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"It was not so much of hugging or saying I love you. But it was all the things she did."

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"It was not so much of hugging or saying I love you. But it was all the things she did."

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"They're not going to be here...but we've got an enormous amount to be thankful for."

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"They're not going to be here...but we've got an enormous amount to be thankful for."

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“I would listen and then pray for their strength.”

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“I would listen and then pray for their strength.”

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“I can't fix the country... but I can brighten my own corner. “

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“I can't fix the country... but I can brighten my own corner. “

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"When the Civil War ended, she was my age."

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"When the Civil War ended, she was my age."

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“In the United States Army, it is against the law to impersonate a non-commissioned officer.”

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“In the United States Army, it is against the law to impersonate a non-commissioned officer.”

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“I felt a lot of pressure… I wanted every vote to count.”

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“I felt a lot of pressure… I wanted every vote to count.”

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"Your visits kept me from sinking fully into prison."

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"Your visits kept me from sinking fully into prison."

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“These folks have made the ultimate sacrifice and the least we can do is take care of them.”

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“These folks have made the ultimate sacrifice and the least we can do is take care of them.”

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“She had this determined nature– if something was right, hell or high water wasn't going to stop her from doing it.”

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“She had this determined nature– if something was right, hell or high water wasn't going to stop her from doing it.”

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“Just when things seemed so dark, I found some light in the words of the people all around me.”

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“Just when things seemed so dark, I found some light in the words of the people all around me.”

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“You're one of the few people that I know that truly understand how hard our job is.”

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“You're one of the few people that I know that truly understand how hard our job is.”

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“It was almost like we were canoeing through molasses.”

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“It was almost like we were canoeing through molasses.”

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“At one point, this one couple was sitting on their porch with guns daring us to step on the grass.”

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“At one point, this one couple was sitting on their porch with guns daring us to step on the grass.”

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“We were the luckiest of the unlucky.”

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“We were the luckiest of the unlucky.”

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“ We don’t put it down until it’s absolutely perfect.”

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“ We don’t put it down until it’s absolutely perfect.”

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“In this moment, I have more fears than I have hopes for my kids.”

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“In this moment, I have more fears than I have hopes for my kids.”

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"When Papu would talk to us it was like a king holding his court."

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"When Papu would talk to us it was like a king holding his court."

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“We are what we are because of our insistence on being with one another.”

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“We are what we are because of our insistence on being with one another.”

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“I was worried that you might not accept me”

“I was worried that you might not accept me”