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I received the award for Exceptional
Contribution from National Council and

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that was for my work on the Board of
Directors and also for a report that I

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co-authored with another
awardee here tonight, Lois Hoell.

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We wrote this military comparison
report, actually, the first in the nation,

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and it's inspired some
legislation, federal legislation,

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for the federal government to look at the
training that soldiers get and compare it

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to the state government and see if we
could maybe ease some of the burden

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for soldiers when they get out of
the military to transition directly

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into employment. This is really a
wonderful prestigious organization and

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it's such an honor and I'm so humbled to
have the award. I just wanted to say thank

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you for everyone at National Council who
mentored me over the last eight years.

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I've had a wonderful time and this has
been such a great learning opportunity.

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Thanks.