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GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M DIRECTOR THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES EXPERIENCE AND IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE WILLIAM G. McXWCHLT OWGOWAN THEATER. THE CONGRESSIONAL...
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| 00:03:47 |
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AMERICANS DO NOT KNOW WHAT THIS MEDAL REPRESENTS. I HOPE ONE OF THESE DAYS THEY WILL LEARN. >> IT IS HARD FOR
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| 00:03:53 |
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ME TO CONVEY HOW IMPORTANT FREEDOM IS AND I DIDN'T APPRECIATE IT AND I DON'T THINK THAT ANYONE CAN UNTIL THEY'VE LOST IT. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AUTOMATICALLY....
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| 00:04:14 |
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WAS INCONSEQUENTIAL THE WAY I SEE IT. SOME OF THOSE GUYS, YOU CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT THEY DID. WHAT THEY WERE FIGHTING FOR IS OUR FREEDOM. >>
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| 00:04:20 |
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MY HEROES WERE ALWAYS PEOPLE IN UNIFORM AND THE STORIES MY UNCLE TOLD ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE IN THE MILITARY. HE WAS WOUNDED IN COMBAT AND HE WAS QUITE...
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| 00:04:35 |
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BEEN IN THE VARIOUS SERVICES, ARMY, AIR FORCE, I HAD ONE IN THE NAVY. I ALWAYS ENJOYED LISTENING TO THEIR EXPERIENCES, ESPECIALLY THE WHOLE IDEA OF WHAT...
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| 00:04:47 |
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WAS A QUAKER AND HE HAD QUITE AN INFLUENCE ON MY LIFE. SO I GUESS I INVISION MYENVISION MYSELF AS A CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR. BUT WHEN PEARL HARBOR HAPPENED...
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| 00:05:09 |
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THE GERMAN CAMP. THIS WAS SOMETHING YOU NEVER FORGET. I MADE THE PROMISE, LORD HELP ME, IF I EVER GO TO AMERICA, I'M GOING TO BECOME A G.I. JOE. >> MY...
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| 00:05:24 |
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ABOUT JOINING THE SERVICE BECAUSE THEY WERE STARTING UP THE SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM. I SAID, WELL, I'M GOING TO GO WITH YOU. WE HAD A PACT. WE...
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| 00:05:43 |
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WAS REALLY ABOUT A TEAM. WHEN I WENT TO CHARLIE COMPANY AND I WENT THERE WITH SOME NEGATIVE CIRCUMSTANCES I WALKED IN TO A COMPANY THAT WITHIN A WEEK...
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| 00:06:02 |
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OFF, YOU WOULD BRIEF, YOU WOULD GO OVER, AND YOU WOULD SHAKE HANDS AND HUG THE TEAM MEMBERS AND CREW MEMBERS. THERE'S A BONDING GOING ON THERE. NO...
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| 00:06:29 |
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SOMETHING WE COULDN'T DESCRIBE. I COULDN'T DESCRIBE THE SCREAMING AND HOLLERING. FIRST THING YOU KNOW, ALL MY MEN WERE EITHER HIT OR DEAD. >> WE GO...
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| 00:06:42 |
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HELICOPTERS START TAKING FIRE. IT WAS A THOROUGHLY BAD SITUATION. WITH THE HOSPITAL DOWN, IT WASN'T ANY CHOICE. WE HAD TO GO IN. >> MY PLATOON
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| 00:06:54 |
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LEADER SAID WITHDRAW. I DIDN'T WANT TO WITHDRAW. >> I HAD ALREADY BEEN ORDERED
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| 00:06:58 |
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TO GET OFF THE HILL, TAKE YOUR PEOPLE, GET OUT OF THERE, LEAVE THE MOUNTAIN YARD. YOU GOT TO BE FRIGGIN' JOKING. >> IT LOOKED LIKE THEY
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| 00:07:11 |
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WANTED US TO LEAVE OUR SOLDIERS THERE. OF COURSE WE DON'T DO THAT. >> WE
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| 00:07:15 |
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AGREED AMONGST OURSELVES THAT WE WOULD NEVER SUR RENNER. WE WERE DOWN FIGHTING SO WE HAD THAT COMMITMENT TO EACH OTHER. EVERYBODY KNEW THAT. >> SO I...
