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- [Narrator] Members
of the Vietnam Veterans

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of America Chapter 1067 delivered Vietnam

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Veteran Lapel Pins February
19th to 88 residents

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in the Floyd E. Tut Fann
State Veterans Home.

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The pins are meant to be a lasting memento

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of the nation's thanks for their service.

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- Here today to talk about you,

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and you doing your duty,

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and that's what it's all about.

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And in doing that duty sometimes

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in some not so nice places,

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and sometimes the better
times that we shared,

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in doing that duty, it's about people.

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As 9/11 changed a lot of things,

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and now people have a tendency

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to (mumbles) to the rough
times for the Vietnam Veterans.

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They like to say thank
you for your service.

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I mean that from the heart,

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and that I hope anybody,
every time anyone tells you

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that I hope it's (murmurs)
most sincere smile

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that you ever get counted under.

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Every time I put this pin on,

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I think about one of
my old drill sergeants.

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Kind of a half Hispanic, half Apache guy

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on his third tour, workin' a lot

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of down low tenants,

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and he gave me the highest
compliment I ever had.

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Service is not about awards.

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It's not about all the other things

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that some people initially think there is.

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When I was leaving the company,

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I was given this and
this unnecessary lecture

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on how to treat his new pretend commander.

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He says, "Yeah, I hear
that, but Lieutenant

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"you will always be my platoon leader."

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Service is about other things.

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It's about the guys you served with,

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and when you're putting this pin

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on maybe you'll think about somebody

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that was very special
to that you served with.

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Maybe someone you lost
under tragic circumstances,

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that maybe someone that did you a kindness

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in service, someone who
did their duty to you,

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and maybe they're the reason
you're still here today.