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- I would describe him as willing.

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He's motivated, determined, driven.

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He's really an outstanding young man.

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[Narrator] - Going to three doors

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in a soldier of the year competition

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in the span of a year,
is hard for anybody.

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But winning all four of them.

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So how do you do that?

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- It's a testament of the
people who've helped me out,

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like, along the way, in my career.

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It's not just me, you know.

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I mean, I have the drive to do it,

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but at the end of the day

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I needed help to get there.

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But you know, it was a
great experience honestly

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and I would go back and do it again.

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[Narrator] - So far,
you are the only soldier

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in Task Force Talent history

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to win that many consecutive awards

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in such a short amount of time.

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Ever.

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- It's humbling, honestly.

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I just go out and do it,

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but that's pretty crazy, you know,

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but it's a testament to who raised me.

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My parents coming up.

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The drive that I have to be great.

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[Narrator] - There has to
be some goal that you have

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that motivates you to go
out and win all these things

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and do things that the
normal person could not.

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- Well, I guess that stems
from my dad, you know,

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he really wanted us, me
and my little brother like,

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do our best and we did
and I was always told

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you gotta have like a leadership mentality

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and you're like born to lead,

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so, I want to just do the
best I can at anything I do.

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100 percent and give it all I got.

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[Narrator] - Did you see
yourself accomplishing all this?

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- I didn't come in thinking oh,

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I'm gonna do this, this, and that.

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It's gonna happen, you know.

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I was just coming in head first, you know,

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it was more so by the
drive that got me to where

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I was able to get

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and I just joined the
military and I was like,

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well, I'm gonna make
this work, like fully,

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you know what I'm saying?

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And so far, it's been going pretty good.

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[Narrator] - So what's next for you?

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What are you striving for now?

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- In the army, you know,
I'm here for the long run.

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I want to like, you know,
really make something of it

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and I hope I can do even better, you know.

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You can't just be the top
soldier everywhere I go.

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Sky's the limit.

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