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- # Puerto Ricans and the people of Vieques
## Overview
This entity is a textual subsection extracted from a larger document containing video remarks delivered by President William Jefferson Clinton on November 29, 1999, concerning U.S. Navy training operations on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. The subsection spans lines 455 to 466 of the source text and concludes the segment titled "Addressing Concerns and Proposing Solutions." It was extracted on January 28, 2026, from a plain text file generated from a scanned PDF document.
## Context
The remarks were delivered in response to longstanding tensions over military training on Vieques, which intensified after a fatal accident in April 1999 that killed civilian security guard David Sanes. The full speech outlines a four-part plan to phase out live-fire training within five years, limit training activities, transfer federal land to Puerto Rican control, and address environmental, health, and economic concerns. This subsection appears near the end of the proposed solution section and follows an appeal for public cooperation in implementing the plan.
## Contents
This subsection expresses President Clinton’s gratitude toward Puerto Ricans and the residents of Vieques for their contributions to U.S. national security. It emphasizes a call for unity and collaboration with Congress to implement the proposed plan for transitioning Navy operations away from Vieques. The message closes with a formal thank you and the phrase “God Bless You,” marking the rhetorical conclusion of this portion of the address. The text also includes metadata indicating it was re-drafted by someone named Orzulak and timestamps the speech to 12:00 noon on November 29, 1999. It is followed by the next section, [My fellow citizens](arke:01KG2TV56W3WNZR00VJPJWXD9S), which begins the broader narrative of the accident and its aftermath.
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- Puerto Ricans and the people of Vieques have contributed greatly to our country's security. And I very grateful for that. I hope that all of us can work together, with our Congress, to implement this plan. Thank you and God Bless You.
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11/29/99 12:00 noon
Re-drafted by Orzulak
PRESIDENT WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
VIDEO REMARKS TO THE
PEOPLE OF PUERTO RICO
CONCERNING NAVY TRAINING ON VIEQUES
NOVEMBER 29, 1999
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- Puerto Ricans and the people of Vieques