1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,960 happy New Year and welcome to the first 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:06,420 core connection of 2023 . The vlog that 3 00:00:06,430 --> 00:00:08,597 opens the curtains and lets you take a 4 00:00:08,597 --> 00:00:10,819 look at what your U . S . Army Corps of 5 00:00:10,819 --> 00:00:13,152 Engineers is doing for our great nation . 6 00:00:13,152 --> 00:00:15,319 I'm your host , Patrick Bloodgood . In 7 00:00:15,319 --> 00:00:17,374 this edition , we head to show water 8 00:00:17,374 --> 00:00:19,486 Washington home to the Shoalwater Bay 9 00:00:19,486 --> 00:00:21,541 tribe and indian reservation . It is 10 00:00:21,541 --> 00:00:23,652 also the site of a uses project where 11 00:00:23,652 --> 00:00:25,763 work is ongoing to restore sand dunes 12 00:00:25,763 --> 00:00:27,819 which help protect tribal lands from 13 00:00:27,819 --> 00:00:29,874 coastal storm damage . Also use Aces 14 00:00:29,874 --> 00:00:31,986 working to mitigate flood damage risk 15 00:00:31,986 --> 00:00:34,480 on Hopi tribal lands . Kansas City 16 00:00:34,480 --> 00:00:36,536 District employees enrolled in their 17 00:00:36,536 --> 00:00:38,536 leadership development course , did 18 00:00:38,536 --> 00:00:40,591 some team building exercises at Fort 19 00:00:40,591 --> 00:00:42,702 Leonard Wood and the ST paul district 20 00:00:42,702 --> 00:00:44,758 along with a local community partner 21 00:00:44,758 --> 00:00:46,758 spread some holiday cheer at one of 22 00:00:46,758 --> 00:00:48,702 their projects . All these stories 23 00:00:48,702 --> 00:00:50,591 coming up on this edition of core 24 00:00:50,591 --> 00:00:51,280 connection 25 00:01:02,370 --> 00:01:04,537 following storms that heavily impacted 26 00:01:04,537 --> 00:01:06,648 natural barriers which helped protect 27 00:01:06,648 --> 00:01:08,481 the native american community of 28 00:01:08,481 --> 00:01:10,648 shoalwater Washington from the pacific 29 00:01:10,648 --> 00:01:12,870 ocean . The Omaha and Seattle districts 30 00:01:12,870 --> 00:01:14,870 teamed together to restore the dune 31 00:01:14,870 --> 00:01:14,690 system to help reduce the risk of 32 00:01:14,690 --> 00:01:17,030 coastal storm damage to tribal lands . 33 00:01:22,650 --> 00:01:25,120 Shoalwater Washington . A community of 34 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:27,300 approximately 4000 people on the coast 35 00:01:27,300 --> 00:01:29,300 of Washington State and home to the 36 00:01:29,300 --> 00:01:32,130 Shoalwater Bay tribe for years . The 37 00:01:32,130 --> 00:01:34,352 local tribal land has been protected by 38 00:01:34,352 --> 00:01:36,519 two coastal barrier spits fronting the 39 00:01:36,519 --> 00:01:38,574 title and payment , But heavy storms 40 00:01:38,574 --> 00:01:40,880 occurred in 2020 and 2021 , which 41 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:43,350 generated dune overtopping and overwash , 42 00:01:43,350 --> 00:01:45,517 causing severe erosion to the northern 43 00:01:45,517 --> 00:01:47,683 section of the dune . This resulted in 44 00:01:47,683 --> 00:01:49,906 life safety concerns for the shoalwater 45 00:01:49,906 --> 00:01:51,961 tribe in a flood risk to millions of 46 00:01:51,961 --> 00:01:54,183 dollars of infrastructure in the area . 47 00:01:54,183 --> 00:01:56,294 Immediate called action was needed to 48 00:01:56,294 --> 00:01:58,461 repair the northern damaged portion of 49 00:01:58,461 --> 00:02:00,461 the dune before the following storm 50 00:02:00,461 --> 00:02:02,350 season . And the US Army Corps of 51 00:02:02,350 --> 00:02:04,239 Engineers answered in a partnered 52 00:02:04,239 --> 00:02:06,294 effort between the Omaha and Seattle 53 00:02:06,294 --> 00:02:08,183 districts . You say scott to work 54 00:02:08,183 --> 00:02:10,406 repairing over 4000 linear feet of doom 55 00:02:10,406 --> 00:02:12,072 that was previously damaged . 