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| 00:07:27 |
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REMAINING MARINES. THIS WAS WITHOUT ANY ORDERS. >> I TOLD HIM I WAS GOING
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| 00:07:32 |
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AFTER THIS GUY AND KENT SAID IF YOU GO, I'LL GO. I SAID, OKAY, BUT I'M NOT SURE EITHER ONE OF US IS COMING BACK. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S OUT THERE. >>...
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| 00:07:42 |
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HAPPENED. I FELT SOMETHING HAD TO BE DONE. I DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT. JUST DID IT. >> I FELT, YES, THERE WAS
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| 00:07:48 |
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A CHANCE THAT I WOULDN'T. BUT TO SAVE JESSE'S LIFE WAS WORTH IT. >> TITUS FELT THAT WE HAD
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| 00:07:54 |
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TO DO IT AND I CALLED THE COMMAND POST AND TOLD THEM I WAS DOING IT. I DIDN'T ASK THEM, I JUST TOLD THEM I WAS DOING IT. >> I WASN'T
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| 00:08:01 |
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GOING TO SET THERE AND SEE MY TROOPERS GO. IF WE WENT, WE'RE GOING TOGETHER. >> WHEN
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| 00:08:08 |
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I WAS A KID I REMEMBER MY UNCLES AND MY FRIENDS' DADS TALKING ABOUT WORLD WAR II BUT THEY NEVER TALKED ABOUT THE SHOOTING PART. YOU KNOW? THE DYING...
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| 00:08:27 |
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BEFORE WE GOT RELIEVED OFF THE FRONT LINE, MY BROTHER WAS OFFICIALLY LISTED AS KILLED ON DETAIN. I JUST HAD TO TURN AROUND AND LEAVE. LAID DOWN,...
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| 00:08:42 |
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CALL OURSELVES RECIPIENTS AND PEOPLE CALL US WINNERS. AS YOU SEE, WE'RE NOT WINNERS BECAUSE WE WEREN'T IN A COMPETITION FOR TRYING TO WIN ANYTHING....
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| 00:09:02 |
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OF HONOR, I WENT IN TO THE OFFICE OF THE COMMANDANT OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. HE WAS ALSO A MEDAL HONOR RECIPIENT. BUT HE SAID TO ME, FOR...
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| 00:09:26 |
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WHAT THE COUNTRY HAS ALWAYS STOOD FOR -- SACRIFICE. >> TODAY
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| 00:09:33 |
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IS PARTICULARLY SPECIAL. TODAY MARKS THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY 40 YEARS THAT THE RECIPIENT OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR AN ONGOING CONFLICT HAS BEEN ABLE...
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| 00:09:50 |
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EVERYONE THAT'S EVER SERVED IN OUR MILITARY HAS A PART OF THIS. I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF DOING A GREAT DEAL OF SPEAKING TO OUR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN IN...
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| 00:10:18 |
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MARINE, COAST GUARD MEDAL IS THE ORIGINAL MEDAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN DESIGNED IN 1862. THIS IS IT RIGHT HERE. OF COURSE, IN THE 1900s THE ARMY DESIGNED...
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| 00:10:35 |
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IT AND A LOT OF GUYS THAT SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN IT DIDN'T. AND I THINK THAT'S SO TRUE. A YOUNG KID TOLD ME, HE SAID, YOU KNOW, MY DAD WAS IN VIETNAM AND...
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| 00:10:54 |
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NIXON GAVE US THE MEDAL, I STAYED IN MY MOTEL ROOM. DIDN'T FEEL LIKE CELEBRATING. I HAD A REAL TOUGH TIME REMEMBERING ALL THAT STUFF AGAIN. MANY OF...
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| 00:11:50 |
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IN A LOT OF PLACES. AND WITHOUT EXCEPTION, AN AMERICAN SOLDIER IS SOMEBODY THAT'S WILLING TO MAKE SACRIFICES FOR THOSE ON THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT. AND...
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| 00:12:04 |
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YOU. >> WHAT IS IT THAT MOTIVATES THESE SOLDIERS TO DO WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO ON THE BATTLEFIELD EVERY DAY? BECAUSE YOU KNOW, THEY SEE THEIR BUDDIES GETTING...
