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(uplifting music)

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^- The Army was my niche

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^and I didn't learn that until I got into the Army.

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^So after I got injured it was like losing that ultimate job.

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So coming back and getting to see everybody working

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or get to be here with everybody is something I've wanted

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to do since I got injured.

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(uplifting music) - If you found yourself in the boat

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^that most of us have here,

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^where you got significantly injured to the point

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^that they pulled you out of country,

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^you didn't really get to leave on your own terms.

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It's unexpectedly, it's short of finishing the mission,

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which no matter what, in the military

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that's the most important thing, the mission.

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(uplifting music)

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(soldiers yelling)
(gun firing)

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^- This does so much more good for us

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^than I ever thought it would.

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^It feels great to see the boys still in action,

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^still continuing to serve.

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They thank us for our service and it's awesome.

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I thank them for what they're continuing to do.

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So it's every bit as good for us

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as it is for anybody on the ground here.

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(uplifting music)

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^- Operation Proper Exit helps both us as soldiers

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^and the troops out here in combat.

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(uplifting music)

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- Once I got here it was so much more.

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^Even the command, the boots on the ground,

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^the chains that I'm affecting,

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that's what really was

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the inspiration for me once I got here.

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(uplifting music)