56 00:02:12,072 --> 00:02:14,500 Shoalwater Tribal reservation is 57 00:02:14,500 --> 00:02:18,090 protected by a dune , a sand dune and 58 00:02:18,090 --> 00:02:20,910 that dune is subject to tidal forces 59 00:02:20,910 --> 00:02:23,021 from the pacific ocean that goes into 60 00:02:23,250 --> 00:02:26,240 the bay and every year they suffered 61 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:28,090 various degrees of scour and 62 00:02:28,090 --> 00:02:30,690 degradation to a life safety protective 63 00:02:30,690 --> 00:02:33,010 measure . That's the doom . And 64 00:02:33,010 --> 00:02:35,177 recently there's been storms that have 65 00:02:35,177 --> 00:02:37,760 degraded too critical component the 66 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:40,080 dune and it requires restoration 67 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:42,470 projects of this magnitude generally 68 00:02:42,470 --> 00:02:44,692 involved many people and many different 69 00:02:44,692 --> 00:02:46,748 organizations . The dune restoration 70 00:02:46,748 --> 00:02:48,970 was a great opportunity to showcase the 71 00:02:48,970 --> 00:02:51,192 unique partnerships that can be created 72 00:02:51,192 --> 00:02:53,248 and fostered over the course of uses 73 00:02:53,248 --> 00:02:55,720 project . This project is a great 74 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:57,910 example of the extensive collaboration 75 00:02:57,910 --> 00:02:59,966 that's required on a project of this 76 00:02:59,966 --> 00:03:01,990 magnitude to work not only with the 77 00:03:01,990 --> 00:03:04,323 Seattle district and the Omaha district , 78 00:03:04,323 --> 00:03:06,570 but extending out to a significant 79 00:03:06,570 --> 00:03:08,770 number of federal organizations 80 00:03:08,770 --> 00:03:10,881 specifically to include environmental 81 00:03:10,881 --> 00:03:12,659 ones . And then of course , the 82 00:03:12,659 --> 00:03:14,770 Shoalwater Bay tribe , a particularly 83 00:03:14,770 --> 00:03:16,992 interesting feature of this project was 84 00:03:16,992 --> 00:03:19,326 not a part of the actual project itself , 85 00:03:19,326 --> 00:03:21,548 but more so vital and essential feature 86 00:03:21,548 --> 00:03:23,548 to complete the dune repair on this 87 00:03:23,548 --> 00:03:23,530 project behind me . You know , we've 88 00:03:23,530 --> 00:03:26,590 got this culvert crossing , you know 89 00:03:26,590 --> 00:03:29,640 that that was a task on its own and it 90 00:03:29,640 --> 00:03:31,807 has nothing to do with the dune . It's 91 00:03:31,807 --> 00:03:33,584 just being able to get from one 92 00:03:33,584 --> 00:03:35,696 location to the next . You know , the 93 00:03:35,696 --> 00:03:37,584 team working together between the 94 00:03:37,584 --> 00:03:39,696 design , the guys doing the work . Um 95 00:03:39,696 --> 00:03:41,880 it came together probably the most 96 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:44,102 difficult piece of the project , but in 97 00:03:44,102 --> 00:03:45,991 the end it was needed in order to 98 00:03:45,991 --> 00:03:48,047 complete the actual doing that we're 99 00:03:48,047 --> 00:03:50,269 here to do . Although the project falls 100 00:03:50,269 --> 00:03:52,436 into the proximal realm of the Seattle 101 00:03:52,436 --> 00:03:54,213 district , the Omaha District's 102 00:03:54,213 --> 00:03:56,436 Technical center of expertise boasts an 103 00:03:56,436 --> 00:03:58,213 incredibly experienced and well 104 00:03:58,213 --> 00:04:00,436 equipped rapid response program that is 105 00:04:00,436 --> 00:04:02,547 all too familiar with executing large 106 00:04:02,547 --> 00:04:04,880 scale projects and expedited timeframes . 107 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:07,047 The Rapid response Technical center of 108 00:04:07,047 --> 00:04:09,158 expertise was authorized back in 1989 109 00:04:09,158 --> 00:04:11,380 to provide time sensitive execution for 110 00:04:11,380 --> 00:04:13,380 infrastructure repairs . Shoalwater 111 00:04:13,380 --> 00:04:15,713 doing restoration fits in that category . 