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“She was just always a motivating factor in my life”
2:45

“She was just always a motivating factor in my life”

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"I won't ever forget the look on my father's face."
02:59

"I won't ever forget the look on my father's face."

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"I wanted him to show them that he could do what anybody else can do."
3:30

"I wanted him to show them that he could do what anybody else can do."

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“For their peace of mind and our safety, we could go no further than the front yard.”
2:20

“For their peace of mind and our safety, we could go no further than the front yard.”

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“If somebody needed help — Granny was going.”
2:42

“If somebody needed help — Granny was going.”

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"He didn't let intimidation turn him from exercising his right.”
3:15

"He didn't let intimidation turn him from exercising his right.”

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“It takes good people to do good work, and it shows in what you do.”
2:24

“It takes good people to do good work, and it shows in what you do.”

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"I was debating whether I would say something at dinner..."
2:02

"I was debating whether I would say something at dinner..."

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“I didn't realize some of the things that I would be called to do would be as difficult as they were.”

“I didn't realize some of the things that I would be called to do would be as difficult as they were.”

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

"He always seemed so grateful for living."

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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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“We wanted to make other people feel better.”
2:47

“We wanted to make other people feel better.”

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"You destroyed our hopes and our dreams and our love, but you didn't remove the man."
4:09

"You destroyed our hopes and our dreams and our love, but you didn't remove the man."

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“I've been searching for a mom all my life. Then I got you…”
1:54

“I've been searching for a mom all my life. Then I got you…”

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“Everybody wanted to be at our house.”
2:55

“Everybody wanted to be at our house.”

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“It took me five years to develop enough courage to come and meet you.”
2:41

“It took me five years to develop enough courage to come and meet you.”

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"You were just doing what you felt you needed to do for us to be better people."
2:17

"You were just doing what you felt you needed to do for us to be better people."

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