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“If I knew then, like I know now. I would not have gone.”
2:03

“If I knew then, like I know now. I would not have gone.”

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“We wondered all those years if we did a good job.”
3:46

“We wondered all those years if we did a good job.”

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“Everybody else grows up and they learn from their experiences. I don't get that.”
3:50

“Everybody else grows up and they learn from their experiences. I don't get that.”

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“I knew I would not lie. People were lying right and left.”
3:50

“I knew I would not lie. People were lying right and left.”

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"It was special to me because it was something my dad thought was special."
3:34

"It was special to me because it was something my dad thought was special."

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“To have that come from his son. I mean… He would have taken pride in that.”
3:03

“To have that come from his son. I mean… He would have taken pride in that.”

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“We make it together.”
3:24

“We make it together.”

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"It was all about saving a life and not taking a life.”
3:13

"It was all about saving a life and not taking a life.”

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“Being the only Black female….I wanted a partner.”
2:44

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

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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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“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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“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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‘You guys had a uniform on and a gun. But, who fixed that gun for you?’
3:16

‘You guys had a uniform on and a gun. But, who fixed that gun for you?’

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“He was living with his inner struggles, and put those aside for everybody else.”
2:14

“He was living with his inner struggles, and put those aside for everybody else.”

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“I feel like he’s not looked at as a hero because his wounds weren’t immediate and they weren’t physical.”
3:22

“I feel like he’s not looked at as a hero because his wounds weren’t immediate and they weren’t physical.”

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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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“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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“We are what we are because of our insistence on being with one another.”
2:15

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

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“I visited him March 8th. I just got this feeling that I needed to go see him.”
2:39

“I visited him March 8th. I just got this feeling that I needed to go see him.”