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“To be in the service for my country is the greatest thing I thought I did.”
3:13
“To be in the service for my country is the greatest thing I thought I did.”
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“When she spoke, everybody just sort of came to a hush.”
3:17
“When she spoke, everybody just sort of came to a hush.”
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“In the United States Army, it is against the law to impersonate a non-commissioned officer.”
3:24
“In the United States Army, it is against the law to impersonate a non-commissioned officer.”
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“These folks have made the ultimate sacrifice and the least we can do is take care of them.”
3:19
“These folks have made the ultimate sacrifice and the least we can do is take care of them.”
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“I didn’t know if I would ever be close to anybody.”
3:36
“I didn’t know if I would ever be close to anybody.”
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"She said, 'You're stooping. Don't ever do that. We're very proud of you.'"
2:36
"She said, 'You're stooping. Don't ever do that. We're very proud of you.'"
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“Because she was Asian, they wouldn’t accept her. Mom said she didn’t care; she enlisted anyway.”
2:53
“Because she was Asian, they wouldn’t accept her. Mom said she didn’t care; she enlisted anyway.”
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“I was dead. Then she found out I was alive.”
3:34
“I was dead. Then she found out I was alive.”
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"When we turned the corner, the sound of the crowd, I will never forget that."
3:10
"When we turned the corner, the sound of the crowd, I will never forget that."
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"We would turn the sound on so that it sounded like tanks moving on the roads."
2:59
"We would turn the sound on so that it sounded like tanks moving on the roads."