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- [Announcer] Referees to
your positions, please.

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Referees to your chairs please.

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(upbeat music)

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Please welcome our first competitor

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in the Men's 72 kilo category.

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Loaders on platform A,

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we need 72 kilos please
and a rack height of three.

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72 kilos, rack height three.

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(slow rock music)

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Thank you.

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The bar is loaded on platform A

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for the first attempt
from Army, Michael Bates.

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(crowd cheering)

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(crowd cheering)

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- Start.

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Press.

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(crowd cheering)

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- [Announcer] Good lift
Bates, you UK Army.

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Loaders,

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we need 80 kilos rack
height two platform A.

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80 kilos rack height two.

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(upbeat rock music)

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The bar is ready.

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The bar is loaded to 80
kilos for the first attempt

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from the united States of
America Navy, Alan Thomas.

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(crowd cheering)

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- [Man] Go ahead.

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Start.

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Back.

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(crowd cheering)

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- [Announcer] Good lift Thomas.

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Loaders,

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we need 80 kilos please, 80 kilos,

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rack height two.

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(upbeat rock music)

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80 kilos rack height two please.

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(upbeat rock music)

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Thank you, the bar is ready on platform A.

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It's loaded to 80 kilos.

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For the first attempt from the
U.S. Army, Johnathan Weasner.

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(upbeat rock music)

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(crowd cheering)

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- [Man] Yeah, you're good.

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- [Man] Start.

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Press.

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Back.

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(crowd cheering)

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- [Announcer] No lift for
Weasner on attempt number one,

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he still has two more attempts to come.

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Loaders, we need 93 kilos please.

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93 kilos with a rack height of three.

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93 kilos rack height three.

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(upbeat music)

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For a lift to be successful

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there are three judges,

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majority rules.

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If you get three white, good lift.

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Two white, good lift.

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But if it's two or more
reds, it is a no lift.

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(upbeat music)

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Thank you, the bar is loaded.

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On platform A, 93 kilos.

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For the first attempt
from the U.S. Air Force.

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(crowd cheering)

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We're adjusting the rack height,

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please bare with us.

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First attempt from the U.S.
Air Force Kenneth Guinn.

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(crowd cheering)

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- [Man] Start.

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Press.

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(crowd cheering)

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- [Announcer] Good lift for Guinn.

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Loaders we need 80 kilos please,

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80 kilos for the second attempt.

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80 kilos rack height is three.

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Rack height three.

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Each athlete gets three attempts.

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(upbeat rock music)

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Thank you, the bar is loaded
on platform A to 80 kilos

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for the second attempt

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from the United Kingdom
Army Michael Bates.

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(crowd cheering)

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(upbeat rock music)

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- [Man] Start.

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Press.

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(crowd cheering)

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- [Announcer] Good lift for Bates.

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Loaders,

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we need 90 kilos rack height two.

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Nine zero, rack height two, please.

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(upbeat rock music)

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Thank you, the bar is loaded to 90 kilos.

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This is the second attempt

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from the U.S. Army Johnathan Weasner.

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(crowd cheering)

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- [Man] Start.

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Press.

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Press, c'mon.

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(crowd cheering)

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- [Announcer] Good lift for Weasner.

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(crowd cheering)

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Loaders, 95 kilos please.

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95 kilos, rack height two.

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(upbeat rock music)

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Thank you, the bar is loaded.

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Platform A, 95 kilos
for the second attempt

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from the U.S. Navy, Alan Thomas.

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(upbeat rock music)

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(muffled conversation)

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- [Man] Start.

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Press.

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(crowd cheering)

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- [Announcer] Three white
lights, good lift Thomas.

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Loaders,

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102 kilos, one zero
two, rack height three.

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(upbeat rock music)

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Thank you, the bar is loaded to 102 kilos.

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For the second attempt
from the U.S. Air Force,

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Kenneth Guinn.

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(upbeat music)

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- [Man] Start.

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Press.

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(crowd cheering)

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- [Announcer] Good lift, Guinn 102 kilos.

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Loaders round three.

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We need 86 kilos on a rack height three.

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86 kilos rack height three.

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(upbeat rock music)

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The bar is loaded on platform A.

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86 kilos, third and final attempt.

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From the UK Army Michael Bates.

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(crowd cheering)

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(upbeat rock music)

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- [Man] Start.

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Press.

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(crowd cheering)

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- [Announcer] Good lift Bates.

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Loaders we need 105 kilos.

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One zero five with a rack height of two.

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(upbeat rock music)

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Correction loaders, correction.

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We need 102 kilos now.

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102 with a rack height of two.

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(upbeat rock music)

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Thank you, the bar is ready, 102 kilos.

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Third and final attempt.

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From the U.S. Army Johnathan Weasner.

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(upbeat rock music)

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- [Woman] Let's go Weasner.

