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- The communist Khmer Rouge

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took over Cambodia in
1975 and from 1975 to 1979

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I lived under the communist
Khmer Rouge genocide

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that killed over three
million Cambodian people.

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(solemn music)

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My name is Sergeant Major Sar,

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I am United States Army Africa

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command chaplain sergeant major.

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We work three days, three nights, I mean

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through the jungle of Cambodia.

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And in there, there is
eleven million landmines

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and not only that,

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but a lot of things the Vietnamese troops,

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the Khmer Rouge, the
Freedom Fighter, the pirate,

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the security force, I
mean, you're talking about

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a jungle full of danger.

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You know?

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So, we stayed in a refuge camp
for, I don't know how long

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but, the international Red Cross kind of,

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interviewed us

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for Third World Country
Canada, Australia, U.S.,

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and what we heard is
that the U.S. is heaven

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and we decided to select United States

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as our place of immigration.

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And we got here June 26,
1981 in Houston, Texas.

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I decided to join the military,
because I wanted to pay back

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my debt to the American people.

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I came here as a refugee, with zero money

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zero understanding of life, languages.

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For those veterans that
fought for our country,

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thank you for your sacrificial love,

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thank you for your sacrifice

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and I want to follow your footsteps.

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Thank you.