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| 00:12:35 |
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KIDS HOW MANY GREAT SACRIFICES THAT PEOPLE HAVE MADE TO GIVE YOU THE FREEDOM AND ABILITY TO DO WHAT YOU'RE DOING TODAY. HOW MANY GREAT MEN AND WOMEN...
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| 00:12:47 |
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CHEAP. SOMEBODY'S GOT TO PAY FOR IT. AND THE LIVE OF THESE PEOPLE ARE VERY PRECIOUS. A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT THE GREAT THING ABOUT THE MEDAL OF...
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| 00:13:14 |
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HAD DAMN GOOD MEN. I GET EMOTIONAL ABOUT IT. WE ARE A FREE COUNTRY AND WHY ARE WE? BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE, BLACK, WHITE, YELLOW, GAVE THEIR LIVES...
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| 00:13:36 |
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THE WORLD AND I'M PART OF IT NOW. I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE GUS THAT POE GUSTAPO'S GOING TO KNOCK ON MY DOOR TONIGHT. SHALOM. PEACE. PEOPLE DIE...
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| 00:14:16 |
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WOW. THAT WAS VERY POWERFUL. TODAY WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE AS OUR PANEL MODERATOR -- TODAY WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE AS OUR PANEL MODERATOR GENERAL NICHOLAS...
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| 00:15:59 |
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THAT VIDEO. WE LIKE TO START WITH THAT BECAUSE IT KIND OF SETS THE SCENE AND BRINGS FORTH THE SENSE OF HUMILITY THAT I HAVE FOUND THAT THESE GENTLEMEN...
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| 00:20:55 |
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AGO, I THINK THE THING THAT I MOST REMEMBER IS I HAD BEEN IN VIETNAM TEN DAYS. I HAD BEEN WITH THE UNIT FIVE DAYS. AND WHEN WE WERE AMBUSHED, THAT'S...
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| 00:23:12 |
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UNFOLDED, YOU WERE A YOUNG OFFICER OUT THERE AND LEADING YOUR COMPANY. WHAT WENT THROUGH YOUR MIND THAT YOU STILL REMEMBER TO THIS DAY? >> WELL, I REFER
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| 00:23:21 |
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BACK TO THE VIDEO AND I HAD MADE A STATEMENT OF WHAT IS IT THAT MOTIVATES YOUNG SOLDIERS TO DO THESE THINGS EVERY SINGLE DAY? KNOWING THAT THEY'RE GOING...
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| 00:26:18 |
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ON THAT DAY. >> THANKS. ONE POINT I'D MAKE, IF YOU GO TO THAT VIDEO WE SHOWED A FEW MINUTES AGO AND THIS CAMARADERIE WE REFERRED TO IS THE EMOTIONS...
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| 00:27:41 |
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TO THIS NOTION OF CARING. BECAUSE WHEN I WAS A BRAND-NEW SECOND LIEUTENANT ASSIGNED TO THE 25th INFANTRY DIVISION -- YOU KNOW, BRAND-NEW SECOND LIEUTENANT...
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| 00:31:08 |
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GOOD. THANK YOU. BEFORE BARNEY GIVES HIS ANSWER, I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS AS SOON AS WE'RE THROUGH WITH THIS QUESTION. THERE ARE MICROPHONES...
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| 00:31:40 |
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AND THE ROUNDS WERE GOING OVER OUR HEADS. I HAD FEAR THAT I WOULD EXPERIENCE EITHER A SHORT ROUND OR MY TROOPS WOULD GET SOME OF THAT SHRAPNEL. I MADE...
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| 00:33:18 |
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YOU. LET ME OPEN IT UP TO THE AUDIENCE. CAN YOU DIRECT YOUR QUESTION TO ONE OR BOTH. AS YOU SEE FIT. BUT WHO HAS THE FIRST QUESTION? >> I GUESS I...
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| 00:33:34 |
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THE RECIPIENTS AND. PARTICIPANTS WERE VERY YOUNG. DO YOU THINK THAT IF PEOPLE HAD BEEN FIVE OR TEN YEARS OLDER, THEIR BEHAVIOR MIGHT HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT?...
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| 00:33:53 |
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COMBAT, CLOSING IN AND DESTROYING ENEMY IS A YOUNG MAN'S WAR. THE OLD GUYS ARE BACK IN COMMAND IN BUNKERS. OKAY? SO I THINK THIS HAS A LOT TO DO WITH...