112 00:04:16,020 --> 00:04:19,010 Seattle District solicited our help to 113 00:04:19,010 --> 00:04:21,177 bring our contract , our program , our 114 00:04:21,177 --> 00:04:23,830 expertise for time sense of execution 115 00:04:23,830 --> 00:04:25,941 for cost reimbursable risk management 116 00:04:25,941 --> 00:04:28,052 model and we're here as an integrated 117 00:04:28,052 --> 00:04:30,052 project delivery team to accomplish 118 00:04:30,052 --> 00:04:32,730 that goal . This $40 million project 119 00:04:32,730 --> 00:04:34,730 was completed mid november and took 120 00:04:34,730 --> 00:04:37,080 approximately nine months here at uses 121 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:39,247 We value our ability to complete these 122 00:04:39,247 --> 00:04:41,413 projects of extreme magnitude in a way 123 00:04:41,413 --> 00:04:43,580 that many organizations could not . We 124 00:04:43,580 --> 00:04:45,636 prioritize our people appreciate our 125 00:04:45,636 --> 00:04:47,580 partnerships and take pride in our 126 00:04:47,580 --> 00:04:50,140 projects reporting for the USA So Maha 127 00:04:50,140 --> 00:04:52,660 district . I'm Samuel Weldon from 128 00:04:52,660 --> 00:04:54,860 coastal storm risk management to flood 129 00:04:54,860 --> 00:04:57,220 risk management inland . Your use case 130 00:04:57,220 --> 00:04:59,164 works with communities facing both 131 00:04:59,164 --> 00:05:01,220 types of storm damage risk . The Los 132 00:05:01,220 --> 00:05:03,331 Angeles district worked with the Hopi 133 00:05:03,331 --> 00:05:05,109 Tribe to help protect homes and 134 00:05:05,109 --> 00:05:07,220 critical infrastructure from flooding 135 00:05:07,220 --> 00:05:09,109 on their tribal lands in northern 136 00:05:09,109 --> 00:05:09,870 Arizona 137 00:05:15,850 --> 00:05:17,990 below the snow covered maces of the 138 00:05:17,990 --> 00:05:20,790 Hopi tribe . The Los Angeles Districts 139 00:05:20,830 --> 00:05:23,370 emergency management team is working at 140 00:05:23,370 --> 00:05:25,950 the tribe's request to mitigate flood 141 00:05:25,950 --> 00:05:29,460 damage to village homes . A project 142 00:05:29,460 --> 00:05:31,410 engineer was assigned to oversee 143 00:05:31,410 --> 00:05:33,980 construction . This project will 144 00:05:33,980 --> 00:05:37,530 protect these families and homes from 145 00:05:37,540 --> 00:05:41,330 future monsoons and potential 146 00:05:41,330 --> 00:05:43,680 flooding . In addition to the large 147 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:47,040 sand field barriers called Tesco's more 148 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:49,880 than 3500 sandbags will be used to 149 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:52,300 protect tribal property . I'm happy to 150 00:05:52,300 --> 00:05:54,522 be here protecting the families and the 151 00:05:55,930 --> 00:05:58,170 the project is scheduled for completion 152 00:05:58,180 --> 00:06:01,580 december 23rd is continually works to 153 00:06:01,580 --> 00:06:04,290 develop its future leaders . One way is 154 00:06:04,290 --> 00:06:06,234 through the leadership development 155 00:06:06,234 --> 00:06:08,860 program or LDP . The program works to 156 00:06:08,860 --> 00:06:11,100 train leaders at all levels so that 157 00:06:11,100 --> 00:06:12,767 they may continue in a career 158 00:06:12,767 --> 00:06:15,370 progression within uses Recently , the 159 00:06:15,370 --> 00:06:17,592 Kansas City district took their L . D . 160 00:06:17,592 --> 00:06:19,592 P . Participants to experience what 161 00:06:19,592 --> 00:06:21,481 active duty soldiers do and get a 162 00:06:21,481 --> 00:06:23,703 better understanding of their mission . 163 00:06:23,703 --> 00:06:25,481 At Fort Leonard Wood Missouri . 