首先，我要感謝摩爾上校，與到場的諸位。接下來，請允許我向為共和國無私奉獻，不辭辛勞來到這裏的加州同袍們致以誠摯的感謝。如果不是你們的努力，我將不可能站在這裏，帶來這次演講。你們那不畏艱難險阻的奮戰，時時刻刻準備為國捐軀的決心，是我國的人民將享受和平美滿的生活的堅實依靠。千千萬萬像一等兵傑爾米·沃特森這樣的優秀兒女，確保了內華達和新加州共和國的自由與穩定。沃特森出生在獨鬆鎮郊區的一間鐵皮棚屋裏，他從出生至今就沒有擁有過舒適的生活。他的父親，是一位行走與“小圓環”商路上的商隊保鏢，而他的母親，則是一個常見的加州“尋寶者”，在舊世界的廢墟中勇敢地探索着。水源的缺乏、強盜的襲擊，再加上兄弟會挑起的戰爭，苦難從未停止過折磨他的家人，但他們卻像那高聳的內華達山脈一樣，默默地忍受着這些雨打風吹。十二年前，他們終於不願意再獨自揹負生活的重擔——共和國收到了他們的求助，接納他們成為了這個大家庭為新成員。
男人和女人，遊騎兵和士兵，許許多多的人和你們一樣，響應了這戰爭號角的召喚，許下了“我將永遠肩負責任”的誓言。在歐文湖之戰中，我們堅守了承諾，趕走了強盜的部族，在內華達山脈以東建立了長久的和平。我們永遠肩負責任，儘管有很多兄弟姐妹們不幸倒在了戰場之上，但沒有什麼，能讓我們放下責任，背棄承諾。
十年前，遊俠總長埃利斯會見了沙漠遊騎兵的的代表們，商討遊騎兵聯合條約的簽署。這則條約不僅僅讓我們迎來了新的家庭成員——沙漠遊騎兵們，更讓我們能夠在內華達南部有效地對抗凱撒軍團，以及凱撒的殘暴統治。
曾有幾位退伍老兵問我：“我們到底為什麼而戰？內華達對我們來説又意味着什麼？”我想説，在有些時候，我們忘記了那早已超越了國界，由共和國社會制度所散發的耀眼光芒；有些時候，我們把這和平美好的生活當做理所當然的事情，而忘卻了共和國先烈們的艱苦鬥爭。我們必須時刻牢記什麼才是共和國的基石，共和國的原則始終與我們同在：平等，民丵主，以及一個正義的共和法制。這正是長存與人們心中，自舊世界燃燒至今的希望之火。我們是人類文明的繼承者，我們是太平洋東岸的火炬手，我們註定要把光明帶給這黑暗的廢土世界。
當共和國號召加州同胞們把文明之火帶到莫哈維荒漠之時，吉爾米·沃特森就像你們一樣，響應了她的號召。你們一起肩負起了這責任的重擔。當一等兵沃特森的連隊在“一線生機”營地遭到攻擊時，他們冒着極大的危險堅持戰鬥——不僅僅是為了加州同袍而戰，更是為了共和國而戰。他們做好了在戰鬥中壯烈犧牲的準備，只是為了保衞共和國的原則——甚至在這屬於內華達的土地上。
一等兵沃特森,你在戰鬥中的表現足以成為我們當中，一座閃耀着英勇光芒的燈塔。我很榮幸，能夠代表新加州共和國參議院與家鄉父老，授予你這枚“馬德雷山脈之星”勛章。
就在不久之前，為了兑現我們對沙漠遊騎兵的承諾，又有許多共和國的優秀兒女倒在了這片荒漠之上。為了紀念他們，一座新的紀念碑在巨石城落成了。在紀念碑的背面，刻着那些為了責任而英勇犧牲的士兵、遊騎兵的名字。正是他們的壯烈犧牲，才讓我們沒有在這爭奪水壩的戰爭中失敗。
自四年之前，我們控制了這座水壩；自四年之前，我們肩負起了責任的重擔。自四年之前，我們在莫哈維建立一條如同科羅拉多河般堅不可摧的防線，一條暴君凱撒永遠也突破不了的防線。今天，你們站在這裏，和袍澤們一起守衞着這條防線；今天，所有的加州父老都為你們肩負的責任而驕傲；今天，你們就是那太平洋上的巨浪，永不停歇的向東邊傳播着人性、文明的浪潮！你們就像那馬德雷山脈之上的紅杉樹，在悽風苦雨中傲然挺立！你們是來自西方加州的希望之光，你們是矇昧黑暗中高舉文明火炬的火炬手！你們站在那裏，就是共和國最優秀的楷模！
感謝你們！感謝大家！
President Kimball's speech at Hoover Dam
“Thank you, Colonel Moore. And thank you, my fellow Californians, who have come so far to answer the call to service put forth by the republic. It is for you that I have come here, and it is because of you that I am able to do so. We enjoy our privileges because you take the greatest of risks and are prepared to make the most noble of sacrifices. It is because of men and women like Private First Class Jeremy Watson that Nevada and the New California Republic remain free and secure.