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- [Man] Start.

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Press.

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(crowd cheering)

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- [Announcer] No lift for Weasner

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on his third and final attempt.

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Loaders, 105 kilos.

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One zero five rack height two.

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105 kilos rack height two.

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(upbeat music)

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(crowd cheering)

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The bar is loaded to 105 kilos

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for the third and final attempt.

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From the U.S. Navy Alan Thomas.

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(upbeat hip-hop music)

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- [Man] Let's do it.

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(mumbles)

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- [Man] Start.

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Press.

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(crowd cheering)

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- [Announcer] Two white
flags, good lift for Thomas.

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Loaders, 107 kilos.

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One zero seven, rack height three.

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(upbeat hip-hop music)

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(crowd cheering)

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(crowd cheering)

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(upbeat hip-hop music)

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Thank you, the bar is ready 107 kilos.

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Third and final attempt

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from the U.S. Air Force, Kenneth Guinn.

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(crowd cheering)

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- [Man] Start.

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Press.

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(crowd cheering)

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- [Announcer] Three white
flags, good lift for Guinn.

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(upbeat rock music)

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(crowd cheering)

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If you take a look at the big score board

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you can see the results.

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Kenneth Guinn's 107 kilos on
his third and final attempt

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puts him in first place.

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Alan Thomas's 105 made
on attempt number three

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puts him in second position.

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With Weisner and Bates
filling out the top four.

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This concludes this session
of the Men's 72 kilos class.

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We're gonna have our medal
ceremonies in just a few moments

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as well as lots more power
lifting competition right here

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at the Cadet East Gymnasium.

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(upbeat hip-hop music)

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- That was right before the explosion.

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That probably an hour
before the explosion.

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- When you think back about all the stuff

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that lead up to that, it's crazy.

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- It was the bluest
sky you could ever see.

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Bright light, dirt, and heat.

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That's all I felt.

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I looked down and saw the carnage

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and in my mind that was it.

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You know you wonder how I'm gonna go,

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that was that moment for me.

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It was just like this
peace had come over me.

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I think I would've took it a lot harder

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if it would have been
anyone else on my team.

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You know, I'd rather be
in that place then them.

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Alright, love y'all.

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And then two young airmen
came, start working on me.

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And the hope came back into
me, maybe this isn't it.

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50, 51, 52.

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- Russel was a very active guy.

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I mean you're talking about
the security forces member.

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Those are the guys that
put lead down range.

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I mean these guys are the ones out front,

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they're the ones that
are gonna protect you.

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- [Man] Push it hard, come on.

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- [Man] When he lost his leg,

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he lost that sense of himself.

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- I have self confidence issues after that

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because I wasn't the man I was three

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or four days before that.

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- [Man] 100.

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- We done?
- No, keep going.

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- It taught us that
second chances are real.

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It's made him the man and
protector that he is today.

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Anything in his life that he does,

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he's gonna do it the best.

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- I just really want to
grow up to be like him.

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- My therapist said
that if I ran 10 miles,

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she would sign my papers
and I could go home.

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And I ran it, I didn't stop.

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That's how it's done.

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And I left two days later.

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- Everyone, including Russel,

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needs something that driving them.

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When the opportunity came
up for him to take a shot

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at the Warrior Games,

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my take for him was,
"You need to do this."

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(uplifting music)

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- Competing in the
Warrior Games is an honor.

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It's a motivator,

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it's a strive for excellence,

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and prove myself

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to overcome that adversity I've endured.

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- Protector is somebody
that thinks of others

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before they think of themselves.

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They're the ones that say send me.

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- I'll take stress on,

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just like my service.

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I'll take that stuff off their shoulders

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and put it on mine.

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March on.

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- I judge character a lot in people,

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by how good a heart they have.

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Life's not easy,

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life's a journey for all of us.

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But the bottom of it, Rus
has got a great heart.

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And he's a damn good man.

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(upbeat music)

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- [Announcer] Coaches
you have five minutes

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to change the first attempt.

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Ladies and gentlemen, the medal ceremony

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for Men's 72 kilos.

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(crowd cheering)

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Medals will be presented by
Master Chief Steve Timmons

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of the United States Navy.

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(crowd cheering)

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Bronze medalist representing
Army John Weasner.

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(crowd cheering)

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Silver medalist representing
the United States Navy,

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Alan Thomas.

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(crowd cheering)

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(crowd cheering)

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Gold medalist and Warrior Games Champion.

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Representing the United States Air Force,

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Kenneth Guinn.

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(crowd cheering)

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(crowd cheering)

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Ladies and gentlemen, your
Warrior Games medalists.

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(crowd cheering)

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(upbeat music)

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(upbeat music)

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(crowd cheering)

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(crowd cheering)

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(crowd cheering)

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