164 00:06:30,230 --> 00:06:33,920 So L . E . P . Is an opportunity for up 165 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:36,087 and coming leaders in our organization 166 00:06:36,087 --> 00:06:39,780 to get some developmental training , 167 00:06:39,780 --> 00:06:42,740 there's classroom training mentorship , 168 00:06:42,750 --> 00:06:45,900 um shadowing events that all contribute 169 00:06:45,900 --> 00:06:49,510 to an individual's personal development 170 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:51,464 with the goal of becoming a future 171 00:06:51,464 --> 00:06:53,440 leader in our organization , the 172 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:55,830 leadership development program or LDP 173 00:06:55,848 --> 00:06:57,959 is a year long program for Department 174 00:06:57,959 --> 00:07:00,237 of the Army civilians run by all U . S . 175 00:07:00,237 --> 00:07:02,348 Army Corps of Engineers districts and 176 00:07:02,348 --> 00:07:04,404 each district conducts their program 177 00:07:04,404 --> 00:07:06,348 differently in Kansas city . LDP s 178 00:07:06,348 --> 00:07:08,570 first mission together as a class is to 179 00:07:08,570 --> 00:07:10,792 head down to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri 180 00:07:10,792 --> 00:07:13,015 for a week , put on the same clothes as 181 00:07:13,015 --> 00:07:15,015 their uniformed counterparts on the 182 00:07:15,015 --> 00:07:17,070 rank of civilian and train like army 183 00:07:17,070 --> 00:07:19,015 soldiers . It's really our kickoff 184 00:07:19,015 --> 00:07:21,126 event so it's an opportunity for them 185 00:07:21,126 --> 00:07:23,126 to get to know each other on a more 186 00:07:23,126 --> 00:07:25,348 personal level in a neutral environment 187 00:07:25,348 --> 00:07:27,459 where they're all a little bit out of 188 00:07:27,459 --> 00:07:29,681 their comfort zone and can really start 189 00:07:29,681 --> 00:07:29,606 to build those relationships with 190 00:07:29,606 --> 00:07:31,606 themselves and then also the senior 191 00:07:31,606 --> 00:07:33,256 leaders and mentors that are 192 00:07:33,256 --> 00:07:35,423 participating in this week's events as 193 00:07:35,423 --> 00:07:37,756 well . Learning is a key aspect of the 194 00:07:37,756 --> 00:07:40,066 kickoff so far . We've learned a lot 195 00:07:40,066 --> 00:07:42,436 about the different aspects of what we 196 00:07:42,436 --> 00:07:44,492 do here in the core . So a lot of us 197 00:07:44,492 --> 00:07:46,603 are always focused in on our specific 198 00:07:46,603 --> 00:07:48,603 discipline or projects and we don't 199 00:07:48,603 --> 00:07:50,744 always get to hear the breath of the 200 00:07:50,744 --> 00:07:52,966 work that the Corps of Engineers does . 201 00:07:52,966 --> 00:07:55,188 The training doesn't stop with learning 202 00:07:55,188 --> 00:07:56,966 about the U . S . Army Corps of 203 00:07:56,966 --> 00:07:58,966 Engineers . It's been a really cool 204 00:07:58,966 --> 00:08:01,022 experience to learn about everything 205 00:08:01,022 --> 00:08:03,022 that members of the active military 206 00:08:03,022 --> 00:08:04,966 side of the army go through . They 207 00:08:04,966 --> 00:08:06,688 learn the uniform side of army 208 00:08:06,688 --> 00:08:08,744 engineering too . I don't think that 209 00:08:08,744 --> 00:08:10,244 all of us have a very good 210 00:08:10,244 --> 00:08:12,466 understanding of how important the role 211 00:08:12,466 --> 00:08:14,688 of an engineer is when your income that 212 00:08:14,688 --> 00:08:14,382 itself . But learning about the way 213 00:08:14,382 --> 00:08:16,604 that they build their bridges , the way 214 00:08:16,604 --> 00:08:18,715 that they clear obstacles and the way 215 00:08:18,715 --> 00:08:20,938 they're able to think on their feet was 216 00:08:20,938 --> 00:08:22,826 definitely a new perspective . So 217 00:08:22,826 --> 00:08:25,049 seeing the type of commitment that they 218 00:08:25,049 --> 00:08:25,022 put into their work , how much they 219 00:08:25,022 --> 00:08:27,244 have to work together as a team and how 220 00:08:27,532 --> 00:08:30,302 sensitive it is to the mission and the 221 00:08:30,302 --> 00:08:32,469 lives that they're trying to protect . 