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- [Nicole] Today Secretary
of Defense James Mattis

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traveled to F.E. Warren Air Force Base

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to present the return
of the Balangiga Bells

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to the Republic of the Philippines.

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United States soldiers took these bells

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from a Balangiga church
during a brutal war

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with the Philippines in 1901.

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Now the United States is
building upon its relationship

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and is returning the
bells as a sign of hope

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for our future friendship
and for our ability

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to leave the past behind.

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Secretary Mattis declared this decision

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during a veterans remembrance ceremony

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in the presence of Ambassador
Romualdez of the Philippines.

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- History reminds us that all wars end.

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In returning the Bells of Balangiga

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to our ally and our
friend, the Philippines,

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we pick up our generation's responsibility

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to deepen the respect between our peoples.

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- [Nicole] As international
relations are strengthening,

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the bells are finally returning home

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as a symbol of harmony and understanding.

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Reporting from F.E. Warren Air Force Base,

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I'm Airman 1st Class Nicole Reed.