:06:02
he said, "Dewayne smith...
:06:05
receive a certificate...
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of attendance.
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You could hear people buzzing.
:06:17
A couple of folks laughed.
:06:20
And I had to go up there
and get it.
:06:23
I had to stand up there... .
:06:26
just dying...
:06:29
trying not to look at anyone.
:06:36
trying not to look too stupid.
:06:42
Mama's in front.
:06:45
She has her hat on and her purse
in her lap...
:06:49
tears coming down from behind
her glasses...
:06:56
Iike someone . .Iike someone died.
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I want to thank you... .
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for sharing that with us, Dawayne.
:07:23
I want to thank you all
for having real courage.
:07:28
My uncle charlie was...
:07:32
a war hero, in World War ll.
:07:35
He went to Jima,
where they raised the flag.
:07:40
He took out four machine gun nests of Japanese
soldiers...who had pinned sown his buddies.
:07:47
Did it with one grenade, his rifle,
bayonet, and bare hands.
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Shit.
:07:55
President Truman gave him
the Medal of Honor.
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And when he came home,
there was a parade.