222 00:08:32,469 --> 00:08:34,580 So why are d a civilians training and 223 00:08:34,580 --> 00:08:36,469 learning like soldiers ? It's for 224 00:08:36,469 --> 00:08:38,920 understanding and support . This is one 225 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:40,809 of those places where you gain an 226 00:08:40,809 --> 00:08:42,950 appreciation for what soldiers do on 227 00:08:42,950 --> 00:08:44,950 behalf of the nation , the training 228 00:08:44,950 --> 00:08:47,172 they go through . And so if we're going 229 00:08:47,172 --> 00:08:49,117 to support them , well you have to 230 00:08:49,117 --> 00:08:51,339 understand in their lives and what they 231 00:08:51,339 --> 00:08:53,450 do and maybe they'll take a few notes 232 00:08:53,450 --> 00:08:55,672 on leadership too so they can learn and 233 00:08:55,672 --> 00:08:55,450 understand our version of leadership 234 00:08:55,450 --> 00:08:57,617 and how we teach young soldiers coming 235 00:08:57,617 --> 00:08:59,670 up in the ranks to be future senior 236 00:08:59,670 --> 00:09:01,781 leaders in the army so they can apply 237 00:09:01,781 --> 00:09:03,837 those same skills hopefully in their 238 00:09:03,837 --> 00:09:05,948 backgrounds . The holiday season just 239 00:09:05,948 --> 00:09:08,170 wrapped up and last month , the ST paul 240 00:09:08,170 --> 00:09:10,281 district along with its partner light 241 00:09:10,281 --> 00:09:12,337 up the dam brought holiday cheer for 242 00:09:12,337 --> 00:09:14,410 the ninth year in a row at the Cross 243 00:09:14,410 --> 00:09:16,521 Lake campground , at the Ronald Louis 244 00:09:16,521 --> 00:09:18,530 Cloutier recreational area in Cross 245 00:09:18,530 --> 00:09:20,710 Lake Minnesota . The group's adorned 246 00:09:20,710 --> 00:09:22,654 the pine River Dam with lights and 247 00:09:22,654 --> 00:09:24,654 invited the public out to enjoy the 248 00:09:24,654 --> 00:09:25,654 festivities . 249 00:09:32,790 --> 00:09:35,310 My name is dan Williams . I'm a park 250 00:09:35,310 --> 00:09:36,977 ranger here at the Cross Lake 251 00:09:36,977 --> 00:09:39,143 Recreation Area with the Army Corps of 252 00:09:39,143 --> 00:09:41,366 Engineers . We are here with holiday at 253 00:09:41,366 --> 00:09:43,477 the day , so holiday at the day . And 254 00:09:43,477 --> 00:09:45,532 this is actually our ninth year that 255 00:09:45,532 --> 00:09:47,699 we're doing this and the park actually 256 00:09:47,699 --> 00:09:49,810 closes in mid october . So we like to 257 00:09:49,810 --> 00:09:51,866 stay involved with the community and 258 00:09:51,866 --> 00:09:51,700 make sure that the community knows 259 00:09:51,700 --> 00:09:54,370 we're here . And so light up the , you 260 00:09:54,370 --> 00:09:56,592 can see I'm wearing the hat . Um , it's 261 00:09:56,592 --> 00:09:58,592 actually a partner of ours . And so 262 00:09:58,592 --> 00:10:00,703 they've , they've been partnered with 263 00:10:00,703 --> 00:10:00,460 us for nine years and they help us 264 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:03,200 decorate the campground . Everybody 265 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:04,811 within the community and the 266 00:10:04,811 --> 00:10:06,533 surrounding towns know of this 267 00:10:06,533 --> 00:10:08,700 campground . A lot of locals will come 268 00:10:08,700 --> 00:10:10,820 in and stay throughout the year . And 269 00:10:10,830 --> 00:10:13,300 to me , it just represents kind of a 270 00:10:13,310 --> 00:10:15,421 something special . So we're a little 271 00:10:15,421 --> 00:10:17,310 little , even within the Corps of 272 00:10:17,310 --> 00:10:19,532 Engineers that are campgrounds actually 273 00:10:19,532 --> 00:10:21,699 located like right in town . And so we 274 00:10:21,699 --> 00:10:23,699 got a lot of visitation from people 275 00:10:23,699 --> 00:10:25,532 that will come to the campground 276 00:10:25,532 --> 00:10:27,699 because they can walk right across the 277 00:10:27,699 --> 00:10:27,400 street and be at local businesses and 278 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:29,567 restaurants and those type of things . 