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- My name is Staff Sergeant
Panuwatr Chuprajak.

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Part of the Utah Army National Guard

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300th MI Intelligence.

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My duties and responsibilities are

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human intelligence collection,

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but then also as a linguist.

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I'm here as part of Cobra Gold to be

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a Thai interpreter and translator.

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I joined originally as
a logistics specialist.

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And I eventually found out about

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the military intelligence side.

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And I was told that it would
be a great opportunity for me,

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especially being a Thai speaker.

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I'd be given an opportunity
to come over here

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and help translate, bridge the gap.

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Born in Bangkok, Thailand,

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and I lived there for about nine years.

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That's when I immigrated
over to United States.

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The United States have given
me and my family a fresh start,

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and I wanted to repay back to the country

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that has given my family a better life.

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So I thought that joining the military

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would be a great way to
pay back to the country.

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I think the most rewarding
part of being here in Thailand

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Cobra Gold is seeing the Thais, Americans

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and other part nations come together

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and sharing their
cultures, their traditions,

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and creating a new friendship.