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"I kind of jumped feet first."
3:50

"I kind of jumped feet first."

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I feel that his spirit will be with me for a very, very long time.
3:33

I feel that his spirit will be with me for a very, very long time.

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“You gave me a life that day.”
3:46

“You gave me a life that day.”

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“It was his way of having a bond with a living being that did not make him anxious.”
3:36

“It was his way of having a bond with a living being that did not make him anxious.”

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“A lot of Black men who served this country had to also suffer indignities, even while in uniform.”
5:14

“A lot of Black men who served this country had to also suffer indignities, even while in uniform.”

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“What was it like basically deciding to take a job where you had to go back in the closet?”
2:02

“What was it like basically deciding to take a job where you had to go back in the closet?”

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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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“When you get musicians cooking on the bandstand, the hair goes up on the back of your neck..”
3:04

“When you get musicians cooking on the bandstand, the hair goes up on the back of your neck..”

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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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“I didn't realize some of the things that I would be called to do would be as difficult as they were.”
2:50

“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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“He was proud he was able to help save one of his fellow pilots.”
2:15

“He was proud he was able to help save one of his fellow pilots.”

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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.”