279 00:10:29,567 --> 00:10:31,622 And so we try to encourage kind of , 280 00:10:31,622 --> 00:10:33,789 those , those local businesses and our 281 00:10:33,789 --> 00:10:35,844 partnerships to kind of work with us 282 00:10:35,844 --> 00:10:37,956 because I know that this is kind of a 283 00:10:37,956 --> 00:10:40,122 special event that we do each year and 284 00:10:40,122 --> 00:10:42,344 it's , it's very cool to have santa and 285 00:10:42,344 --> 00:10:44,567 mrs claus here and so the kids , it's a 286 00:10:44,567 --> 00:10:46,789 special thing , but then it's more than 287 00:10:46,789 --> 00:10:49,010 that too . So um , like we cook the 288 00:10:49,020 --> 00:10:51,187 kettle corn over an open fire and that 289 00:10:51,270 --> 00:10:53,780 there's like a history even to that pot 290 00:10:53,790 --> 00:10:55,957 that we have , that was donated , that 291 00:10:55,957 --> 00:10:58,123 we've been using year after year after 292 00:10:58,123 --> 00:11:00,290 year , there's a history to this whole 293 00:11:00,290 --> 00:11:00,230 park , but then there's a history with 294 00:11:00,230 --> 00:11:02,286 the partnership and it just makes it 295 00:11:02,286 --> 00:11:04,760 something I guess kind of intangible . 296 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:06,760 It's something kind of more special 297 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:08,927 than , than I think you would normally 298 00:11:08,927 --> 00:11:11,149 get from just any other local , we also 299 00:11:11,149 --> 00:11:13,204 make every year we make these little 300 00:11:13,204 --> 00:11:15,482 ornaments and so they , we cut cookies , 301 00:11:15,482 --> 00:11:17,649 little cookies of like a birch tree or 302 00:11:17,649 --> 00:11:19,856 something like that branch and then we 303 00:11:19,856 --> 00:11:22,046 brand them with the year on there and 304 00:11:22,046 --> 00:11:24,102 then the kids can actually take them 305 00:11:24,102 --> 00:11:26,268 back and we have crafts kind of inside 306 00:11:26,268 --> 00:11:28,602 the building where they can decorate it . 307 00:11:28,602 --> 00:11:30,657 And so for my family personally have 308 00:11:30,657 --> 00:11:32,657 years and years of the , and so our 309 00:11:32,657 --> 00:11:34,879 christmas tree , every time we pull out 310 00:11:34,879 --> 00:11:36,824 an ornament , you can say , oh you 311 00:11:36,824 --> 00:11:38,879 remember this year from the Corps of 312 00:11:38,879 --> 00:11:38,702 Engineers , you know , kim brown and so , 313 00:11:38,812 --> 00:11:40,812 and as you put them up , you have a 314 00:11:40,812 --> 00:11:42,923 story or something to tell , just , I 315 00:11:42,923 --> 00:11:42,812 guess the things we do here are kind of 316 00:11:42,812 --> 00:11:44,979 lasting traditions and hopefully we're 317 00:11:44,979 --> 00:11:47,145 making those same traditions for other 318 00:11:47,145 --> 00:11:49,256 people . That story sort of makes you 319 00:11:49,256 --> 00:11:49,242 want to grab some hot chocolate and 320 00:11:49,242 --> 00:11:51,298 curl up next to the fire . Well that 321 00:11:51,298 --> 00:11:53,242 wraps up our first edition of Core 322 00:11:53,242 --> 00:11:56,212 Connection for 2023 . We truly wish you 323 00:11:56,212 --> 00:11:58,323 a happy new Year and may this year be 324 00:11:58,323 --> 00:12:00,970 the best one yet for you and yours , we 325 00:12:00,970 --> 00:12:03,081 will be back next month to once again 326 00:12:03,081 --> 00:12:05,303 give you an inside look at your U . S . 327 00:12:05,303 --> 00:12:07,359 Army Corps of Engineers . Until then 328 00:12:07,370 --> 00:12:09,580 this is Ben Core connection .