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“People talk about someone who's at home in their own skin; that was Jen.”
2:11

“People talk about someone who's at home in their own skin; that was Jen.”

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"It changes the way that you carry yourself."
2:43

"It changes the way that you carry yourself."

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“She stood up and said, ‘No, I have something to say.’”
2:23

“She stood up and said, ‘No, I have something to say.’”

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“Being the only Black female….I wanted a partner.”

“Being the only Black female….I wanted a partner.”

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“When it started, it was like a spark from a sparkler.”
3:04

“When it started, it was like a spark from a sparkler.”

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"I don’t want his legacy to go to waste."

"I don’t want his legacy to go to waste."

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"Of all the thousands of people throughout your career, you still thought about me."

"Of all the thousands of people throughout your career, you still thought about me."

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“Some of my earliest memories are of us playing his video games.”

“Some of my earliest memories are of us playing his video games.”

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“As a Marine, I knew that we never go backwards. We always go forward.”
3:28

“As a Marine, I knew that we never go backwards. We always go forward.”

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"We were so close that it was like just being...one person."
2:29

"We were so close that it was like just being...one person."

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“I was right there between two cultures that I love.”
2:17

“I was right there between two cultures that I love.”

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“I don't see him as a symbol. In some way that takes him away from me.”
3:20

“I don't see him as a symbol. In some way that takes him away from me.”

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“It's gonna feel like there's a part of me that's missing.”
3:22

“It's gonna feel like there's a part of me that's missing.”

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"If we're going anywhere, we're going down the aisle, because I'm too tired, too sick, and too sore to do any other damn thing."
5:12

"If we're going anywhere, we're going down the aisle, because I'm too tired, too sick, and too sore to do any other damn thing."

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"He always seemed so grateful for living."
2:55

"He always seemed so grateful for living."

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“A man of the ages is not someone who is called daddy.”
3:19

“A man of the ages is not someone who is called daddy.”

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“The next best thing could be around the corner.”
2:45

“The next best thing could be around the corner.”

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“We’re probably one of the military’s secret weapons.”
4:07

“We’re probably one of the military’s secret weapons.”

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“I used to like to serenade you from the stern of the canoe.”
2:53

“I used to like to serenade you from the stern of the canoe.”

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“I think they would want somebody to remember them.”
2:37

“I think they would want somebody to remember them.”