty 

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mission or any other kind of civil 

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support mission , just know that 

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sometimes the opportunity exists for us 

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to do something very cool , something 

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that a lot of people don't get to 

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experience in their lifetime , and 

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you'll never know what could wait 

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unless you raise your hand and 

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volunteer . It was an honor and 

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privilege to take the group of soldiers 

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that I had to Washington DC .