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it was
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248 years ago August 7
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1775 when right here in Philadelphia I
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gave William Goddard our first surveyor
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his first paycheck
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that historic event marked the birth of
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the first federal law enforcement agency
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the United States Postal inspection
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service
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I've often said there are two constants
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in life
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death and taxes
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but there is a third
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citizens in our country expect their
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mail to be safe and secure
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they expect their correspondence to be
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delivered in a timely fashion not opened
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not stolen and not read by prying eyes
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preserving that sanctity of the male has
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always been the mission of surveyors
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special agents post office inspectors
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and postal inspectors
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although there have been dramatic
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changes in our country since colonial
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times one thing has remained constant
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postal inspectors have been protecting
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the mail and ensuring America's
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confidence in the Postal System since my
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day
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in today's environment it takes a team
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effort to fight postal crime and protect
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employees customers and the mail my hats
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off to all you postal inspectors
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postal police officers and the
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professional Technical and
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administrative support who make the
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first and oldest federal law enforcement
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agency also America's Best
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happy 248th birthday through the United
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States Postal inspection service
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