Mississippi National Guard Honored

Mississippi National Guard honored for role in fight against COVID-19

16 WAPT'S KARA PETERSSPOKE TO MILITARY LEADERSABOUT WHAT THIS DAYMEANS.

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THE MISSISSIPPI NATION ALGUARD HONORED AT THECONVENTION COMPLEX FORTHEIR PART IN THE WARAGAINST COVID-19.

TH ISCOMES AFTER ADMINISTERINGNEARLY 760,000 SHOTS ANDWRAPPING UP THEIR MASSVACCINATION AND TESTINGSITES JULY 15TH.GOVERNOR TATE REEVES WASALSO IN ATTENDANCE FOR THECEREMONY.

WITH T HECOVID-19 STATE OFEMERGENCY ENDING IN JU A STMONTH, REEVES SAYS HS E'THANKFUL FOR THE WORK ANDSACRIFICES MADE BY THETROOPS.:40-:48 "THESE MEN ANDWOMEN IN UNIFORM HAVE MADESACRIFICES, THEIRFAMILIES HAVE MADESACRIFICES, AND THEYE 'VDONE IT ALL ALL FOR THEIRLOVE OF MIISSISSPPI."WE ALSO SPOKE TO SOLDIERS ONWHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE BEENFACED WITH SH A UCCHALLENGING AND UNIQUEOPERATION FROM THEIRNORMAL DUTIES.JESSICA CARTER, SERGEANT(0056)1:32-1:36 "IT WAS SUCH AGREAT FEELING BECAUSE I'VENEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKETHIS BEFORE IN MY LI FEJOEL BALDWIN, SECONDLIEUTENANT (0054)1:44-1:55 "ANYTIMEOR F MEPERSONALLY OR FOR ANYSOLDIER THAT YOU GETRECOGNIZED FOR YOURHARDWORK ITS ALWAYS GOODAFEELING AND A MORALE BST OOTO CONTINUE THE FIGHT ANDCONTINUE DOING WHAT YOU'REDOING ."ALTHOUGH THE OPERATIONAS HENDED, HEALTH OFFICIAL JIMCRAIG SAYS THE FIG HTAGAINST COVID-19 IS FARFROM OVER.JIM CRAIG, SENIOR DEPUTYAND DIRECTOR OF HEALTHPROTECTION, MS DEPARTMENTOF HEALTH (0055)1:-140:52 THERE IS STILL ALOT OF WORTOK DO.

WE HAVE ALOT OF VACCINATIONS THATSTILL NEED TO BE DONE , WEHAVE SCHOOL STARTING B