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"I remember hearing a 'boom, boom' — and then Daddy collapsing right in front of me."
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"I remember hearing a 'boom, boom' — and then Daddy collapsing right in front of me."

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"I just look forward to learning how to be a sister."
2:38

"I just look forward to learning how to be a sister."

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“I was walking around with an army of hecklers behind me, constantly.”
2:44

“I was walking around with an army of hecklers behind me, constantly.”

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“I remember him shaking my hand and, as he let go, somebody shot him.”
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“I remember him shaking my hand and, as he let go, somebody shot him.”

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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.”
3:29

“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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“I remember thinking that if I had a magic wand this is where I would use it.”
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“I remember thinking that if I had a magic wand this is where I would use it.”

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“I could always hear Matt’s tractor coming down the road.”
3:55

“I could always hear Matt’s tractor coming down the road.”

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“Mother’s Day of ‘88 I did my very first race.”
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“Mother’s Day of ‘88 I did my very first race.”

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“It was our third date before we saw each other dressed.”
2:38

“It was our third date before we saw each other dressed.”

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“I could stand in my backyard and listen to Ku Klux Klan meetings.”
2:40

“I could stand in my backyard and listen to Ku Klux Klan meetings.”

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“When I heard the music, I wanted to do it.”
1:55

“When I heard the music, I wanted to do it.”

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"It was my fault that you didn’t have a father there."
2:42

"It was my fault that you didn’t have a father there."

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"When he closed his eyes he would see the bombs."
2:34

"When he closed his eyes he would see the bombs."

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"They said, 'Peaches, come up here, you got some mail.'"
2:48

"They said, 'Peaches, come up here, you got some mail.'"

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"I don’t know what I’d do without you. Because I cannot stand being alone."
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"I don’t know what I’d do without you. Because I cannot stand being alone."

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“The parents initially booed when I went out to play. They could see that I was a better player than some of their sons.”
3:00

“The parents initially booed when I went out to play. They could see that I was a better player than some of their sons.”

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“I want to take the bullet and save my friends.”
3:04

“I want to take the bullet and save my friends.”

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“I was embarrassed that you drove a taxicab. But not anymore.”
2:58

“I was embarrassed that you drove a taxicab. But not anymore.”

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“When I did get back home, my son didn’t recognize me.”
3:01

“When I did get back home, my son didn’t recognize me.”

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“The next time you and I saw each other was in the middle of the Vietnam War.”
2:48

“The next time you and I saw each other was in the middle of the Vietnam War.”

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