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Dear
Friends,
Thank
you
for
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to
my
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SC
National
Guard’s
131st
Military
Police
Co.
is
Deploying
to
Guantanamo
Bay
Last
week,
it
was
confirmed
that
SC
National
Guard’s
131st
Military
Police
Co.,
based
in
Beaufort,
will
deploy
to
Cuba
to
join
the
Joint
Task
Force
Guantanamo,
which
is
responsible
for
housing
detained
enemy
combatants
as
well
as
supporting
law
enforcement
and
war
crimes
investigations.
I
am
proud
that
SC
National
Guard’s
131st
Military
Police
Company
has
been
an
important
part
of
our
national
security
operations
since
2010
and
have
supported
critical
missions
around
the
world,
including
those
in
Kosovo
and
Afghanistan.
Instead
of
President
Obama’s
reckless
and
ill-conceived
plan
to
bring
dangerous
terrorists
to
South
Carolina,
some
of
South
Carolina’s
finest
are
bringing
themselves
to
the
terrorists
in
Gitmo
to
help
continue
to
keep
all
Americans
safe.
Our
community
can
take
great
pride
in
the
131st's
service
to
our
country.
These
brave
men
and
women
and
their
families
are
in
our
prayers
as
they
prepare
to
take
on
this
new
task.
Having
visited
the
Guantanamo
facility
last
October,
I
know
that
this
unit
will
join
men
and
women
consistently
doing
a
fantastic
job
in
the
face
of
so
much
adversity
from
detainees.
While
there,
I
learned
of
the
over
250
assaults
made
against
guards
with
not
one
single
retaliation.
I
look
forward
to
their
safe
return
to
South
Carolina
after
their
mission
is
complete.
Spreading
the
Message
of
Opportunity
This
past
Friday,
I
had
the
chance
to
visit
two
schools
in
the
Midlands:
North
Middle/High
School
and
Midlands
Middle
College
(a
Charter
High
School).
At
both
schools
I
took
questions
from
students
about
my
life
and
how
my
experiences
led
me
to
developing
my Opportunity
Agenda.
It
was
heartening
to
see
that
the
students
that
I
spoke
with
have
goals
and
dreams,
and
they
are
not
letting
anyone
or
anything
sidetrack
them.
My
message
to
the
students
was
that
no
matter
what
their
expectations
are,
they
should
double
them
because
the
best
is
yet
to
come.
National
Day
of
Prayer
The
National
Day
of
Prayer
was
last
week,
and
it
gave
me
the
opportunity
to
think
of
the
foundation
our
nation
was
built
on,
our
Judeo-Christian
Heritage,
and
thank
the
Lord
for
blessing
me
with
living
in
America.
We
are
all
very
fortunate
to
live
in
a
nation
that
allows
religious
freedom
and
does
not
persecute
believers
or
non-believers.
I
thank
the
Lord
every
day
for
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
make
a
difference
in
this
wonderful
country
and
look
to
him
for
guidance
in
any
future
endeavors
that
I
may
take
on. I filmed
a
quick
video
on
the
day
itself,
if
you’re
interested
please
click here!
Sincerely,
Tim
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