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At the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games , Billy

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Mills , a member of the Oglala Lakota

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tribe from Pine Ridge and a first

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lieutenant in the United States Marine

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Corps ran a victory in the 10,000 m

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foot race . He was a virtual unknown

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arriving on the stage running with no

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preceding reputation or major wins .

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And yet that marine swept through those

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10,000 m to win gold in one of the

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biggest upsets in Olympic history .

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Some people say Lieutenant Mills was

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lucky . He wasn't lucky . He was

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prepared . Luck is what happens when

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preparation meets opportunity .

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Watching that race , it's easy to get

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caught up in the excitement of the

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moment . Once a starting gun went off ,

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the drama and action concentrated in

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those moments , captured the world's

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attention and yet we cannot recognize

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the magnitude of Lieutenant Mills

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victory without acknowledging the work

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and effort that he put in before the

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race . Unseen in those moments are the

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years . Lieutenant Mills put in to

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prepare and shape himself into a gold

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medalist . The countless hours of

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training years of sacrifice , it all

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brought him to that moment on the

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starting line in Tokyo where the last

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thing he heard before the starting gun

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went off was ready

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set . But unlike Lieutenant Mills ,

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Marines do not have the clear goal of a

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scheduled Olympic Games to shape our

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preparations for the next fight . We

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must plan and prepare for every

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possible race in any climbing place .

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Today we exist in that time before the

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starting gun is fired , anticipating

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the shot . This is our prep time .

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First marine expeditionary force is

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positioned as the Marine Corps Maneuver

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Force in the Pacific should competition

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turn to crisis in that theater . One

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meth will need to be poised to move and

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outpace our adversaries . This requires

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a forward leaning , resilient force .

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An agile force positioned as far

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forward as possible . Constantly

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pushing , always shaping , integrated

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at every level of operations . A force

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that lives in the ready set

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first , bringing logistics group is a

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cornerstone and breathes life into that

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ready force from every part packed and

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shipped out . Every wrench turned every

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slte supported you . The marines and

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sailors . The first marine logistics

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group prepare us for the next fight

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just like Lieutenant Mills and his

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years of training before his gold medal .

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You are strengthening our abilities ,

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whether you're forward deployed across

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the Pacific supporting operations in

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Australia or back here in Camp

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Pendleton . You are a vital part of

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ready set . One me sustainment ,

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medical readiness and ability to endure

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in a fight are all reliant on you and

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your actions without you . We are not

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able to stand ready without you . We

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cannot start the race , so remain

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ready , remain set

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and always be prepared for the go .