Rick Perry

__PUNCT__ remark join in progress __PUNCT__ he said it brought me to tear to see a man who fear the war __PUNCT__

and when you told that soldier __PUNCT__ or you call him your christian brother __PUNCT__ he said __PUNCT__ blew me awai __PUNCT__

he said i want so much for me to know that __PUNCT__ he said i want you to know that i got to know your son and i got to meet your wife __PUNCT__ anita __PUNCT__

your famili is wonder __PUNCT__

i enjoi my visit with your staff along the wai __PUNCT__

rai sullivan and joe __PUNCT__ thei ar great peopl __PUNCT__

basic __PUNCT__ i want you to know you matter and ar make a differ __PUNCT__

i visit a thousand home todai __PUNCT__ and you better __PUNCT__ you matter to them also __PUNCT__

thi ha to be the greatest honor of my life __PUNCT__

and you need more volunt to help you in south_carolina __PUNCT__ count me in __PUNCT__

i be happi to serv you again __PUNCT__

thank you __PUNCT__ colton smith from texa __PUNCT__

__PUNCT__ applaus __PUNCT__ i want to read that to you __PUNCT__

__PUNCT__ applaus __PUNCT__ and he p.s. it by sai __PUNCT__ sorri about rambl so much __PUNCT__ but he said i been out __PUNCT__

it __NUM__ in the morn __PUNCT__ and i been out put out sign __PUNCT__ __NUM__ sign __PUNCT__

that what it all about __PUNCT__ folk __PUNCT__

that is what thi ha all been about __PUNCT__

and i just want to sai thank you to everyon who come and volunt and work and made the most incred experi for myself and for the woman that i been so bless to have by my side all these mani year __PUNCT__ for __NUM___year of my life of wed bliss __PUNCT__

__PUNCT__ applaus __PUNCT__ there not anybodi that fought ani harder __PUNCT__ that been a greater partner than my wife __PUNCT__ anita __PUNCT__ and my sweetheart __PUNCT__ and the love of my life __PUNCT__

and we bless tonight to be stand on thi stage and repres the state of texa __PUNCT__ and frankli __PUNCT__ repres america __PUNCT__

and i think the valu that ar so import to our countri __PUNCT__ and to be here with my children __PUNCT__ griffin and meredith and sydnei __PUNCT__

you know when i began thi campaign a littl more than four month_ago __PUNCT__

i didn't do it becaus it wa a lifelong ambit to be the presid of the unit_state __PUNCT__

i did it becaus our countri in troubl __PUNCT__

mani of you have heard the stori of us __PUNCT__ anita sit on the couch and talk about that thi wasn't my purpos in life __PUNCT__

but our countri wa in troubl __PUNCT__

and it wa my duti to serv my countri on more time __PUNCT__

and thi campaign never been about me __PUNCT__

it about a movement of american who see our countri that realli not on the track that most of us want it to be on __PUNCT__

__MONEY___trillion of debt __PUNCT__ some __NUM___million_american that ar on food_stamp __PUNCT__ __NUM___million of us __PUNCT__ __NUM__ million of our fellow_citizen that ar out of work __PUNCT__

thei don't see a washington that will to make hard_decis __PUNCT__ to help them __PUNCT__ to get them back on their feet again __PUNCT__

thei look for peopl to make some right decis __PUNCT__

thei look for someon that will stand up and give them hope that we can get thi countri_back on track again __PUNCT__

but with the voter __PUNCT__ decis tonight in iowa __PUNCT__ i decid to return to texa __PUNCT__ assess the result of tonight caucu __PUNCT__

determin whether there is a path forward for myself in thi race __PUNCT__

i believ that thi is the greatest nation on the face of the earth __PUNCT__

a nation that i wa bless to serv as a pilot in the unit_state air_forc __PUNCT__ a nation that ha been and will continu to be a beacon for freedom around the world __PUNCT__

and dan marin __PUNCT__ you __PUNCT__ marin like yourself __PUNCT__ soldier that ar serv still todai and airmen __PUNCT__ sailor around the world __PUNCT__ you made everi minut of thi worth it for ourselv and with a littl prayer and reflect __PUNCT__ i go to decid the best path forward __PUNCT__

but i want to tell you __PUNCT__ there ha been no greater joi in my life than to be abl to share with the peopl of iowa and of thi countri that there is a model to take thi countri forward __PUNCT__ and it is in the great state of texa __PUNCT__

god_bless you and thank you all for be with us __PUNCT__