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- When people hear Cannon Air Force Base

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they immediately have this,
you know, stigma about it

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because of what they've
heard from individuals,

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whether it be when it was ACC

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before it turned to AFSOC,

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but, you know the community by far,

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makes it that much harder to leave,

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so when my time does come,

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it probably, one hundred percent

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will be the hardest
decision that I have made

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because of the relationship that I've made

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with individuals from the
Bible study that I attend,

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the relationship that I've made with

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the individuals in the community,

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and one hundred percent,
the players and the coaches

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of the Clovis High School football team.

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I attend a Bible study on the weekends.

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Through that Bible study,

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I met the Clovis football
team's head coach.

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Back in March, the
aircraft accident happened.

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Through that incident,
he reached out to me

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and we developed a bond and a friendship.

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From that, you know, it kind of took off.

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I actually look at them
as little brothers,

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you know, more than anything.

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Them seeing that I care
about them, you know,

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both on the field and
not just for the field

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but, you know, making sure
that they're turning into

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good young men

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versus just football players.

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Clovis loves Cannon Air Force Base.

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And as you would think
that because they see

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individuals all the time in uniform,

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that it would change
their perception of us,

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but it's not often that I'm
not somewhere in my uniform

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and somebody walks up to me and says,

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"Hey than you for your service.

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Thank you for doing
what it is that you do."

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You know, it gives you that sense of,

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you know what, this is home.

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And you wouldn't get that anywhere else,

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especially in a big
city you'd just be that,

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you know, one person.

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You know and a good chance

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of running into somebody
that you that you know.