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“I know there's people out there who never stepped foot back in that building."
2:40

“I know there's people out there who never stepped foot back in that building."

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“There's Just No Support Group Unless You Find Somebody Who Can Also Relate.”
3:23

“There's Just No Support Group Unless You Find Somebody Who Can Also Relate.”

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“How do you feel when you hear dad's songs being played on the radio nowadays?”
3:26

“How do you feel when you hear dad's songs being played on the radio nowadays?”

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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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“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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“You walked right by me like I was a ghost.”
3:25

“You walked right by me like I was a ghost.”

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“I remember never being so afraid and so excited in my entire life.”
2:56

“I remember never being so afraid and so excited in my entire life.”

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“Is there one thing that you respect about the way that I see the world?”
2:34

“Is there one thing that you respect about the way that I see the world?”

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"So much of the world is just noise. And for me, it is that noise that brings the anxiety."
2:55

"So much of the world is just noise. And for me, it is that noise that brings the anxiety."

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“It’s like a part of my heart is gone.”
2:43

“It’s like a part of my heart is gone.”

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“That year we used all our money just before Christmas...”
2:20

“That year we used all our money just before Christmas...”

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“I called my mom and told her, ‘There’s been a shooting and Alex was in the theater.'"
2:48

“I called my mom and told her, ‘There’s been a shooting and Alex was in the theater.'"

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"Have you ever been called the n-word?"
2:49

"Have you ever been called the n-word?"

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"We love—that's how we roll."
2:13

"We love—that's how we roll."

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"He answered it, 'This is Colonel Shoup.' And then there was a small voice that just asked, 'Is this Santa Claus?'"

"He answered it, 'This is Colonel Shoup.' And then there was a small voice that just asked, 'Is this Santa Claus?'"

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"I was just another black face in the streets."
3:33

"I was just another black face in the streets."

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"It was the first time I met openly gay people."
3:21

"It was the first time I met openly gay people."

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"It started around my eyes and it literally grew out like a mask."
2:22

"It started around my eyes and it literally grew out like a mask."

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"He wasn't the biggest guy, but people reacted to him like he was giant."
2:09

"He wasn't the biggest guy, but people reacted to him like he was giant."

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"I felt like I was on pause my whole childhood."

"I felt like I was on pause my whole childhood."

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