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Being home for the holidays and being

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here with family and friends , it's my

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familiar . It's different because now I

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get to be part of something bigger .

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It's very honoring not only being a

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Guam native , but also now being a

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service member . My name is Senior Army

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Kirsten Fausto . I'm from Kirtland Air

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Force Base . I'm with the security

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forces group . Operation Christmas Drop

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is DOD's longest and largest

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humanitarian mission that's been

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ongoing for about 73 years . So my

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involvement for Operation Christmasroop .

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It's mainly taking care of people .

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This affects thousands and thousands of

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lives that are not able to get their

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resources and giving them that

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opportunity and knowing that there is

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support , no matter where you are ,

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where you're from , there's a

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difference being made . This operation

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is a lot bigger than me . This takes

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the support of everyone around me that

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I've been receiving alongside my family

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and my friends . Being an

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airman , being able to represent each

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part and where I'm from . It's very

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honoring . And I think taking care of

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people is one of the biggest things

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that I live by , and I would love to be

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able to shine that light and give

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people that opportunity inspire them

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that they can make that difference .