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Hi everybody at Edwards Air Force Base . 

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It's Gary Sinise here , Right . 

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This is the first show that we played 

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this year . So Edwards gets to kick off 

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Lieutenant dan band in 

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2022 . 

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We are here to serve and honor the 

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needs of the men and women who serve 

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our country and protect our cities . 

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That's what we do with the Gary Sinise 

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Foundation . The heartbeat of every 

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single program that you see is about 

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making them feel better and making them 

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feel appreciated and , and , and 

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important and that , that can change 

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the way somebody is dealing with their , 

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their day . 

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Choosing the songs is all about the 

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variety . For me . I wanted to 

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create kind of a variety show as you 

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know , you've got country , you've got 

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rocks , you've got blues , you've got , 

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you know , you've got swing tunes in 

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the , in the , in the show . So there's 

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a lot of , lot of different songs , 

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Mental wellness and lifting people's 

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spirits is the heartbeat of everything 

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we do at the Gary Sinise Foundation . 

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That's why I first started going out 

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and visiting the troops because I 

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wanted to raise , boost their morale up 

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and let them know they're appreciated . 

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Just you know , showing up can change 

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somebody's day . Mm hmm I 

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hope you got to come . If not , I'll 

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come back and play for you another time . 

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I just want to thank you for serving 

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our country . I'm a grateful american . 

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I wrote a book called Grateful american . 

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Thank you all for serving God bless you