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“Kneeling over his body, all I could hear was, ‘I may not get there with you.'”
2:26
“Kneeling over his body, all I could hear was, ‘I may not get there with you.'”
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“He could take something mundane like that and see the magic in it.”
2:10
“He could take something mundane like that and see the magic in it.”
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“Just do what’s in your heart. Do what’s right and have fun.”
3:40
“Just do what’s in your heart. Do what’s right and have fun.”
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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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"There’s a huge well of grief there but you gotta show up."
2:02
"There’s a huge well of grief there but you gotta show up."
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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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“I was secretly really envying you to be able to be yourself.”
3:16
“I was secretly really envying you to be able to be yourself.”
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“You do not need to be rich to feel what I feel.”
2:49
“You do not need to be rich to feel what I feel.”
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"It was not so much of hugging or saying I love you. But it was all the things she did."
2:33
"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."
3:34
"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.”
2:54
“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. “
3:43
“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."
2:22
"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.”
3:24
“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.”
2:55
“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."
3:24
"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.”
3:19
“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.”
3:15
“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.”
3:29
“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.”
3:20
“You're one of the few people that I know that truly understand how hard our job is.”
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