Born in a tin shack on the outskirts of One Pine, Jeremy Watson never had it easy. His father worked as a caravan guard on the Short Loop, and his mother, like many Californians, braved the ruins of the Old World as a prospector. They suffered through water shortages, raider attacks, and the Brotherhood War. Like our mighty Sierra Nevadas, they endured. But the time came when they could no longer shoulder the burden alone. Twelve years ago, they called out for help, and the republic heard them.
Troopers and rangers, just like you, answered the clarion call. Men and women stepped forward to say, "I will carry the weight." And at Owen's Lake, we made true on our promise, driving out the raider tribes to establish a lasting peace in the eastern Sierra Nevadas. We carried the weight, and though we left behind many of our brothers and sisters on that battlefield, it did not break us.
Ten years ago, Chief Elise met with representatives of the Desert Rangers to discuss terms of what would become the Ranger Unification Treaty. The treaty was more than a resolution to welcome the Desert Rangers into the republic. It was a covenant to protect southern Nevada against Caesar's Legion and the tyranny of his regime.
There are some back home who ask me, "But who are we protecting? What is Nevada to us?" Sometimes we forget that the light of our society shines beyond our borders. Sometimes we take those privileges for granted that our forebears fought so hard to achieve. We must always remember that wherever Californians stand, we carry our principles with us: equal respect, representation, and protection under the laws of a just republic. This was the same fire that burned in the heart of the Old World that preceded us. We are the heirs of that civilization, torchbearers eastward of the Pacific, into the darkness of this wasted land.
When the republic called on the men and women of California to carry that fire across the Mojave, Jeremy Watson answered. You answered. Together, you carried the weight. And when PFC Watson's platoon came under attack at Forlorn Hope, he took the greatest risk, not only for his fellow Californians, but for California itself. He was prepared to make the most noble of sacrifices, to defend the principles of our republic, even here, on Nevada soil.
His actions are a beacon to all of us who stand here today in tribute to his valor. Private First Class Jeremy Watson, on behalf of the senate and people of the New California Republic, it is my honor to present you with the Star of Sierra Madre.
Not far from this spot, a monument stands as a tribute to the sacrifice made by those who came before us, the men and women who fulfilled the promise we made to the Desert Rangers. Its back is inscribed with the names of the troopers and rangers who carried the weight. And because they made the most noble of sacrifices, it did not break us.
Four years ago, we held this dam. Four years ago, we carried the weight. Four years ago, we drew a line through the Mojave as clear as the Colorado River, a line that Caesar cannot cross. Today, you stand here with our brothers and sisters to hold that line. Today, you honor all Californians by carrying that weight. Today, you are the waves of the Pacific, pushing ever eastward. You are the sequoias rising from the Sierra Nevadas, defiant and enduring. You are the great western light of California, torchbearers in the darkness, living reminders of all that is best in our republic.
Thank you. Thank you.
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