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^(inspiring music)

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^- The cultural differences here

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^are not such a chasm that we can't overcome,

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^but I think that if we can narrow

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^some of the misunderstandings by just

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kinda talking through it a little bit better

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and I think radio gives us that good medium.

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Sgt. Major Marquez had actually gone out

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a couple times to a local radio station here on Okinawa.

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It shows our willingness to step out of our comfort zone,

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and go into their studio and record it.

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^- Mr. Iha, who's the owner of FM Uruma has asked us,

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^the Marine Corps,

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^to come out and present our side of the story,

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^and that's the bottom line

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is he wants to improve relations

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and give us an opportunity to be heard

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^in an Okinawan audience.

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- Our plan right now is to continue to come back

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to FM Uruma

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as often as we possibly can

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but we would also like to branch out

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and get it done with the stations

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down in Naha and other places.