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Two days after General George 

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Washington was appointed commander in 

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chief of the Continental Army , he 

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asked Colonel Richard Gridley to serve 

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the nation as the Army's first chief 

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engineer . Our roots trace back to 

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Colonel Gridley , and since that day , 

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the U . S Army Corps of Engineers has 

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been answering the nation's call to 

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engineer solutions for our nation's 

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toughest challenges . When a 

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vast new land needed to be explored and 

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mapped when waterways 

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needed to be open to allow commerce to 

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flow when harbor cities needed 

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protection , The nation called on the 

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Corps of Engineers when the world 

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needed to cross the Panama Canal . When 

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NASA wanted to land on the moon 

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whenever our military needed something 

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built , Nation called on us . 

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In today's dynamic environment , our 

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nation faces challenges both old and 

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new in the US , Army Corps of Engineers 

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continues to answer the call . Can you 

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serve those in need in our communities 

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when disaster strikes way stand with 

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our federal and state partners to 

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restore critical public infrastructure , 

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Way have deployed thousands of experts 

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to some of the worst natural disasters 

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in America , and around the world are 

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249th Engineer Battalion provides 

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emergency power to help people rebuild 

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their lives . Can you help us reduce 

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risk of a disaster ? Our system of dams 

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and levees helped to decrease the risk 

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of catastrophic flooding in communities 

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across the nation Since 2004 . These 

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structures , along with local planning 

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efforts , have prevented billions of 

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dollars a year in damage . Can you keep 

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our waterways open for business ? 

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Around 95% of all U . S . Imports and 

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exports worth trillions of dollars move 

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on waterways and channels maintained by 

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the core . We service several locks and 

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dams , which allows ships of all sizes 

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transit country . Can you help us 

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restore the environment ? We build and 

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restored critical wildlife habitats for 

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endangered species , work to control 

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invasive species and replenish eroded 

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shorelines and marsh lands . We 

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regulate activities that impact our 

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nation's waterways and wetlands to 

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protect . Important resource is an 

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aquatic habitats . We clean up 

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hazardous waste both on and off 

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military installations . Can you give 

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us somewhere to enjoy nature ? As one 

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of the nation's leading federal 

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providers of outdoor recreation , way 

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host about 370 million visitors to our 

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400 lake and river projects annually . 

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We serve as stewards for 12 million 

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acres of public lands and waters used 

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for recreation . Water supply in 

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water quality ? Can you find new 

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solutions to tough problems ? The Corps 

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operates multiple state of the art 

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laboratories where scientists research 

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and develop technologies that save 

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lives and prepare for the future way . 

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Work with our interagency partners to 

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use our collective knowledge for the 

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good of the nation . Can you help us 

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develop clean energy solutions ? The 

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Corps of Engineers is the largest 

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producer of hydropower in the US and 

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among the nation's leading users of 

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clean and renewable energy . We use the 

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latest technologies like wind and solar , 

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to help military installations produce 

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as much energy on site as they use 

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within a year . Can you give America's 

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military the support they deserve ? Way 

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build world class military facilities 

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for our service members and families to 

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live work train , 

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and he'll and we work with Veterans 

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Affairs to make sure our vets get the 

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kind of care they've earned . We also 

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share expertise with our foreign 

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partners , deploying teams to help the 

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people of war torn countries rebuild 

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their homelands and promote stability . 

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Today , our dedicated team of military 

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officers and army civilians in more 

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than 100 countries continues to answer 

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the nation's call by always building 

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strong