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According to the passage, the author is most grateful for
(A)the opportunity to review and write to every regiment
(B)the good report and praise from the colonel
(C)the happiness and safety of loved ones
(D)the contributions of the regiment
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Okay see reading shmoop er's Here we go Two questions
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two paragraphs let's Just get to it We're going to
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do the skim thing here It's the author of this
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letter is responding to a request for the accommodation of
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a regiment of troops Like troops did something good And
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now they get a sticker on their forehead It is
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not customary for anything around here But why would you
- 00:24
And brave army and part hampton providence with a great
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salary payments Any bidding Farewell Okay according to passage the
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author is most grateful For what All right We're going
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to skin the answer The opportunity to review in the
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good reporting praise from the colonel Where is that While
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your colonel has thought fit on his own account you
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know what that means The happiness and safety of loved
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ones when that's it But is that what it's really
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about All right Well the contributions of the broken armor
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that's pretty general thing is probably it But let's think
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about this The author's tone here is humble He states
- 00:56
the nation is mohr indebted to you and such as
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you than me right Well this shows the reader that
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he is mortgage rate ful for the duties the soldiers
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air fulfilling well than any accolades he may receive In
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other words this is a stand up guy right So
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the answer is d it's the contributions to the regiment
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like his troops that a nice job Everyone gets a
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sticker and you get this dish You okay So the
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negative ones loser bowl here Well right off the bat
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the author admits that he isn't always going to have
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time to say something to every regiment passing in review
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Like you can't give a sticker to everyone So we
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know these personal letters are rare so we can't review
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every regiment right So get rid of egg he's definitely
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flattered by the colonel and regiments kind expressions about him
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but he makes it clear that their contributions arm or
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important certainly than hiss and nice for military ego You've
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gotta love those guys They don't take credit themselves He
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kindly wishes everyone safe travels and expresses hope that their
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loved ones are safe but it can't be grateful for
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something he hopes will happen in the future Right So
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we'll get to see their you know unless of course
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He's A psychic which would be a whole different kind
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of ball game Yeah crystal ball game Okay that's it 00:02:03.54 --> [endTime] it's the shmoop
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