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gallantry in ground combat,
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four air medals,
an ''I was there'' ribbon.
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[Cheering, Applause]
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I got a colonel that's flying upstairs,
and he's gettin' down on me...
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and he's saying, ''Take the hill,
take the hill, take the hill.''
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So I got together
with the tank commander...
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and I said,
''Look, let's take three tanks...
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and we'll walk the A.R.V.N.
up the hill, you know?
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And we'll lay down a base of fire
as we're going.''
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He says, ''Okay.'' I got with the A.R.V.N.
and says, ''Let's fly.''
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So I popped up
behind the lead tank...
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and, uh, started to go up the hill.
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And everything was cool,
until we started taking fire.
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And, uh, the A.R.V.N. started to split.
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And that's when I got it.
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I said, ''Oh, my God. I'm hit.''
I couldn't believe it, you know?
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''I can't believe it. I'm really hit.''
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And my first, first thought...
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was Kay, my girl, you know?
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[Chuckles]
It's gonna sound stupid,
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but I'm--but my thought was
''She'll kill me.''
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You know, here I was dying and I was
worried that she was gonna kill me.
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But then I realized that I didn't
have to worry because I was dying.
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It's all over.
And for what,you know?
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My last--
My last conscious thought...
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was ''I can't believe it.
I'm dying.
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On this shitty piece of ground,
I'm dying...
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and I can't fuckin' believe it.''
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Bobby was a surfer,
he was a wrestler,
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he was a long-distance runner.
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We danced. He was active.
Active, active.
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Our whole life was active.
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And now they're telling me
that he's paralyzed.
1:14:46
He couldn't believe it
and I couldn't believe it. Right now...
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Bobby's not a boyfriend.
He's not a husband. He's not a brother.
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It-It's very--
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[Sighs]
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It's very hard.