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- [Announcer] Joining us now via satellite

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from Washington DC is Staff
Sergeant Rebecca Spangler.

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Rebecca, thank you so much for joining us.

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- Oh, you're welcome sir.
Thank you for having me.

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- [Announcer] Oh, you're welcome.

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Rebecca, you're receiving
a very large honor.

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You're representing
millions of men and women

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who served in the Iraqi War.

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Can you even begin to
describe what it feels like

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to represent so many brave men and women?

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- Well, it's definitely an honor

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and I never thought that I would be able

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to do something like this.

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It's a once in a lifetime chance.

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- [Announcer] And Rebecca I
understand you're from Wyoming,

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what part of Wyoming are you from?

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- Riverton, Wyoming.

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- [Announcer] Riverton.

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Just being the Wyoming
representative for this event,

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can you tell us about

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what it's like to represent
the great state of Wyoming

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at this dinner tonight?

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- Well, like I said before,
it's an honor just to be here,

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and I am proud to serve and
I'm proud to represent Wyoming.

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- Now, how much time did
you actually spend in Iraq?

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I understand you're very decorated.

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- I deployed in January of '03 to July,

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that was six months and then
I deployed January of '04,

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that deployment was cut short though.

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- [Announcer] Reflecting on your time

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that you did spend in Iraq,

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what will you remember most

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about the time that you spent there?

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- It will definitely be the sandstorms.

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- [Announcer] And just
serving in the military,

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in general, Rebecca,

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what what kind of an honor is it for you?