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I'm wearing denim today to raise

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awareness about sexual violence and

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challenge victim blaming myths to show

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solidarity with survivors by wearing

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jeans as a visible statement of protest .

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The reason for sexual assault and

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Prevention Month is to basically gather

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the community and remind everyone that

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we have a sole responsibility to

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prevent sexual assault . The

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sustained fight that will always be

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there is helping victims , especially

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of domestic violence and sexual assault .

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Why we wear the uniform tends to differ ,

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but we can all rally behind that . It

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does take a team effort to be able to

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combat those issues and to help victims

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out . We're utilizing all these events

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to push forward really the staffer

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program that we have in the military ,

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so a lot of people don't really know

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kind of what it all encompassed , and

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we want these events taking place so

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people know who the people are putting

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a name to a face , and we're not just

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the after people that come in when

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something is wrong . When I think about

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sexual assault , I think about the most

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demeaning lack of respect and dignity

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that you could put forth on any other

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individual . We're a family . I refer

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to the Marine Corps and the Navy as a

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family . I am still in the Marine Corps

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now serving 32 years because you are my

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family . So how can we afford to let

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our family down in those regards , and

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the answer is we can't . This isn't

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about a month of recognition . This is

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about the core of who we are . It's

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about the way we are . It's about

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rising above the challenges that might

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be in our society but cannot be in our

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family .