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- Well, you know, I think this
is a great event for the Army

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to have this initiative to Meet Your Army.

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You know, the Army is so
big and it's so universal

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that sometimes people
don't have an opportunity

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to look behind the curtain.

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So for the Army to make
this concerted effort

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to come here and be apart of Oklahoma City

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and the Norman community,
it's been a great weekend,

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and I'm glad that we're
doing things like this.

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And I hope we're able to do more.

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- [Interviewer] So, what really
does the military and stuff,

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what do they usually get
out of this kind of event?

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- I think the benefit for the military

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is getting to know our communities more.

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You know, if you're active duty Army,

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you have a difficult time
being attached to the community

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because you move so much.

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My son, for example's been
in the Army for 10 years

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and he's moved five times.

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So, to have an opportunity
to meet with the community

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and be a part of the community,

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and meet with the National Guard, frankly.

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You know, the Guard is different.

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We live here, we work here,
we're here for decades.

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It's different with the Army,

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so for the effort that they're making

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I think it's very important.

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- [Interviewer] So, how
have, from what you've seen,

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how has the response been
while this is out here

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displays and things of that nature,

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what views have you found?

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- I think the response
has been overwhelming.

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You know, we've got a lot
of army equipment here,

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and people that are here for
the game have an opportunity

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to climb on, see, and rap their knuckles

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against a piece of army equipment.

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So that's something
that you don't always do

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because normally this
equipment is behind fences

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and it's isolated away from the public.

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So for the public to get
a chance to go up and

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sit in a tank or sit in a Humvee,

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I think that's a really big deal for them,

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and I think it's been
very very positive so far.

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- [Interviewer] Alright, I
have one more question for you.

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So who are you primarily
rooting for today?

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- Wow, you're gonna put me
on the spot with a hard one.

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So my son, my other son, is a
2008 graduate of West Point.

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You know, I brag about that all the time.

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I'm very happy about that.

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But my youngest son graduated
from University of Oklahoma,

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- [Interviewer] Oh wow.

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- so I'm gonna wait and see who scores.

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It's hard to root against a home team,

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but it's also very hard
to root against the Army.

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So I'm just here to
have a really good time.

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- [Interviewer] Alright.