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| 00:34:40 |
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AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. I WOULD SAY THOUGH THAT I WAS VERY YOUNG. BRAND-NEW SECOND LIEUTENANT. RIGHT OUT OF WEST POINT. BUT, I HAD TWO YEARS IN HAWAII...
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| 00:35:57 |
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A LITTLE DIFFERENT SITUATION. I WAS AN ARTILLERY MAN. YOU KNOW, IN THE MARINE CORPS, ALL OFFICERS ARE INFANTRY PLATOON COMMANDERS FIRST, AND ALL MARINES...
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| 00:36:39 |
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HI. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. ALSO, HOW DID THOSE EXPERIENCES ON THOSE EARLY DAYS OF YOUR FUTURE HELP YOU IN...
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| 00:36:57 |
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SINCE I'VE WORN THIS MEDAL NOW FOR 45 YEARS, WHEN I GO TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS, WHETHER IT WAS IN UNIFORM, OR IN THE CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT JOBS THAT...
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| 00:37:43 |
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THINK IT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. I THINK IT AGAIN GETS BACK TO THIS NOTION OF VALUES AND TRAINING AND EDUCATION THAT YOU GET WHEN YOU'RE VERY YOUNG....
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| 00:39:29 |
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TO THE NEXT QUESTION, LET ME INJECT ONE THING HERE ON HOW WE TRY TO PERPETUATE THE LEGACY OF WHAT THESE MEN STAND FOR, THESE MEN WHO WEAR THE MEDAL...
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| 00:40:46 |
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YOUR SERVICE AND THANK YOU TO ANY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN IN THE THEATER WHO HAVE SERVED OR ARE SERVING IN THE MILITARY. I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING...
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| 00:41:19 |
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THERE'S AN AWARD MANUAL. MILITARY AWARDS MANUAL. AND IT HAS MEDAL OF HONOR, NAVY CROSS, SILVER STAR, BRON STAR, RIGHT DOWN. EVERY MEDAL AND IT HAS CRITERIA,...
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| 00:44:31 |
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BARNEY'S COMMENTS SAYING IT IS A VERY COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS. ON THE DAY AFTER MY ACTION I RECEIVED A SILVER STAR FROM GENERAL GIGI O'CONNOR WHO WAS...
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| 00:46:05 |
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YOU. ONE MORE QUESTION THEN I'M GOING TO ASK A QUESTION. WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE TIME WHERE WE'RE GOING TO FINISH. YES, SIR, GO AHEAD. >>
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| 00:46:14 |
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GENTLEMEN, FIRST, JUST THANKS FOR BEING HERE. IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US. I'M ONE OF THE INSTRUCTORS AT THE BASIC SCHOOL. I GOT SOME OF MY LIEUTENANTS...
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| 00:47:26 |
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THERE ARE TWO STYLES OF LEADERSHIP. PER SWAESY SWASIVE. AUTHORITATIVE. I DIDN'T ASK ANYBODY TO DO ANYTHING -- I LED THE FIRST COUNTER ATTACK. I WAS...
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| 00:49:26 |
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THAT THAT, AS I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, I THINK ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT ANY LEADER CAN DO IS TO ENSURE THAT THOSE VALUES ARE INSTILLED...
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| 00:52:24 |
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ON YOUR LUNCH HOUR SO I'M GOING TO CULMINATE THIS WITH ONE FINAL QUESTION AND THEN WE'LL SEE THOSE OF YOU WHO WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW UP WITH US LATER...
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| 00:53:42 |
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THE ADJUSTMENTS IS THAT WE ARE COMING TO PROGRAMS LIKE THIS, WHICH WE FIND TO BE VERY GOOD, BECAUSE WE'RE BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE OUR PERSPECTIVES ON ...
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| 00:56:58 |
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GOT DECORATED, GENERAL GREEN SAID YOU HAVE A GOOD CAREER AHEAD OF YOU. YOU HAVE A GOOD CAREER OF BECAUSE OF OR IN SPITE OF THAT MEDAL THAT YOU RECEIVED...
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| 00:58:32 |
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MUCH, GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FOR COMING TODAY. TAKING THE TIME TO COME HERE. I HOPE YOU BELIEVE RICHER THAN WHEN YOU CAME. AND...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.